[IAEP] What's going on with Sugar on a Stick?
Hi all, as you may have noticed, there are a couple of changes coming to Sugar on a Stick to keep the whole project sustainable. In the upcoming month, from March 28 (I'll be off starting Sunday night) to May 7, my ability to devote time to the project will cease. I have to prepare for my major A-level exams; more importantly, I have to secure a significant amount of funding in order to be able to attend college later this fall. (If you're interested in helping, see http://sdziallas.com/blog/sebastian/2010/03/sebastian-needs-100k.html for more details - any advice would be appreciated.) This does not affect the release date. Sugar on a Stick will be released as a spin through Fedora's release engineering process on May 11. We are bound to this date and will have a working release in time. The general release schedule including all relevant policies is available here [1]. Nightly builds are also available [2] (and will contain a fixed IRC activity within a couple of days, as soon as [3] has been pushed to stable). Activity authors are also advised that the final freeze date for package updates is April 27, so make sure to get fixes pushed well in advance to give package maintainers and the update system time to process. Peter Robinson has kindly agreed to act in case something is needed. Please make sure to post to the appropriate lists, though, so that everybody is in the loop. Finally, please file bugs at bugs.sugarlabs.org as explained in [4] to save all of us time. Thanks, --Sebastian [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/13/Schedule [2] http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/soas/ [3] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/sugar-xoirc-6-4.fc13 [4] http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Getting_Involved ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] What's going on with Sugar on a Stick?
Hi All, Sebastian first of all thanks for all your hard work up until now. And more importantly all the best for your upcoming final exams. We look forward to seeing you on the flip side! as you may have noticed, there are a couple of changes coming to Sugar on a Stick to keep the whole project sustainable. In the upcoming month, from March 28 (I'll be off starting Sunday night) to May 7, my ability to devote time to the project will cease. I have to prepare for my major A-level exams; more importantly, I have to secure a significant amount of funding in order to be able to attend college later this fall. (If you're interested in helping, see http://sdziallas.com/blog/sebastian/2010/03/sebastian-needs-100k.html for more details - any advice would be appreciated.) This does not affect the release date. Sugar on a Stick will be released as a spin through Fedora's release engineering process on May 11. We are bound to this date and will have a working release in time. The general release schedule including all relevant policies is available here [1]. Nightly builds are also available [2] (and will contain a fixed IRC activity within a couple of days, as soon as [3] has been pushed to stable). Activity authors are also advised that the final freeze date for package updates is April 27, so make sure to get fixes pushed well in advance to give package maintainers and the update system time to process. Peter Robinson has kindly agreed to act in case something is needed. Please make sure to post to the appropriate lists, though, so that everybody is in the loop. Finally, please file bugs at bugs.sugarlabs.org as explained in [4] to save all of us time. Just as a couple of points here. Please keep as much of the discussion on the soas mailing list as possible so that everyone is aware of any issues in a lead up to the release in March. I will do my best to keep up with things as we work towards the release. Please also check the bug tracker [1] to see if any issues are already known about and if you don't see it there please file a bug against SoaS so it can be tracked. I will be reviewing and updating things over the next week as we head full forward into the Fedora 13 / SoaS 3 Beta. I look forward to your assistance in making this a great release. Peter http://bugs.sugarlabs.org ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] ANNOUNCE: New F11 XO-1build 115 Paraguay
This is a custom XO-1 OS image released by the Paraguay Educa technology team for field testing in Caacupé: http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os115.img http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os115.crc http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os115.img.fs.zip The system is a derivative of Stephen Parrish's excellent F11-XO1 series, frozen a few weeks ago to concentrate on stability and field testing. Our short-term goal is to meet a release criteria of no regressions against build 801. Once this is done, we'll re-sync with the latest improvements from our upstreams, F11-XO1.5 and F11-XO1. == Changes relative to the previous release (OS65 Paraguay) == * Removed all translations except English and Spanish to save space * 3G broadband support (untested, probably buggy) * Pick up all fixes from fedora-updates * Add patent-encumbered multimedia codecs (gstreamer-plugins-bad) == Bugs fixed == * Write activity doesn't let you cut, paste or delete selection http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1817 * Robot function in Speak does not work http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/10059 * Graphics artifacts with some GMail backgrounds http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/10076 * Black GTK buttons in Gnome and elsewhere http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/7830 * Keyboard misconfigured if A/C is unplugged on first boot after update * NetworkManager crashes on suspend/resume (we have only a temporary work-around, tch is working on a solution) * Disable automatic power management even on first boot (this is a temporary work-around for wi-fi and XVideo bugs) * Activities updates from ASLO should go through local mirror http://trac.paraguayeduca.org/ticket/553 == Known bugs == Remaining bugs are summarized here: http://wiki.paraguayeduca.org/index.php/Devel/Builds/Todo In particular, these are the remaining *known* regressions wrt the old stable build from OLPC (OS801 Paraguay): * Record does not record sound http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/1244 * NetworkManager crashes on resume from suspend We have an temporary workaround. See thread with subject NetworkManager from fedora-updates-testing broken on F11-XO1 for full details. Many more bugs are likely to be filed over the next days, as our testing team works through their test plan. == How to help testing == Feedback from the entire community is of course welcome as well. Bugs belonging to upstream components should be filed in the usual trackers: * Sugar and activities: http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ * Fedora 11: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/ * Drivers and OLPC customizations: http://dev.laptop.org/ * Paraguay-specific bugs: http://trac.paraguayeduca.org/ If you're unsure where a bug belongs to, use the Paragauy Educa bug tracker. Please, always cc me so I can keep the status summary updated. We're unlikely to dedicate much attention to bugs affecting Gnome and obscure activities with no active maintainer, but it's good to stay informed on what's broken anyway. For everything else, we'll do our best, with the help of OLPC, Fedora, and Sugar Labs. == How to join development == Build system source: http://git.paraguayeduca.org/gitweb/users/bernie/olpc-os-builder.git Yum Repository of our custom RPMs: http://repo.paraguayeduca.org/f11-xo1-py/i386/os/ -- // Bernie Innocenti - http://codewiz.org/ \X/ Sugar Labs - http://sugarlabs.org/ ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] ANNOUNCE: New F11 XO-1build 115 Paraguay
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Bernie Innocenti ber...@codewiz.org wrote: Our short-term goal is to meet a release criteria of no regressions against build 801. Once this is done, we'll re-sync with the latest improvements from our upstreams, F11-XO1.5 and F11-XO1. Bravo. To Stephen, to all the ParaguayEduca folks pushing for this. To you. cheers, m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Argentina List
The Decalogue is a proposal about how a project 1 to 1 should be, to provide to the ministry of education of the city of Buenos Aires. Its interesting remark that we and 12 associations are developing and signing the decalogue. Gonzalo Odiard SugarLabs Argentina On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero dir...@gmail.com wrote: Also please take a look at the ''Decalogo'' http://ar.sugarlabs.org/wiki/index.php?title=Decálogo_GCBAhttp://ar.sugarlabs.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dec%C3%A1logo_GCBA (Sorry Is only in Spanish) Ten possible fundamentals of the OLPC/Sugar project for Argentina. Rafael Ortiz On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Caryl Bigenho cbige...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, Some interesting stuff is going on on the Argentina mailing list. If you read Español or can tolerate Google translate, you might want to listen in. If you don't want to sign up, you can read the Archives. Sign up or read theArchives here: http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/argentina Caryl (aka Carolina) ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep -- Gonzalo Odiard Responsable de Desarrollo Sistemas Australes ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] OLPC/Sugar Contributors Program Mtg (NOW! on #olpc-meeting, 3:45PM Boston Time, Friday)
Please all join us right now reviewing the latest OLPC/Sugar community projects over IRC Live Chat: http://forum.laptop.org/chat Then type at bottom: /join #olpc-meeting AGENDA: * XO-1.5 early production machines now available shipping: http://blog.laptop.org/2010/02/25/xo-1-5-early-production-laptops-free-to-contributors-worldwide/ * Fast Review of the 9 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please join us advocating for, and/or reviewing shortcomings of these proposals: 1. RepRap! + MakerBot - Mapleville, Rhode Island 2. Real-time logging tool using CMS platform for micro journalism in developing countries - Raipur, India 3. French translation for XO-1.5 Getting Started etc - Crosne, France Prilly, Switzerland 4. XO-1.5 Collaboration Activities - Cambridge, Massachusetts 5. Omaha Laptops Promote Creativity - Nebraska 6. Promoting XO 1.5 in BC - Surrey/Vancouver, British Columbia 7. Improving computer literacy, Age 2-6 - Bonn, Germany 8. Phoenix-area Repair Center - Mesa, Arizona 9. OLPC/XO use in the USA - Santa Cruz, California * Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring below?! http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27 * New projects libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries 1. RepRap! + MakerBot - Mapleville, Rhode Island http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59734 http://groups.google.com/group/new-england-reprap [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ] Requests 2 XO's over 24 months Project Objectives: to test if a makerbot or reprap softwhere will work with it 2. Real-time logging tool using CMS platform for micro journalism in developing countries - Raipur, India http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59767 [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ] Requests 1 XO's over 2 months Project Objectives: Our project`s primary aim is to empower citizens in developing country by making use of micro-journalism as a tool where they can use XO machines to record and communicate data with other parts of worlds without involving complicated interface , meanwhile they can even start micro-blogging with a easy to use interface , all of the above activities inevitably help them earn a livelihood by working as a micro journalist 3. French translation for XO-1.5 Getting Started etc - Crosne, France Prilly, Switzerland http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59788 [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ] Requests 2 XO-1.5's over 12 months Project Objectives: French translation of the next documents (user manuals, user interface, activities, etc.) related to the XO 1.5: * http://laptop.org/start that will be produced/updated during the next Community book sprint : http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Start * creation of the screenshots with the French locale * new and updated Sugar activities * New and updated Sugar user interface 4. XO-1.5 Collaboration Activities - Cambridge, Massachusetts http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59809 [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ] Requests 1 XO-1.5 over undetermined months Project Objectives: [Experienced Collabora hacker] planning to work with Tomeu on the collaboration improvements he's been working on, as well as writing some new collaborative activities. 5. Omaha Laptops Promote Creativity - Nebraska http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59820 [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ] Requests 20 XO's over 15 months Project Objectives: A. To give economically poorer elementary students computer experience. Many children in the neighborhood where I live do not have computer access at home, and limited access at school. Elementary children in particular are beginning middle school and high school with less technology skills than the middle income students in the suburbs. B. Helping the middle income and affluent students become mentors to the students listed above. These students would also be leaning about class distinction within their own community. 6. Promoting XO 1.5 in BC - Surrey/Vancouver, British Columbia http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=59906 http://www.intobiiz.com/ekiic.htm [SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ] Requests 2 XO-1.5's over 6 months Project Objectives: Presenting and Promoting and Providing OLPC as an option to school districts for families and children of 6-12 years in these communities at three phases: 1- Surrey District SD36 (with 67,000 students with 40,000 elementary students) : Short term 2- Greater Vancouver (with approx 200,000 students) : Mid Term 3- Province of British Columbia Canada (with
Re: [IAEP] Argentina List
Hi Gonzalo On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Gonzalo Odiard godi...@gmail.com wrote: The Decalogue is a proposal about how a project 1 to 1 should be, to provide to the ministry of education of the city of Buenos Aires. Its interesting remark that we and 12 associations are developing and signing the decalogue. Thanks for the precisions, most welcomed!. Gonzalo Odiard SugarLabs Argentina On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero dir...@gmail.com wrote: Also please take a look at the ''Decalogo'' http://ar.sugarlabs.org/wiki/index.php?title=Decálogo_GCBA (Sorry Is only in Spanish) Ten possible fundamentals of the OLPC/Sugar project for Argentina. Rafael Ortiz On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Caryl Bigenho cbige...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, Some interesting stuff is going on on the Argentina mailing list. If you read Español or can tolerate Google translate, you might want to listen in. If you don't want to sign up, you can read the Archives. Sign up or read theArchives here: http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/argentina Caryl (aka Carolina) ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep -- Gonzalo Odiard Responsable de Desarrollo Sistemas Australes ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Opportunity to educate / advocate
All, I came across this blog posting on the Eldis Community pointing out an on-line conference: http://community.eldis.org/.59d3b775 USAID (notably one of the sponsors of the OLPC Afghanistan deployment) is hosting an online conference covering a range of potentially relevant topics. No travelling required :-) http://www.globalpulse2010.gov/ This seems like a reasonable opportunity to take the Sugar Labs / OLPC message to an important group and engage in a conversation with an audience that has a global outlook. Perhaps some folks from the Sugar Labs marketing group might be interested in using this as a messaging opportunity. cjl ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Argentina List
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Gonzalo Odiard godi...@gmail.com wrote: The Decalogue is a proposal about how a project 1 to 1 should be, to provide to the ministry of education of the city of Buenos Aires. Its interesting remark that we and 12 associations are developing and signing the decalogue. This is good progress -- and I am frankly impressed with the govt there. One of the main challenges for SL OLPC is to educate governments about what's important to consider when planning 1:1 projects -- and avoid it all coming down to what's the shiniest laptop we can get for the lowest price. Which still happens, lots. The hard part is moving from shiniest to best fit for the challenges; and from laptop to the whole package view, including the laptop's technical suitability to kids' environments as well as important intangibles like community, educational orientation philosophy and openness... If you think from the perspective of the children and schools involved, those things make or break a project... but it is hard to know you need to evaluate them (specially for people in a conventional govt IT environment). And the evaluation is not easy. But if we were into easy, we wouldn't be here. cheers, m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] ANNOUNCE: New F11 XO-1build 115 Paraguay
:) Good job!! Claudia On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Martin Langhoff martin.langh...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Bernie Innocenti ber...@codewiz.org wrote: Our short-term goal is to meet a release criteria of no regressions against build 801. Once this is done, we'll re-sync with the latest improvements from our upstreams, F11-XO1.5 and F11-XO1. Bravo. To Stephen, to all the ParaguayEduca folks pushing for this. To you. cheers, m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
