[Olpc-open] [Fwd: [Grassroots-l] OLPC meet at San Francisco State University]
---BeginMessage--- Calling all San Francisco Bay Area OLPC enthusiasts! If you have an XO laptop, or are just interested in seeing how they work, come on down to SF State campus for a get together this Saturday. If you have an XO or two (or ten), bring them! If not, bring your enthusiasm. What: OLPC meet at San Francisco State University Why: Curiosity, strength in numbers, plain fun! When: Saturday, January 12, 2008 from 10am to 2pm Where: Burk Hall 352, SF State main campus (1600 Holloway Ave. San Francisco, CA 94132). Map: http://www.sfsu.edu/~sfsumap/ By car: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/main_campus/car.html By Muni: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/main_campus/muni.html Who: Sponsored by IMSA Student Association (http://imsa.sfsu.edu). RSVP would be appreciated. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Same announcement on the web at http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/445 cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Grassroots mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots ---End Message--- ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] getting used to the journal
Edward Cherlin wrote: This, you see, is how discovery is supposed to work. You can't turn this experience into a canned lesson. We have to think about how to invite people into the experience effectively, since explaining it just doesn't work for those of less than astounding powers of imagination. We need a way to capture such experiences and make them vicariously available to others as part of that invitation. Would you Wiki this, Sameer? I'll give it a shot. Do you have an existing document or should I start afresh? I started writing a little guide to Discovering the XO, but had to put it on hold. It was a bit odd writing a document to specifically not explain how to use the product, but definitely educational. How would you go about it? (All of you, not just Sameer) I have two ways of doing this. There was a time when I did not know Linux or Unix. I try to go back to that time and fast forward to the moments when I struggled with /bin /etc/ var and so on. The other method, which I think is a lot more helpful is that I show the XO to children 5 and up every chance I get and observe them without much intervention. It is amazing what one can glean from such observations. It works really well. I believe it worked for Piaget as well :-) Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ On Feb 11, 2008 1:07 PM, Sameer Verma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I must admit it took me some time to get used to the concept of a journal that captures all that you do, and saves it, along with versioning, date and time. Additionally, the ability to add tags and description is great. What I didn't expect is that I would get used to it so much that I would miss it in my regular work environment! I find my file manager and backup utilities to be primitive. With file managers, you have to go digging into drives, folders, and then look at time stamps. BTW, I use Ubuntu Gutsy as my primary interface. I boot into Windows XP about once a month (old habits...). Now that I've experienced the journal, I want it on my machine!!! I can [now] see how a person (child or otherwise) who has never used a file manager would not need one and would take to the journal. Of course, those of us who like it under the hood would want their /usr /var /etc to be there, but if you don't know about it, why bother? I wonder if anyone else has had this experience, or is my wine tainted :-) Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] jumpy cursor problem and sugar issue
Steve Holton wrote: Do you have a way to accurately measure relative humidity? I saw pretty severe trackpad issues on one of my XO's on a single day and haven't seen a re-occurrence yet. At the time, it looked clearly related to static fields. On the other hand, I have seen (and fixed) a very similar behavior on a NintendoDS touchpad which was caused by dust or sand becoming trapped under the frame along one edge. Just a theory (I have no data to indicate this works) but when you see the touchpad problem on an XO could you try this and report back with success/failure/experiences: On an XO showing jumpy trackpad problems: 1. Raise the screen to full vertical / perpendicular. 2. Rotate the screen 1/8 turn clockwise (reverse this for left-handers) 3. With the right hand palm facing up, reach under the screen and put a finger on the metal mounting bracket or screw of the swivel hinge. 4. With the finger still in contact with that (essentially a chassis ground), lightly brush the trackpad with a finger of the other hand to drain stray static charges into the chassis. 5. Re-calibrate afterwards, if necessary. If you have an available earth ground, discharging to that as well might make an interesting variation on the test. Most that touchpad issues arise from two distinct sources: driver and capacitance grounding. In touchpads, the finger acts as a virtual grounding device. Dust/dirt/grime may create problems with this grounding effect. So, cleaning the pad and grounding any extra static buildup (Steve's solution above) should help. I don't know much about touchpad driver issue(s) if any with the XO. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchpad#Theory_of_operation http://www.synaptics.com/technology/cps.cfm http://www.synaptics.com/products/touchpad_faq.cfm#Q2 Sameer On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Bryan Berry [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Day 3 of the pilots at Bishwamitra and Bashuki and couple of issues have come up 1. We are having a lot of trouble w/ jumpy cursors. You know where the touchpad behaves erratically. Is there an easy fix to this problem? we are using build 703, MP machines, and firmware Q2d14. We have the kids hold down the 4 corner buttons as recommended in the XO user guide but that doesn't seem to consistently fix the problem. Dust is an issue at the schools but that can't explain the high rate of jumpy cursors. Please assist Suggestions? 2. For future reference: In general the kids and teachers find it quite confusing when they move the cursor to the corners of the screen and the Sugar frame pops up. The kids have learned the top row keys very quickly - faster than I thought - and they find the frame popping up quite confusing. They have learned to use the frame button already. pictures to come and a full write-up, I promise! Bryan W. Berry Systems Engineer OLE Nepal, http://www.olenepal.org ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org mailto:Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open -- Steve Holton [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] Re dual boot XO: Olpc-open Digest, Vol 23, Issue 18
gnome wrote: I've been running Xubuntu from an SD card since early January. I have never understood why an Xubuntu dual boot-on-SD option was not available right from the start. I don't understand why, amid all the talk about Windows, there isn't more discussion of dual booting Ubuntu. It's an extremely obvious solution for people who need an ordinary filesystem on an XO. ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open The matter of Windows booting off of an SD card came into the picture because supposedly some governments have asked for it. However, booting XP off the card is half the picture. The stack isn't complete unless Windows runs Sugar. Along the same lines of argument, you could boot into Ubuntu and then run Sugar. The end goal is to run Sugar (and provide a constructionist environment for learning) and not Windows or Ubuntu. Whether this will actually happen remains to be seen. In fact, I would be curious to know if Ubuntu boots significantly faster into X than the current Fedora+Sugar stack. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC-SF June 21 meeting at Google
Note: This meeting is for the OLPC-SF group. All are welcome to attend. Also on the web at http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/522 What: June 2008 meeting of SF Bay Area OLPC Enthusiasts. If you have an XO laptop, or are just interested in seeing how they work, come on down to Google campus in Mountain View for a get together on June 21, 2008. If you have an XO or two (or ten), bring them! Don't have an XO? Simply bring your enthusiasm. Bonus: Gather at the Computer History Museum (CHM) for a tour/photo ops with the Babbage Difference Engine No. 2 (Babbage engine with XO!), courtesy of Jay McCauley. Babbage Engine at 1pm and 2pm. Also scheduled are DEC PDP-1 tours at 1:30pm and 2:00pm. Short and long tours of Visible Storage (main exhibit area) are scheduled throughout the afternoon. CHM opens at 12. CHM is located right at the Shoreline exit off 101, about a mile from Google. Entry is free. Why: Build a mesh network, share activities, generate intersting ideas. See the school server in action. Discuss translation activities. Get an update on pilot studies. And more... When: June 21, 2008 from 10am to 2pm Where: University Theaters @ Building 40 2nd Floor 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 Who: Sponsored by Weihaw Chuang at Google with help from Drew Hess. http://maps.google.com/?q=37.423156,-122.084917+(Google+Inc.)hl=enie=UTF8ll=37.423514,-122.084928spn=0.009645,0.019484z=16iwloc=addr Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [Grassroots-l] OLPC-SF June 21 meeting at Google
Christoph Derndorfer wrote: That sounds like a fun session! Hope you guys have another meeting between July 19 and 25 as I intend to be in San Francisco area during that time... ;-) Hi Christoph, The next one will b on the 12th or 19th of July depending on space availability. I'll keep you posted. It would be great to have you at one of our meetings. cheers, Sameer Cheers, Christoph Sameer Verma schrieb: Note: This meeting is for the OLPC-SF group. All are welcome to attend. Also on the web at http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/522 What: June 2008 meeting of SF Bay Area OLPC Enthusiasts. If you have an XO laptop, or are just interested in seeing how they work, come on down to Google campus in Mountain View for a get together on June 21, 2008. If you have an XO or two (or ten), bring them! Don't have an XO? Simply bring your enthusiasm. Bonus: Gather at the Computer History Museum (CHM) for a tour/photo ops with the Babbage Difference Engine No. 2 (Babbage engine with XO!), courtesy of Jay McCauley. Babbage Engine at 1pm and 2pm. Also scheduled are DEC PDP-1 tours at 1:30pm and 2:00pm. Short and long tours of Visible Storage (main exhibit area) are scheduled throughout the afternoon. CHM opens at 12. CHM is located right at the Shoreline exit off 101, about a mile from Google. Entry is free. Why: Build a mesh network, share activities, generate intersting ideas. See the school server in action. Discuss translation activities. Get an update on pilot studies. And more... When: June 21, 2008 from 10am to 2pm Where: University Theaters @ Building 40 2nd Floor 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 Who: Sponsored by Weihaw Chuang at Google with help from Drew Hess. http://maps.google.com/?q=37.423156,-122.084917+(Google+Inc.)hl=enie=UTF8ll=37.423514,-122.084928spn=0.009645,0.019484z=16iwloc=addr Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [Grassroots-l] Any OLPC enthusiasts in Jamaica?
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:07 PM, Timothy Falconer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We've had some interest in starting a pilot in Jamaica, though nothing firm yet. If you find interest down there, contact us and we'll set a Jamaica pilot in motion. Take care, Tim Hi Tim, Thanks for writing back. I'll kep these lists posted with developments. Sameer -- Timothy Falconer Waveplace Foundation http://waveplace.com 610-797-3100 On Sep 5, 2008, at 11:48 AM, Sameer Verma wrote: Hi, I am currently visiting at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, near Kingston, Jamaica. I have my XO with me and have found a couple more who got theirs via G1G1. We are planning to get together and see what the interest level is. Anyone in the neighborhood who has an XO or is interested in meeting up, please write back and let me know. [EMAIL PROTECTED] cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Grassroots mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [Grassroots-l] G1G1 Pre-installed Activities Request for Help Testing
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 5:33 PM, Seth Woodworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What are your criteria? Are you ranking things by supportability and size? If so Ruler is a no-brainer. It's 20kb and is unlikely to break easily. On the other hand SimCity is hard to make drastic changes and still be called SimCity. It's currently buggy and has no active maintainer. I am curious about the criteria as well. This thread is expressive of a select few who bothered to reply (self selection bias) and as you can see each list is myopic from the poster's point of view. I've seen a lot of younger kids like tamtam mini mostly because of the cow, sheep, cat dog, duck etc. This is my opinion only though. I'd love to see if there is any data from the field on this. Sameer On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Greg Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, Thanks a lot for the input on which activities to ship! Here is the list of activities I will to management as my suggestion on what we ship. Please help test these! See the end of the e-mail for instructions. The list I recommend is essentially the G1G1 activities (kudos to the team who chose the first set!). In addition to those I list a few which got repeated votes (except Chess and Sudoku which are a concession to SJ ;-) Original G1G1 activities: Browse Read Write Paint Record TamTam Jam, Mini, on fence: Synthlab, Edit, Chat Pippy Etoys Turtle Art Calculate Measure Distance Memorize Terminal Log Analyze New ones: Help Implode Speak Maze SimCity Scratch Xaos StarChart Moon GCompris Chess GCompris Sudoku The only significant change from the original G1G1 set is the TamTam. I think we should include 2 not 4 so as not to over weight them against other activities. Let me know if anyone has comments on that (Jean can you live with that?). Not all of these are sure to make it. On the other hand it's very unlikely that anything else will make it. So if you have an urgent request or a specific concern please speak up now. Of course, anyone can download additional activities so even if an activity is not on this list, it still attracts a lot of users. We need help testing these with the latest 8.2 image. We plan to make a release candidate today and if it passes smoke test we will add the activities and content to create a signed release candidate on Monday! Developers, Please reply with the final version and URL of each activity which we should include in the image. Each one must pass final test and have an active and reachable developer to make the final list. Morgan, can you make sure we have a contact e-mail and name on each of these? Also, let me know if you any of them are orphaned or not well maintained. All, Please test them all one more time let us know how it goes. I want to know if each of these passes the tests described here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Test_cases_8.2.0#Activities Please create a new test case for any activity that needs one. To do that, go to this page: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Form:Test_case and entering Tests/Activities/nameofactivity to create a new test case. Then choose activity from the drop down and you can just paste in the steps test from above for a start. Then you can add a test result by clicking on the + sign next to the test case (it takes a little while for them to show up after creation). You can also e-mail comments or test results back to this list. Thanks a lot for your help. Thanks, Greg S ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel ___ Grassroots mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [sugar] [Grassroots-l] G1G1 Pre-installed Activities Request for Help Testing
On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Seth Woodworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Walter Bender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In fact, there is a great deal of data from the field in the form of the activity packs that Peru, Uruguay, et al. developed. These collections have been vetted and tested extensively and have a built-in community of support. They are learning-centric collections, but presumably, those G1G1 purchasers who are interested in other pursuits will run Fedora/GNOME or XP. -walter I'm not convinced that they are well-tested. They included News Reader, which hasn't worked for the last several releases. That doesn't suggest to me that their activities went through any kind of extensive testing before deployment. They have since been tested in the field by children. I *haven't* seen much feedback from kids yet. At least not from South American and not any broad spectrum. ---Seth In an attempt to make the decision-making process more unbiased (or at least more multi-criteria) I've put up a basic spreadsheet for a scoring matrix at http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p_Xhb6KcXLyEViA50CnCaDghl=en In the spreadsheet, there are three main components. Column B has factors such as stability, performance, etc to assess against. I just made these up, but feel free to make your own. The weights (column C) essentially defines the importance of each factor as a percentage of a total of 100%. The rest of the columns are for each activity. Feel free to add your own. Score them on a scale of 1 to 10. Each score gets weighted and you'll see totals at the bottom. Sort for the totals in Descending order and skim off the top 10. There you have it. Multi-criteria decision-making made simple. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [sugar] [Grassroots-l] G1G1 Pre-installed Activities Request for Help Testing
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 1:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 21, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Sameer Verma wrote: On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Seth Woodworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Walter Bender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In fact, there is a great deal of data from the field in the form of the activity packs that Peru, Uruguay, et al. developed. These collections have been vetted and tested extensively and have a built-in community of support. They are learning-centric collections, but presumably, those G1G1 purchasers who are interested in other pursuits will run Fedora/GNOME or XP. -walter I'm not convinced that they are well-tested. They included News Reader, which hasn't worked for the last several releases. That doesn't suggest to me that their activities went through any kind of extensive testing before deployment. They have since been tested in the field by children. I *haven't* seen much feedback from kids yet. At least not from South American and not any broad spectrum. ---Seth In an attempt to make the decision-making process more unbiased (or at least more multi-criteria) I've put up a basic spreadsheet for a scoring matrix at http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p_Xhb6KcXLyEViA50CnCaDghl=en Well I logged in to google docs, but I cannot edit this spreadsheet. I wanted to add Chat to the matrix as this activity is an extremely useful communication tool for both children and adults. I know G1G1 users that spend at least 80% of their XO usage with Chat and they have reported to me that they have observed children having a wonderful time using Chat to communicate with their friends even when their friends were in the same room. I've made it world-editable. Alternatively, you can download the spreadsheet and play with it in Excel or OpenOffice. Gmail activity seems redundant as Gmail is reachable from Browse. Yes, but it exists. Feel free to add as many activities as needed. Sameer In the spreadsheet, there are three main components. Column B has factors such as stability, performance, etc to assess against. I just made these up, but feel free to make your own. The weights (column C) essentially defines the importance of each factor as a percentage of a total of 100%. The rest of the columns are for each activity. Feel free to add your own. Score them on a scale of 1 to 10. Each score gets weighted and you'll see totals at the bottom. Sort for the totals in Descending order and skim off the top 10. There you have it. Multi-criteria decision-making made simple. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [sugar] [Grassroots-l] G1G1 Pre-installed Activities Request for Help Testing
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 3:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sameer thanks for making the spreadsheet world editable By the way how are you defining the following terms:- Stability Performance Child Utility Technical Utility Grown-up utility Lines of code I'm not. I just pulled out a few items that came to me. Ideally, the Sugar team should be making this list. Good definitions of these terms noted in the spreadsheet will reduce ambiguity. Agreed. Like a good data dictionary. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ Nothing like ambiguity to cause misunderstanding. On Sep 21, 2008, at 12:11 PM, Sameer Verma wrote: On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 1:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 21, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Sameer Verma wrote: On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Seth Woodworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Walter Bender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In fact, there is a great deal of data from the field in the form of the activity packs that Peru, Uruguay, et al. developed. These collections have been vetted and tested extensively and have a built-in community of support. They are learning-centric collections, but presumably, those G1G1 purchasers who are interested in other pursuits will run Fedora/GNOME or XP. -walter I'm not convinced that they are well-tested. They included News Reader, which hasn't worked for the last several releases. That doesn't suggest to me that their activities went through any kind of extensive testing before deployment. They have since been tested in the field by children. I *haven't* seen much feedback from kids yet. At least not from South American and not any broad spectrum. ---Seth In an attempt to make the decision-making process more unbiased (or at least more multi-criteria) I've put up a basic spreadsheet for a scoring matrix at http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p_Xhb6KcXLyEViA50CnCaDghl=en Well I logged in to google docs, but I cannot edit this spreadsheet. I wanted to add Chat to the matrix as this activity is an extremely useful communication tool for both children and adults. I know G1G1 users that spend at least 80% of their XO usage with Chat and they have reported to me that they have observed children having a wonderful time using Chat to communicate with their friends even when their friends were in the same room. I've made it world-editable. Alternatively, you can download the spreadsheet and play with it in Excel or OpenOffice. Gmail activity seems redundant as Gmail is reachable from Browse. Yes, but it exists. Feel free to add as many activities as needed. Sameer In the spreadsheet, there are three main components. Column B has factors such as stability, performance, etc to assess against. I just made these up, but feel free to make your own. The weights (column C) essentially defines the importance of each factor as a percentage of a total of 100%. The rest of the columns are for each activity. Feel free to add your own. Score them on a scale of 1 to 10. Each score gets weighted and you'll see totals at the bottom. Sort for the totals in Descending order and skim off the top 10. There you have it. Multi-criteria decision-making made simple. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [sugar] [Grassroots-l] G1G1 Pre-installed Activities Request for Help Testing
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Walter Bender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 4:41 PM, Sameer Verma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 3:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sameer thanks for making the spreadsheet world editable By the way how are you defining the following terms:- Stability Performance Child Utility Technical Utility Grown-up utility Lines of code I'm not. I just pulled out a few items that came to me. Ideally, the Sugar team should be making this list. Good definitions of these terms noted in the spreadsheet will reduce ambiguity. Agreed. Like a good data dictionary. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ Nothing like ambiguity to cause misunderstanding. On Sep 21, 2008, at 12:11 PM, Sameer Verma wrote: On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 1:59 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 21, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Sameer Verma wrote: On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Seth Woodworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Walter Bender [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In fact, there is a great deal of data from the field in the form of the activity packs that Peru, Uruguay, et al. developed. These collections have been vetted and tested extensively and have a built-in community of support. They are learning-centric collections, but presumably, those G1G1 purchasers who are interested in other pursuits will run Fedora/GNOME or XP. -walter I'm not convinced that they are well-tested. They included News Reader, which hasn't worked for the last several releases. That doesn't suggest to me that their activities went through any kind of extensive testing before deployment. They have since been tested in the field by children. I *haven't* seen much feedback from kids yet. At least not from South American and not any broad spectrum. ---Seth In an attempt to make the decision-making process more unbiased (or at least more multi-criteria) I've put up a basic spreadsheet for a scoring matrix at http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p_Xhb6KcXLyEViA50CnCaDghl=en Well I logged in to google docs, but I cannot edit this spreadsheet. I wanted to add Chat to the matrix as this activity is an extremely useful communication tool for both children and adults. I know G1G1 users that spend at least 80% of their XO usage with Chat and they have reported to me that they have observed children having a wonderful time using Chat to communicate with their friends even when their friends were in the same room. I've made it world-editable. Alternatively, you can download the spreadsheet and play with it in Excel or OpenOffice. Gmail activity seems redundant as Gmail is reachable from Browse. Yes, but it exists. Feel free to add as many activities as needed. Sameer In the spreadsheet, there are three main components. Column B has factors such as stability, performance, etc to assess against. I just made these up, but feel free to make your own. The weights (column C) essentially defines the importance of each factor as a percentage of a total of 100%. The rest of the columns are for each activity. Feel free to add your own. Score them on a scale of 1 to 10. Each score gets weighted and you'll see totals at the bottom. Sort for the totals in Descending order and skim off the top 10. There you have it. Multi-criteria decision-making made simple. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel These are the criteria for inclusion we developed for the original G1G1 program... not really knowing the goals for the new campaign, it is difficult to know if these are relevant... (From http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Creating_an_activity#Include_your_Activity_in_the_core.3F) 1. Epistemological impact—to what degree does this activity positively impact learning? (This is of course the most important criteria.) 2. Fun—is it fun? engaging? 3. Quality—is the activity sufficiently robust in its implementation that it will not compromise the integrity or supportability of the system? Is the overall quality of the implementation adequate to meet our standards? Can the community be engaged in the process of testing and certifying and maintaining the activity? 4. Sugarized—to what extent has the activity been integrated into Sugar, including UI, Journal, security, internationalization, etc.? Does the activity require the folding in of additional libraries and resources? (This has impact on robustness—positive and negative
Re: [Olpc-open] G1G1 (was Re: [Community-news] OLPC News (2008-09-29))
On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Edward Cherlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Update: Some of the computer press has picked up the story. But we could be all over the Mainstream Media, including having Nicholas, Walter, Alan and others on all the talk shows. If they are willing. Are any of you? This is the one time of year when ordering something you can't get is a positive. We should aim for something ridiculous, like a million units. (Although we shouldn't say that to the media in so many words.) And then we should provide daily tracking of order numbers and of production lead times, to encourage yet more people to order as early as possible. We should be playing up the connection with the 40th anniversary of the Dynabook idea, and of Doug Engelbart's Mother of All Demos. I have been in contact with him and his people, and I know that they are keen on that. We should be doing T-shirts, mugs, stickers, replica mice, and all the rest of the merchandising, and getting several books published. Why anybody at OLPC would want to waste the best marketing time in the year is utterly beyond me. If you don't think my opinion counts, ask Amazon. I agree with Ed Cherlin in that if G1G1v2 begins in 5 weeks, now is the time to get the campaign going. Five weeks isn't a lot of time. What I'd look for in the efforts this year is something a bit more orchestrated. Materials (posters, cards, stickers, shirts, etc) all coming across with a consistency in branding, image, look-n-feel, etc. If we do merchandise from somebody like Cafepress, we don't have to get into the business of printing, cutting etc. I cannot setup shop at Cafepress because the logos involved aren't my copyright, but if someone from OLPC initiates, I'd be glad to help. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Edward Cherlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the first time I have heard that G1G1 will start up again on Nov 17. As far as I can tell, nobody in the outside world has picked up on this yet. Is this a leak? Is it true? Has there been any outside announcement? Since it doesn't show up in Internet news searches, I am certain that there was no press release. Should I Slashdot this? This is a Hell of a way to run a global non-profit. We have one of the world's biggest brands, and we do nothing with it. We could be The Must-Have Gift for this Holiday season without any advertising expense, if we would just let the media have the story. Even with the manufacturing delays that we can predict. That's one of the draws for the Must-Have Gift of the year. Cabbage Patch died the moment you could get one off the shelf. There is a great deal more I could say about this and other management issues, but this is not the place for it. If you want to hear any of it, you know where to find me. But!! I have a better idea. Who wants to fork the PR program, and help write an Open Source press release? We'll have to reverse engineer most of the content, but I have confidence in our community's abilities. On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Jim Gettys [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Community News A weekly update of One Laptop per Child September 29, 2008 Our appearance outside the Marriott attracted a lot of people to out tables; some of them were as far as from Finland; many of them knew about those laptops for children and were asking about the ways to acquire the laptops (we even got questions: are you selling the machines?). So, in addition to conducting our scheduled testing, we also served as unofficial OLPC marketing representatives, steering people to the Nov 17 opening of the G1G1 event through amazon.com. The time we were outside wasn't even the peak lunch time for people to fill that square; just imagine the level of attention, if we were there at the lunch time! -- Don't panic.--HHGTTG, Douglas Adams fivethirtyeight.com, 3bluedudes.com Obama still moving ahead in EC! http://www.obamapedia.org/ Join us! http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai For the children -- Don't panic.--HHGTTG, Douglas Adams fivethirtyeight.com, 3bluedudes.com Obama still moving ahead in EC! http://www.obamapedia.org/ Join us! http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai For the children ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] GentooXO
Had to happen sooner or later. Gentoo for the XO. http://www.gentooxo.org/ Its a Stage 4 build, so don't worry. You won't have to actually compile/build it on your XO ;-) cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [IAEP] G1G1 (was Re: [Community-news] OLPC News (2008-09-29))
On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Sean DALY [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Effective marketing is targeted. Last year's typical G1G1 donor was probably a generous IT type with a positive viewpoint concerning Free software, curious about Sugar and perhaps even willing to be an ambassador of the OLPC project. This market doesn't need a marketing message; they are ready to donate and merely eager for practical information (cost, available by Christmas or not, available outside the USA, if so with localized keyboards or not, at same price or not, ...). All that market needs is a press release today answering those questions, and a press conference on November 17th, both of which would probably get very complete media coverage. A three-minute film demonstrating the laptop, showing OLPC people working on it, mentioning and showing places around the world it is in use, enumerating challenges, and finally asking for a donation in time for the holidays, could be posted to YouTube during the press conference (and an MPEG-2 broadcast version offered to the media for download). Even a homey home video would be fine, perhaps even preferable. Imagine G1G1 donors posting video responses The challenge this time is fulfillment, but that seems well in hand with the Amazon partnership. The most effective merchandising could be what Apple has done for decades: a few decals/stickers slipped in the box before shipment -- easily designed and printed with negligeable picking/packing and shipment cost. +1 This just came to me while sitting in traffic - a stylized bumper sticker: My other XO is in Mongolia (or Rwanda, Haiti, etc. Randomize the stickers or give them a few to choose from:-)) We have a lot of creativity on these lists. Let it rip! Massive buzz could be generated by another technique Apple has used for years: the education discount. Offer the pair at $375 for educators and university students, and $425 for others. Imagine thousands of educators holding an XO in their hands, the community feedback potential. This brings the overhead of verifying whose an educator etc. Apple already has this in place. How do we handle it? Seen from the outside, the far more important target market that may need work is governments and education ministers. That group doesn't need merchandising, they need reassurance that they will be accompanied, that risks can be foreseen and contained, that there is indeed a correlation between learning via an interface optimized for children and later aptitude with office productivity software. IT vendors invest fortunes in such decision-maker marketing, and perhaps the best approach there is to find a small (or not), talented ad agency willing to work pro bono for the exposure, experience, and good citizen credentials. I would venture that the less said about the XO-2 at this time, the better. I believe the priority should be to combat the perception that OLPC has fallen short and discussing the future version might merely confuse everyone, in particular leading to speculation that something is not right with the XO-1. What G1G1 can do is remind everyone that hundreds of thousands of OLPC XO-1s have shipped and are shipping, and are serving children from Birmingham to Kigali. +1 The shipment numbers are impressive, and must be highlighted as much as possible. Everyone I've spoken to at first thinks of this as a faltered project, but then they hear the numbers and their eyes light up. Numbers assure that the project is alive and kicking. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ I am not sure I can offer any useful assistance, but I do have expertise in transcoding video formats, it seems there was a DVD produced last year which may just need to be transcoded to web formats? Sean. On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 1:09 AM, Sameer Verma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Edward Cherlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Update: Some of the computer press has picked up the story. But we could be all over the Mainstream Media, including having Nicholas, Walter, Alan and others on all the talk shows. If they are willing. Are any of you? This is the one time of year when ordering something you can't get is a positive. We should aim for something ridiculous, like a million units. (Although we shouldn't say that to the media in so many words.) And then we should provide daily tracking of order numbers and of production lead times, to encourage yet more people to order as early as possible. We should be playing up the connection with the 40th anniversary of the Dynabook idea, and of Doug Engelbart's Mother of All Demos. I have been in contact with him and his people, and I know that they are keen on that. We should be doing T-shirts, mugs, stickers, replica mice, and all the rest
Re: [Olpc-open] [IAEP] G1G1 (was Re: [Community-news] OLPC News (2008-09-29))
On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Nirav Patel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Sameer Verma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This just came to me while sitting in traffic - a stylized bumper sticker: My other XO is in Mongolia (or Rwanda, Haiti, etc. Randomize the stickers or give them a few to choose from:-)) We have a lot of creativity on these lists. Let it rip! I really like this idea. I whipped up something quick in Inkscape: http://eclecti.cc/files/myotherlaptop.png http://eclecti.cc/files/myotherlaptop.svg These look neat. BTW, www.laptopgiving.org is going away based on what Seth said. Point it to amazon.com/xo Maybe we should start putting these up on the wiki under G1G1v2 marketing -- Sameer Massive buzz could be generated by another technique Apple has used for years: the education discount. Offer the pair at $375 for educators and university students, and $425 for others. Imagine thousands of educators holding an XO in their hands, the community feedback potential. This brings the overhead of verifying whose an educator etc. Apple already has this in place. How do we handle it? I'm not sure how to integrate this with Amazon, but having a form asking the person to provide a .edu email address would be a simple, though certainly not foolproof method. Nirav ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] GentooXO
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Guy Sheffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It says that GoogleEarth is a feature there, does that run on the XO?! I did not see direct acceleration in the other 3ed party distros. I still haven't tried GentooXO, so I can't say for sure. I plan on trying it out later today. -- Sameer BTW, I am working on a debian-live cd. So I guess I am none the better :-S Guy On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Sameer Verma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Had to happen sooner or later. Gentoo for the XO. http://www.gentooxo.org/ Its a Stage 4 build, so don't worry. You won't have to actually compile/build it on your XO ;-) cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] LA area demo...
Hi, I am looking for someone in the Los Angeles area (preferably West Hollywood or around) who has an XO and is willing to do a short/basic demo to someone I know. This person is planning on a donation drive and wants to see if the money can go towards XOs once they are available on Amazon.com in November. Let me know on or offlist. [EMAIL PROTECTED] cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] greetings from a mobile XO
Hello OLPC India enthusiasts, I am writing to you from somewhere between Itarsi and Nagpur as Patna Express hurtles down the tracks towards Hyderabad. I am using a GPRS connection :-) A truly mobile XO! Perhaps even a first in India! I've been largely offline but have been busy demo'ing and presenting the project in India at IT BHU, Jaunpur, Bhagmalpur, Allahabad and a couple other places. I also visited Khairat...what an impressive bunch of kids! I will share photos and details soon. I will be in Hyderabad from the 7th (that is if the train gets there tomorrow... its already 8 hours late) to the 11th. My no is 9930436675 in case someone wants to meet up. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] photos from Bhagmalpur/India
Uploaded a few photos...http://www.flickr.com/photos/olpc/sets/72157608738164746/ Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fwd: Sugar installer for Windows
-- Forwarded message -- From: Wade Brainerd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 1:32 AM Subject: Sugar installer for Windows To: OLPC Devel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, I wrote a simple Sugar installer for Windows: http://dev.laptop.org/~wadeb/OLPC-XO-Software-8.2.0-Setup.exe It installs/uninstalls a working Sugar environment (based on Ton van Overbeek's QEMU) with just a few clicks. The installer was built using the open source installer creator NSIS (nsis.sourceforge.net). The installer script can be found here: http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/wadeb/wininstall/.git Note to build administrators: NSIS exists for Linux, so this process of creating Windows installers for Sugar could be automated. -Wade ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] November meeting???
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 9:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is the OLPC-SF November meeting on the schedule? If so when and where? OLPC-SF November meeting is confirmed for Nov 15 at 10 am. We have two main items. I'll share my experiences with OLPC in India and Joachim Pedersen will present on XO repair center at SF State. Any other items are welcome. Let me know. Details at http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/575 Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] G1G1 launch parties!
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Samuel Klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hear you. I don't know of anything in LA yet... SF will hopefully have a little something -- Sameer, what do you think? update us after your meeting tomorrow :-) We had our meeting today. Will post slides and photos in a bit. Nothing planned for a release party as yet...just got off the plane last night and still jetlagged. Here are some ideas: 1) show up at their neighborhood Starbucks and Borders stores in groups toting their XOs :-) 2) Take your XO with you wherever you go. To the restaurant, movie, the park, etc. 3) still thinking... Sameer SJ On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Thom Uber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking for ANYTHING in Los Angeles On Nov 14, 2008 11:37 AM, Samuel Klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the weekend for G1G1 launch parties around the world. DC and SF are having regularly scheduled meetings (though I don't know what they are doing sunday night -- come party with us!), and here in Cambridge the Boston-area OLPC community are hosting a Ground Zero G1G1 party, to celebrate the birthday of the 567,890th XO and the one-year anniversary of the xo giving program. It seems we've just grown out of the original venue planned for the event, so I'm doing a quick check to see who will be in town and interested in a little Pantone 361-tinted celebration, to help reserve a suitable place. If you are * going to be within 100km of Cambridge this Sunday * considering coming to our party * no longer on the FBI's Most Wanted list (we don't want to get shut down again) Please send me an offlist email with G1G1 party in the subject line, the # of people you'd be bringing, and your probability of attending. Thanks! SJ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] G1G1 launch parties!
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:37 PM, Carol Farlow Lerche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think public library children's sections, especially around story time and after school. What activities would you suggest at these locations? Offer to do a special program for after school programs at public schools, aimed at early graders. Have a stack of flyers for them to take to their parents. Great idea. Again, what would you suggest that we put on these flyers? I can help put something together that can be used by others who wish to run similar programs/presentations. Sameer On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Sameer Verma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Samuel Klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hear you. I don't know of anything in LA yet... SF will hopefully have a little something -- Sameer, what do you think? update us after your meeting tomorrow :-) We had our meeting today. Will post slides and photos in a bit. Nothing planned for a release party as yet...just got off the plane last night and still jetlagged. Here are some ideas: 1) show up at their neighborhood Starbucks and Borders stores in groups toting their XOs :-) 2) Take your XO with you wherever you go. To the restaurant, movie, the park, etc. 3) still thinking... Sameer SJ On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Thom Uber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking for ANYTHING in Los Angeles On Nov 14, 2008 11:37 AM, Samuel Klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is the weekend for G1G1 launch parties around the world. DC and SF are having regularly scheduled meetings (though I don't know what they are doing sunday night -- come party with us!), and here in Cambridge the Boston-area OLPC community are hosting a Ground Zero G1G1 party, to celebrate the birthday of the 567,890th XO and the one-year anniversary of the xo giving program. It seems we've just grown out of the original venue planned for the event, so I'm doing a quick check to see who will be in town and interested in a little Pantone 361-tinted celebration, to help reserve a suitable place. If you are * going to be within 100km of Cambridge this Sunday * considering coming to our party * no longer on the FBI's Most Wanted list (we don't want to get shut down again) Please send me an offlist email with G1G1 party in the subject line, the # of people you'd be bringing, and your probability of attending. Thanks! SJ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open -- Don't think for a minute that power concedes. We have to work like our future depends on it. -- Barack Obama ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] videos for advocacy
Two new videos for G1G1 advocacy...if you haven't seen them already. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-M77C2ejTwNR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMeX2D4AOjM Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] showing off your XO
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 6:32 AM, Sameer Verma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How many of you plan on showing off your XO in public places? Any ideas? Maybe concerted efforts on showing up at your neighborood cafes, bookstores, libraries, campuses, etc.? I'm putting together a infocard that you can print on card stock or paper and carry it with you. If anyone asks about your XO, do a short pitch Haven't you heard of the OLPC project? This is one of those things that can really change the world! and hand them an infocard. I've uploaded an infocard to http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/578 Feel free to download and modify. Sameer Any other ideas for advocacy and/or awareness are welcome. Speaking of advocacy, how many of you still need to upgrade to the latest Sugar build (significantly better than the one you got via Give 1 Get 1 last year)? Let us know on the list or drop me a note off list so that we can help you upgrade. You'll be surprised at how much better its become! cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [Grassroots-l] Fwd: [IAEP] Important government demo opportunity
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 7:43 AM, Seth Woodworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Greg Dekoenigsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:34 AM Subject: [IAEP] Important government demo opportunity To: iaep [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.netcaucus.org/events/2009/kickoff/demonstrate.shtml If we want to get in front of the United States government and talk the Sugar talk, this is the time. --g ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep ___ Grassroots mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots ...and send President-elect Obama an XO? An XO in the oval office will be a great hint, hint :-) cheers, Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC and 10 trillion dollars?
We show up on slide 5... http://www.slideshare.net/wellington_grey/opportunity-cost-of-george-w-bush-and-10-trillion-dollars Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] November meeting???
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Sameer Verma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 9:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is the OLPC-SF November meeting on the schedule? If so when and where? OLPC-SF November meeting is confirmed for Nov 15 at 10 am. We have two main items. I'll share my experiences with OLPC in India and Joachim Pedersen will present on XO repair center at SF State. Any other items are welcome. Let me know. Details at http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/575 Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ It took a while to post the slides, but it all finally up. See a short report of the November meeting at http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/593 Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] any efforts in Bangladesh?
Does anyone know of any OLPC efforts in Bangladesh? Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Anniversary meet: OLPC-SF Jan 17, 2009 meeting
OLPC-SF will meet on Jan 17, 2009 from 10am to 2pm. Details are posted at http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/602 and on the wiki page at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_San_Francisco_Bay_Area It also shows up at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Events#Upcoming_events_on_wiki.laptop.org See you Saturday! cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC-SF December meeting notes...
Hi, I'm running horribly behind on notes and reports from meetings. Perhaps this is a good indicator that -someone else- should take notes!!! In the mean time, here are photos (mine and Joachim's) from the December meeting. http://public.fotki.com/joachimp/events/olpcevents/20081213olpcsfmeet/ The highlight of that meeting was Taking apart the XO and then putting it back together. I'll post the notes from December and January sometime soon. My semester begins tomorrow, and they pay me to do that work ;-) cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Madagascar?
Is anyone on these lists doing any OLPC-related thing in Madagascar. We have someone in SF who may be able to take a couple of XOs to a school there. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Feb 14 meeting...
Agenda items: * Education, Technology and Outreach: A model for groups and deployments. * Someone from a local school (Starr King?) has 14 XOs and would like to get going with them. This may very well be OLPC-SF's first deployment. Five people from this group will be at the meeting. * Working with a local Montessori, and Elementary Education program at SF State. What should we look at? * Progress report on OLPC-SF XO Repair Center. * Bring your XOs for the usual software upgrades (build 767 aka release 8.2) if you haven't already done so. * School server with the latest stable build (XS-0.5.1). Details posted at: http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/605 and on the wiki at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_San_Francisco_Bay_Area Please forward to anyone who may be interested. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] justin.tv on the XO
Has anyone tried to get the XO to broadcast using justin.tv with Adobe Flash installed? If it works, it would make for a great live broadcaster. Curious before I try it out...not sure if Browse will be allowed to take over the camera and the mic. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [Sugar-devel] justin.tv on the XO
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Luke Faraone l...@faraone.cc wrote: On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Brian Jordan br...@laptop.org wrote: Curious before I try it out...not sure if Browse will be allowed to take over the camera and the mic. Whether this is even possible is another good question. It's worked for me in the past with older build versions, but I haven't tested it recently. -- Luke Faraone http://luke.faraone.cc Was this in Browse, or the Firefox package? I'm assuming you had Adobe Flash on it as well. Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Linux Journal Readers Choice Awards
Linux Journal Choice Awards: http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/readers-choice-awards OLPC is mentioned in the choices and XO and Sugar make good contenders for some of the other categories. Vote with your fingers! Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fwd: Article with picture about OLPC in rwanda
-- Forwarded message -- From: Dov Grobgeld dov.grobg...@gmail.com Date: 2009/2/21 Subject: Article with picture about OLPC in rwanda To: de...@lists.laptop.org This might not be the right place, but I saw the following article that I thought might be of interest: http://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/unga-utomhussurfare-aker-snalskjuts-pa-flygplatsnatet-1.804121 For those of you who are Swedish-ignorant, the author describes that he found a group of youth with green computers outside the airport. They explained to him in very good English that they come there because they get access to the best WiFi network in town. They were supposedly googling for pictures of Bruce Lee och Jean-Claude van Damme. Regards, Dov ___ Devel mailing list de...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] Article with picture about OLPC in rwanda
English translation: http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=_thl=enie=UTF-8u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dn.se%2Fnyheter%2Fvarlden%2Funga-utomhussurfare-aker-snalskjuts-pa-flygplatsnatet-1.804121sl=svtl=enhistory_state0= -- Sameer On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Dov Grobgeld dov.grobg...@gmail.com Date: 2009/2/21 Subject: Article with picture about OLPC in rwanda To: de...@lists.laptop.org This might not be the right place, but I saw the following article that I thought might be of interest: http://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/unga-utomhussurfare-aker-snalskjuts-pa-flygplatsnatet-1.804121 For those of you who are Swedish-ignorant, the author describes that he found a group of youth with green computers outside the airport. They explained to him in very good English that they come there because they get access to the best WiFi network in town. They were supposedly googling for pictures of Bruce Lee och Jean-Claude van Damme. Regards, Dov ___ Devel mailing list de...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fwd: Getting Started XO Camp - Pune
FYI. Please forward to anyone who may be interested. OLPC Pune (India) is at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Pune This event will be at 9am Indian Standard Time. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingtime.html?month=3day=1year=2009p1=1038p2=43p3=0p4=240 Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ -- Forwarded message -- From: Samar knightsa...@gmail.com Date: Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 3:29 AM Subject: Re: Getting Started XO Camp - Pune To: OLPC India olpc-in...@googlegroups.com Hi, I have registered for a channel on www.justin.tv/olpc_pune. If time, resources and lighting permit on 1st March, you can see the whole camp live on the channel. :) Regards, Samar ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [Sugar-devel] justin.tv on the XO
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu wrote: On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu wrote: On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Luke Faraone l...@faraone.cc wrote: On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Brian Jordan br...@laptop.org wrote: Curious before I try it out...not sure if Browse will be allowed to take over the camera and the mic. Whether this is even possible is another good question. It's worked for me in the past with older build versions, but I haven't tested it recently. -- Luke Faraone http://luke.faraone.cc Was this in Browse, or the Firefox package? I'm assuming you had Adobe Flash on it as well. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ So, I've managed to get justin.tv to work on DebXO (which by the way is really well done!). I get to the broadcast page, click on allow in the Flash widget (I've got flash from Adobe on it). The broadcast works, video, and audio. The video has a pink hue though, and it would be ok for Valentine's day, but not otherwise :-) Justin.tv does pick up the video device as v4l2 Any ideas? Of course, this would rock if we could do this via Browse and Gnash. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] Why not just sell the OLPC XO-1?
On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 5:54 AM, Josh Cogliati jjcogliati-o...@yahoo.com wrote: I am curious why OLPC does not sell XO-1s? If they were sold at about 250 - 300 dollars, there would be roughly a 50 - 100 donation for OLPC, and then the price would be reasonably competitive with other netbook prices. Also, I would recommend selling an XO-1 for about 50 dollars more that included a solar panel charger as well as the regular wall charger for a unique selling point. First, I do not work for OLPC and this is my opinion only. It could all be glorified hogwash :-) OK, now that's out of the way, selling a product takes a lot more than sticker price. The sheer logistics of selling, support, maintenance, etc. will take energies away from OLPC's focus. Keep in mind, what you get from G1G1 is not a sale, but a Thank you gift for donating $399 to a registered non-profit. That means, this is not a product you bought. Its just like a hat or a tote bag you may get from your local radio station for donating to their cause. I know the original G1G1 program ended because the logistics were taking up too much time. As I understand it, the second G1G1 program ended basically because not enough were being sold. This is largely incorrect. Donation programs thrive in the last three months of a year, because we usually get generous as it gets closer to tax season. We look for registered charities/non-profits to donate to, and shed the load because Uncle Sam will take it away for sure! So, the program begins in Nov and ends Dec 31. I would be very surprised if it *didn't* happen again this year. I know that OLPC is not in the laptop business, but they still managed to produce the best kids laptop that I know of, and the best laptop to take on a camping trip. Indeed. Yet, its their mission, not their market. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-M77C2ejTw Is there any particular reason OLPC is not to selling them? It would provide at least some money, and with Amazon doing the distribution probably not cause that much of a distraction to OLPCs main mission. Think of it this way. What if Dell started doing what OLPC did and neglected its current market channels? They'd sink like concrete. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC-SF April meeting
April 11, 2009. Details at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_San_Francisco_Bay_Area and http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/628 cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Bryan Berry's interview on FLOSSWeekly
Interesting interview. Bryan Berry is CTO at OLE Nepal. http://www.olenepal.org/ Listen to the interview at http://twit.tv/floss66 cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Sugar on Nokia N810
One of my all time favorite devices gets one of my all time favorite environments! Read on. http://guysoft.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/nokia-n810-running-olpc-sugar/ cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [Marketing] [IAEP] Project process visualization
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 4:55 PM, David Farning dfarn...@sugarlabs.org wrote: Hey Gaurav, The diagram is great! This is what I had originally envisioned for our getting started page on the [www|wiki].sugarlabs.org. The best part about the diagram is how it communicates how all of the different pieces fit together to make the ecosystem work. Yet, individuals can drill down to specific , manageable, areas which they can learn more about. It would be great if you could work with Fred, Christian, Eben, Gary and the rest of the wiki/web guy to create this into an interactive 'map' for the project. FWIW, this rest of us will likely kibitz loudly about your choices for naming and categorization:) David On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Frederick Grose fgr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Gaurav, I like your visualization of the social communication process for the OLPC project. The icons are simple and fun to associate with a concept, the cycles nicely emphasize the iteration needed in all domains, and the overlap with intersections demonstrate the coordination that is needed. I can imagine versions where nodes would be expanded in subsets to show more detail of a process. For example, we could use such a map to explain and guide newcomers to the software development cycle and community tools. Could you share the icons and tools you used to allow others to work on prototypes and drafts for their processes? We could start using more of these and similar icons for tagging concepts in our wikis and Sweet software, and we could use the maps as a navigational aids. Thank you for your contributions! --Fred On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Gaurav Bhushan gaura...@nid.edu wrote: Hi everyone, While I was a student of information design at National Institute of Design, India, I worked on brainstorming and visualizing an ecosystem to support the OLPC project in India. I am attaching a poster representing the same. The idea was to trigger advocacy among key players in Education, Technology and Outreach. It is still very crude, and I can take out more time to work on it if you guys have some feedback and inputs. I feel a lot more can be done in terms of making it interactive. Regards, Gaurav Bhushan User Experience Design Google, India -- Gaurav Bhushan Information Design National Institute of Design, India ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) i...@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep ___ Marketing mailing list market...@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing ___ Marketing mailing list market...@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing Hi Gaurav, Its good to finally see your model on the lists here. I'm also quite pleased that you are done with school and are at Google (Hyd I presume?). Congratulations! I saw Gaurav's model last year when I was visiting Reliance/DBF in India - this is the group that did Khairat (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Khairat_school). Obviously, Gaurav has put a lot of effort into it. My suggestions were to (1) release it under a CC style license and (2) maybe explore an interface (AJAX or otherwise) that would allow Zoom in and Zoom out of different cycles and levels for big picture and drill down details with explanations and links at each level. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC-SF May meeting
May 16th meeting details are posted at http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/637 Looks like a full agenda with a few items yet to be confirmed. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Information flow problem
Hello everybody, Information flow is a critical problem for any organization. Some researchers even point out that an organization is shaped by how information flows within and outside of it. Free flow of information builds networks. Restricted flow of information builds hierarchies. In the OLPC context, information flow happens over several channels: mailing lists, IRC, Talk pages, Wiki pages, phone calls, RT, face-to-face, and IM (did I miss anything?). We all have preferences for channels and applications. One can largely divide the channels into synchronous (IM, Phone, etc) and asynchronous (e-mail, wiki) and the applications that support these channels. We also tend to have preferences for applications: wiki, forum, mailing list, IRC etc. Then, there's the element of public vs private conversations. As a researcher in Information Systems, I find these problems very interesting. Two problems arise: 1) too many channels (example: if I wasn't on the phone conference, I'll miss out the details via IRC) lead to lack of critical mass and fragmentation 2) The application (wiki or IRC or mailing list) is a hammer and every problem looks like a nail that it can fix. Throw it on the wiki is a source of a lot of misery! Then there is the element of fashionable social networking (flickr, twitter, tumblr, etc)...as if e-mail, IM, IRC, and chatter at cafes aren't social networking! That topic is for another day :-) My approach is that we figure out the problem first, and then find a tool to fix it. Activity centric as opposed to application centric. Sound familiar? So, this semester, I worked with five of my graduate students who undertook a Information Systems Analysis and Design project to analyze the OLPC information flow problem and come up with some design concepts. All the students were new to the problem. This was useful because their perspective was quite new and they asked some very good questions. They used phone interviews, e-mails, in-person interviews, and observations on the mailing lists, phone conferences, and the RT system to gather data. A huge thank you to Adam Holt, Seth Woodworth, SJ Klein and a bunch of other who contributed and facilitated. In brief, they have pulled together the following: A general problem mind map (Freemind) Context map (Dia) Data Flow Diagrams (Dia) Entity-Relationship Diagram (Dia) Prototype (Drupal) Report and presentation (OpenOffice) Their semester ends next week, and the report and presentation are due on the 21st. However, given that SugarCamp is this weekend, we'll try to post bits and pieces on the wiki in the hope that it will help with some of the discussion (market...@sugarlabs cc'd). In the spirit of keeping things open and generative, we have decided to release the documents, slides and diagrams under a CC license and also release source files to make modifications easier. We've also stuck with FOSS titles and open formats for all documents - this was a bit of a struggle because some of the tools are not as mature as their proprietary counterparts (Dia vs Visio) and the students were a lot more familiar with the proprietary ones (Visio vs Dia). There are some unfinished pieces, which will hopefully be worked on in the next few months to add better definition to the overall flow of information. Stay tuned to this thread for updates. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [Marketing] [Grassroots-l] Information flow problem
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Bastien bastiengue...@googlemail.com wrote: Just to make sure: maybe I misunderstood Sameer's email. My point was about fixing OLPC's information flow management, not Sugar's. The focus/scope of our project this semester has been the Contributor Program at OLPC. Although many other constituencies plug into this map, we simply didn't have time to do justice to all of them, Sugarlabs included. I'll be the first to point it out that the analysis is by no means complete, but it does provide a good degree of clarity to the process. I hope we can do the same for other constituencies in the next few months. After all, OLPC is still Sugarlabs' largest customer, and Sugar seems to be the only viable source for OLPC XOs in the field - they have to be connected. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ Frederick Grose fgr...@gmail.com writes: According to http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs#Principles, participants and contributors will. One problem might be where best to document. The pending reports should help us sort out that issue. === Principles === In order for Sugar to be successful, it needs the participation of a large number of people who share common goals while maintaining independence, so that each participant has the ability to act independently. For these reasons, Sugar Labs subscribes to the principles described [http://flors.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/ the-paradigm-of-the-open-organization/ here], which are the author's own translation of an [http://web.archive.org/web/20050317231119/http:// interactors.coop/organizacionabierta original text in Spanish.] Identity=== = * Clear mission – Fully disclosed objectives. * Declared commitments – Affinities and aversions explained. * Declared outside connections – Relationships with other organizations explicitly listed. Structure * Horizontal organization – Teams and facilitators work on responsibilities and agreements. * Identified contributors – Who is who, people are reachable. * Clear responsibilities – Who is in charge of what. * Activities described – All of the ongoing work is acknowledged. See [[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/ Wiki_Team/Guide/Wiki_Structure | Wiki Structure]] for a guide to how the wiki models Sugar Labs' structure. Operation * Open participation – Anybody can access the information and get a first responsibility. * Meritocracy – Responsibilities are acquired (or lost) based on one's skills, results, and contributors’ support. * Voluntary (non-)engagement – Nobody is forced to be involved or to keep responsibilities. Information * Regular reports – Reported activities and future plans allow monitoring and participation. * Information accessible – Even internal operational information is available by default. * Explicit confidentiality – It is explained what matters are confidential, why, and who can access them. Goods * Economic model – Feasibility and sustainability plans are exposed. (Please see/contribute to the discussion [[Sugar Labs/Funding|here]].) * Resources – Inventory of items detailing who contributed what and why. * Public accounts – It’s clear where the money comes from and where it goes. * A special [[Sugar Labs/Thank You| thanks]] to our contributors. On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:12 AM, Bastien bastiengue...@googlemail.com wrote: Sounds interesting. It's a useful first step. IMHO the second step is to attribute clear responsabilities to real human beings: who does what when it comes to sending/receiving information. I helped with maintaining the OLPC News page on the wiki for a while. It was not clear who was in charge of this; now that I declined doing it, it is still not clear who have to do it. Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu writes: Information flow is a critical problem for any organization. Some researchers even point out that an organization is shaped by how information flows within and outside of it. Free flow of information builds networks. Restricted flow of information builds hierarchies. In the OLPC context, information flow happens over several channels: mailing lists, IRC, Talk pages, Wiki pages, phone calls, RT, face-to-face, and IM (did I miss anything?). We all have preferences for channels and applications. One can largely divide the channels into synchronous (IM, Phone, etc) and asynchronous (e-mail, wiki) and the applications that support these channels. We also tend to have preferences for applications: wiki, forum, mailing list, IRC etc. Then, there's the element of public vs private conversations. As a researcher in Information Systems, I find these problems very interesting. Two
Re: [Olpc-open] Information flow problem
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu wrote: Hello everybody, Information flow is a critical problem for any organization. Some researchers even point out that an organization is shaped by how information flows within and outside of it. Free flow of information builds networks. Restricted flow of information builds hierarchies. In the OLPC context, information flow happens over several channels: mailing lists, IRC, Talk pages, Wiki pages, phone calls, RT, face-to-face, and IM (did I miss anything?). We all have preferences for channels and applications. One can largely divide the channels into synchronous (IM, Phone, etc) and asynchronous (e-mail, wiki) and the applications that support these channels. We also tend to have preferences for applications: wiki, forum, mailing list, IRC etc. Then, there's the element of public vs private conversations. As a researcher in Information Systems, I find these problems very interesting. Two problems arise: 1) too many channels (example: if I wasn't on the phone conference, I'll miss out the details via IRC) lead to lack of critical mass and fragmentation 2) The application (wiki or IRC or mailing list) is a hammer and every problem looks like a nail that it can fix. Throw it on the wiki is a source of a lot of misery! Then there is the element of fashionable social networking (flickr, twitter, tumblr, etc)...as if e-mail, IM, IRC, and chatter at cafes aren't social networking! That topic is for another day :-) My approach is that we figure out the problem first, and then find a tool to fix it. Activity centric as opposed to application centric. Sound familiar? So, this semester, I worked with five of my graduate students who undertook a Information Systems Analysis and Design project to analyze the OLPC information flow problem and come up with some design concepts. All the students were new to the problem. This was useful because their perspective was quite new and they asked some very good questions. They used phone interviews, e-mails, in-person interviews, and observations on the mailing lists, phone conferences, and the RT system to gather data. A huge thank you to Adam Holt, Seth Woodworth, SJ Klein and a bunch of other who contributed and facilitated. In brief, they have pulled together the following: A general problem mind map (Freemind) Context map (Dia) Data Flow Diagrams (Dia) Entity-Relationship Diagram (Dia) Prototype (Drupal) Report and presentation (OpenOffice) Their semester ends next week, and the report and presentation are due on the 21st. However, given that SugarCamp is this weekend, we'll try to post bits and pieces on the wiki in the hope that it will help with some of the discussion (market...@sugarlabs cc'd). In the spirit of keeping things open and generative, we have decided to release the documents, slides and diagrams under a CC license and also release source files to make modifications easier. We've also stuck with FOSS titles and open formats for all documents - this was a bit of a struggle because some of the tools are not as mature as their proprietary counterparts (Dia vs Visio) and the students were a lot more familiar with the proprietary ones (Visio vs Dia). There are some unfinished pieces, which will hopefully be worked on in the next few months to add better definition to the overall flow of information. Stay tuned to this thread for updates. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ Hi, I'm starting to upload an abridged version of the document as my students finish up sections and make bits and pieces available. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Information_Systems_Analysis_and_Design_Project Keep an eye on it as it evolves! We'll upload the final finished products in a week or so. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] Videos of XO 1.5 in Taipei
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:08 AM, Bastien bastiengue...@googlemail.com wrote: Or maybe olpc.tv can send its videos to our contact at Dailymotion? They can encode it in ogg and make them available for kids at: http://olpc.dailymotion.com Don't hesitate. +1 for sure! Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fwd: OLPC Photos on DVD...
-- Forwarded message -- From: Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 7:32 PM Subject: OLPC Photos on DVD... To: Support Gangsters support-g...@laptop.org I hope some of you will find this useful at your next convention, expo, conference or simply an LCD screen in a public lobby some place ;-) http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/642 and please use the torrent option. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] OLPC Photos on DVD...
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Sameer Vermasve...@sfsu.edu wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 7:32 PM Subject: OLPC Photos on DVD... To: Support Gangsters support-g...@laptop.org I hope some of you will find this useful at your next convention, expo, conference or simply an LCD screen in a public lobby some place ;-) http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/642 and please use the torrent option. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ I got a couple of queries about bit torrent, so here's what I wrote back to those queries. Hope it will help others. === Bit torrent is usually a faster way to get files across. A list of programs are available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BitTorrent_clients How Bit torrent works: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bittorrent.htm On Windows, I'd suggest http://www.bittorrent.com/btusers/download/? After you install the client, click on the link (http://torrents.thepiratebay.org/4942728/olpc-dvd-project.iso.4942728.TPB.torrent) and the download should begin. You can always get the file the old-fashioned way by going to http://opensource.sfsu.edu/files/olpc-dvd-project.iso but it will take longer. md5sum is a way to check the digital signature of the file you download. If the file you downloaded is corrupt or incomplete, the signature won't match. More on md5sum at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md5sum On Windows, you'll need something like http://www.md5summer.org/ The md5sum of the downloaded file should be 5ac2764b021578307834728030b5b77a This last part (md5sum) is a good way to check for the integrity of the file. Files downloaded via bit torrent are automatically checked for such integrity. Files downloaded via the browser may require such testing. Hope this helps. Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC Photo DVD project via LegalTorrents
My OLPC Photo DVD project is now torrenting via LegalTorrents :-) Its much faster than my wimpy home DSL upload. http://beta.legaltorrents.com/torrents/569-olpc-photo-dvd Download, burn, and loop away!!! cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [IAEP] Fwd: An interesting project I stumbled across
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Frederick Grosefgr...@gmail.com wrote: Forwarding to the community... -- Forwarded message -- From: William Schaub Date: Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:31 PM Subject: An interesting project I stumbled across To: Frederick Grose fgr...@gmail.com This looks like something that is right up the alley of the OLPC groups and sugar labs etc. http://www.wizzydigital.org/index.html using UUCP and memory sticks and couriers they are able to connect schools to the internet in areas where there is ZERO connectivity. ... However this whizzy digital courrier could be VERY successfully used on a classroom server or a specially outfitted XO laptop with some extra storage via an added USB storage device. ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) i...@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep +1 Some similar approaches: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sneakernet and http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Motoman Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] learning implode...
My daughter, who is 3 years and 7 months old has largely stayed away from the XO (or for that matter computers in general) other than mimicking me by turning on the XO and giving our guests/visitors an unexpected short speech on let me show you this computer. This is the one laptop per child. She still likes her crayons and Lego blocks. She's on her summer break at home these days, which has forced me to get creative and keep her engaged. I introduced her to implode (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Implode) today. I showed her how to move the arrow (she insists that I call it an arrow and not a mouse because calling it a mouse is just silly) start a new implode game and select three or more blocks of the same color. The goal is to get that smiley face at the end of the game. One demo, plus some hints, and in under three minutes, my daughter has become an implode player. I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E !!! She even taught her mother how to play the game later this evening. For all the arm chair naysayers out there, get with the program! Children are amazing!!! cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [support-gang] OLPCorps blogs
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Yamandu Ploskonkayamap...@bolinux.org wrote: South Africa/Gettysburg College Blog http://gtech-olpc.blogspot.com/ Rwanda/Utah State University/Ungana Foundation http://www.unganaxo.blogspot.com/ Kenya/Baylor/UT at San Antonio/Invisible Children http://ubcolpc09.wordpress.com/ Mauritania/University of Miami/University of Minnisota http://africaxo.blogspot.com/ Mauritania/Cornell http://www.cornellolpc.com/ Uganda/UC Berkley Blog http://berkeleyolpc.wordpress.com/ Tanzania/Tumaini University http://mot-tumaini.blogspot.com/ Ethiopia/Dalarna University and The Royal Institute of Technology(KTH) http://www.olpc2009ethiopia.blogspot.com/ Sierra Leone/Princeton/University of Maryland http://olpcsm.blogspot.com/ Nigeria/University of Lagos http://olpc4nigeria.blogspot.com/ Nigeria/University of Ibadan http://abledisableinxo.blogspot.com/ OLPCorps Tulane University UC Davis – Sierra Leone http://olpckenema.wordpress.com/category/olpcorps/ ___ support-gang mailing list support-g...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang Thanks, Yama! I'm cc'ing olpc-open and grassroots-l I've aggregated all the feeds into one OPML file. You can import this into Google Reader or any other Feed Aggregator. You can also find it at http://www.google.com/reader/shared/user%2F04644957024613667662%2Flabel%2FOLPCorps?hl=en cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ?xml version=1.0 encoding=UTF-8? opml version=1.0 head titleOLPCorps Africa - Aggregated Blogs/title /head body outline text=Able Disable in XO title=Able Disable in XO type=rss xmlUrl=http://abledisableinxo.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default; htmlUrl=http://abledisableinxo.blogspot.com// outline text=Berkeley OLPC's Blog title=Berkeley OLPC's Blog type=rss xmlUrl=http://berkeleyolpc.wordpress.com/feed/; htmlUrl=http://berkeleyolpc.wordpress.com/ outline text=Cornell OLPC title=Cornell OLPC type=rss xmlUrl=http://cornellolpc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default; htmlUrl=http://cornellolpc.blogspot.com// outline text=OLPC - Senegal title=OLPC - Senegal type=rss xmlUrl=http://africaxo.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default; htmlUrl=http://africaxo.blogspot.com// outline text=OLPC 2009_Ethiopia title=OLPC 2009_Ethiopia type=rss xmlUrl=http://olpc2009ethiopia.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default; htmlUrl=http://olpc2009ethiopia.blogspot.com// outline text=OLPCorps Sahn Malen title=OLPCorps Sahn Malen type=rss xmlUrl=http://olpcsm.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default; htmlUrl=http://olpcsm.blogspot.com// outline text=OLPCorps Tulane University amp; UC Davis - Sierra Leone title=OLPCorps Tulane University amp; UC Davis - Sierra Leone type=rss xmlUrl=http://olpckenema.wordpress.com/feed/; htmlUrl=http://olpckenema.wordpress.com/ outline text=TUMAINI UNIVERSITY OLPCorps Africa Team (2009). MOT - TECHNOLOGY GROUP. title=TUMAINI UNIVERSITY OLPCorps Africa Team (2009). MOT - TECHNOLOGY GROUP. type=rss xmlUrl=http://mot-tumaini.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default; htmlUrl=http://mot-tumaini.blogspot.com// outline title=OLPCorps text=OLPCorps outline text=GTECH title=GTECH type=rss xmlUrl=http://gtech-olpc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default; htmlUrl=http://gtech-olpc.blogspot.com// outline text=Ubcolpc09's Blog title=Ubcolpc09's Blog type=rss xmlUrl=http://ubcolpc09.wordpress.com/feed/; htmlUrl=http://ubcolpc09.wordpress.com/ outline text=UNGANA XO Masterminds title=UNGANA XO Masterminds type=rss xmlUrl=http://unganaxo.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default; htmlUrl=http://unganaxo.blogspot.com// /outline /body /opml ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fwd: [TwinCLinG] first Indian python conference
FYI PyCon India 2009 26th and 27th September 2009 Venue: IISC, Bengaluru Sameer -- Forwarded message -- From: Kenneth Gonsalves law...@thenilgiris.com Date: Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 1:38 AM Subject: [TwinCLinG] first Indian python conference To: chenna...@googlegroups.com, Indian Chennai il...@ae.iitm.ac.in, ilug...@yahoogroups.com Cc: ilug-bengal...@googlegroups.com hi, it's going to happen: http://in.pycon.org/2009/ -- regards kg http://lawgon.livejournal.com --- Next Meeting as on our Website: http://ilughyd.org.in ---Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilughyd/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilughyd/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:ilughyd-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:ilughyd-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ilughyd-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC-SF meets on Saturday, July 18, 2009
Details posted at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC-SF meets on 22nd August
Come and find out about South Africa and San Francisco deployments in one meeting!!! We'll also have USB sensors, school servers, and muc much more! Details about the August 22nd meeting are posted at http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/656 Note the room change (We will be meeting in Room 558 instead of 553). See you all there! cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] OLPC-SF meets on 22nd August
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Sameer Vermasve...@sfsu.edu wrote: Come and find out about South Africa and San Francisco deployments in one meeting!!! We'll also have USB sensors, school servers, and muc much more! Details about the August 22nd meeting are posted at http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/656 Note the room change (We will be meeting in Room 558 instead of 553). See you all there! cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Information Systems San Francisco State University San Francisco CA 94132 USA http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ Does anyone who plans on attending have a flip-style camera for recording the presentations? If so, can you bring it ot the meeting? I'll have a SD card with me. Basically, anything that will record to SD is fine. We can post it to Vimeo or some other such site. http://www.theflip.com/products.shtml Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fwd: BBC - dot.life: Can a laptop change the world?
On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 10:54 PM, Robert Howard rihow...@rawbw.com wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/09/can_a_laptop_change_the_world.html ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] any news on getting the new motherboard?
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 9:58 AM, gnome gn...@greenglim.com wrote: Does anyone on this list know if and when the new improved motherboard will be made available to current OLPC folks? I must admit, I'm having a hard time understanding why there's even a question about making it available, but lots more information about plans would be great in any case! ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open By new improved motherboard do you mean the XO 1.5 effort? If so, see http://blog.laptop.org/2009/09/28/xo-1-5-create-collaborate-contribute/ and apply via the Contributor Program. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Center for Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC-SF October meeting...
OLPC-SF will meet on October 17, 2009 from 10am to 2pm at 835 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103. The room is 553 (5th floor). * 10:30 to 11:30 am June Kleider, who just returned from Maroantsetra, Madagascar, will tell us about her adventures with XOs, dugout canoes, and customs/luggage :-) Oh, and she has videos too! * 11:30 am to 12:30pm We'll also have a fairly detailed session on the XS school server (which has hit 0.6 stable), something that StarrKing is actively working with, and Maroantsetra already has in the field. Other deployments may want to place one in the field depending on the needs. The usual suspects will apply: Bring your XOs for updating. Want a 12V car charger? XO power cable? Drop a note to fixm...@gmail.com so that Joachim can work really hard over the next 6 days and bring those for you :-) There's a basement food court for coffee/food, so load up as you see fit. Bring a friend, or two. See tinyurl.com/olpcsf for details. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Center for Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [IAEP] Montessori madness...
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 1:55 AM, Martin Langhoff martin.langh...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu wrote: I've been reading Montessori Madness for a few hours now, and I find Another good one is Montessori Today http://www.amazon.com/Montessori-Today-Comprehensive-Education-Adulthood/dp/080521061X The funny thing is that since I've been exposed to Bryan Berry's poignant theory of education, I can't help looking at Montessori and thinking that it is excellent, but not because Montessori's approach and materials are inherently better. It is excellent because - Montessori teachers are teachers who are clearly smart and passionate about education, and the school environment (principals, etc) share the smarts and the passion. - Parents sending kids to a Montessori school are smart and passionate about education. - The group of kids is small and manageable, so the smart and passionate teachers can work their magic. And that wins. They could teach with computers, or abacuses or post it notes or books written in Esperanto. It's all a catalyst that brings the 3 (purely human!) elements above together. Indirection. A social mind trick. Of course, I like most of Montessori's approach. But remove the human elements and... poof! it's effects will be gone. Montessori strategies in a crowded group with an unenthusiastic teacher have very slim chances. Indeed. My kid goes to a Montessori (which is why I was reading this book) but we've seen several M schools around here, where an indifferent teacher destroys the environment. It reverts to a Pink Floyd'ish assembly-line of faceless students processed into pink filler meat (Cue 4:21 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VUhoD3vM9Q). Interestingly, my current discussions with them are about the introduction of Sugar in that environment (after-school sessions, maybe) but they think the kids are too young. They would like for the kids to be 5 at least... Bryan, you need to postulate your theory more formally :-) Or, become a Maria incarnate...I'm sure a born-again Montessori will get you tremendous following ;-) cheers, Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [IAEP] Montessori madness...
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Gerald Ardito gerald.ard...@gmail.com wrote: I wanted to add something to this conversation. I am a public middle school science teacher, and, as some of you know, the technology facilitator in my building working with our 5th grade students and teachers with a set of 150 XOs. I am sympathetic to the thread of this conversation about Montessori schools. Small classes and passionate teachers, somebody said. I think that this does a disservice to the passionate teachers in all kinds of settings (and I work with very passionate teachers). I spend much of my non-teaching time with teachers who are very interested in transforming education. They have real demands (state and federal assessments, for example) along with student needs, parent expectations and demands, etc. But this does not make them less patient. I believe that transformation takes place in situ. It does not wait for (or need) an ideal situation. My point is that I think that Sugar with and without the XOs has an enormous possibility of empowering children AND their teachers to do great things. Best, Gerald This I agree with. I think Sugar itself provides transport to children and teachers, while the XO acts as a Pinzgauer/Unimog in tough environs (I have an unhealthy desire for machines). It has to be supporting of the current method, while acting to facilitate the change. Most public school environments (including public higher ed) doesn't have the leeway to switch methods overnight. In my opinion, Montessori is an example of what can be done outside of the usual model of schools, but is subject to the constraints of size and manageability. A school (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Bhagmalpur) that I work with in India has 1100+ kids in 8 grades, managed by teachers who are a few shades away from shepherds, with little formal training. ...they naturally gravitate to bamboo canes (interestingly, so did my Catholic school teachers/nuns, but that's another post). I wouldn't dream of teaching them the Montessori method in its entirety, but just a few hours with two XOs revealed a spark in their eyes, which I take to be hope for something better than whipping non-conforming kids. Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Next incarnation of XO at OLPC-SF this Saturday...
In addition to other planned presentations and activities, we will also have a XO 1.5 B2 unit (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_1.5_B2) at the meeting this Saturday (Oct 17, 2009). We'll try to have the machines open in a side-by-side comparison for those who like to see the inner workings. Meeting details are posted at http://tinyurl.com/olpcsf cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Center for Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC-SF Community Summit 2009
We (OLPC-SF) are planning a community summit! OLPC NYC is doing something similar on the 21st, and we'll do our event on the 21st as well. One on the East coast, and one on the West coast! http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea/OLPCSF_Community_Summit_2009 or http://tinyurl.com/olpcsf-summit The event will be an unconference with a Birds of a feather flavor. Please use the wiki or olpcsf mailing list to propose topics, presentations, panels, etc. and make this *your* event. We usually have a problem at the meetings where the topic is too deployment-centric or too technical, and others feel left out. At this event, we'll have parallel sessions for Education Technology and Outreach (we have three rooms) so that you can pick the ones you like and skip the ones you don't! Many of the deployment teams have also agreed to take part in one way or the other. So, start racking your brains and propose topics. Anything OLPC and sugar related goes. Curriculum, Deployment tips and tricks, School Servers, Python hackery, Moodle, Sugar on a Stick, etc. Make it sing! We'll also try to link up with the NYC event at some point and virtually cross-participate. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Center for Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] an interesting article on an article on learning styles...
Almost certainly, you were told that your instruction should match your students' styles. For example, kinesthetic learners—students who learn best through hands-on activities—are said to do better in classes that feature plenty of experiments, while verbal learners are said to do worse. Now four psychologists argue that you were told wrong. There is no strong scientific evidence to support the matching idea, they contend in a paper published this weekhttp://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/index.cfm?journal=pspicontent=pspi/9_3in *Psychological Science in the Public Interest. *And there is absolutely no reason for professors to adopt it in the classroom. http://chronicle.com/article/Matching-Teaching-Style-to/49497/ cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Center for Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Jan 16 meeting
We will meet at SFSU Downtown Center from 10 am to 2pm on Jan 16. The agenda is wide open (other than the 2nd birthday, of course!). Anyone want to add to the agenda, please feel free to write back on this list. We'll also do the usual event updates. *What:* OLPC-SF January 2010 meeting OLPC-SF will meet on January 16, 2010. Items on the agenda: - Meet and greet - 10:00 am to 10:30 am - Open - Minor project updates - 12:00 to ... - OLPC-SF Community Summit 2009 update. - XO 1.5 effort. - Fedora 11 on XO-1. - XO-3 (fantasy track). - - SFSU Lending Library progress report. - School server and content libraries. - The Sugar Book effort. - Sugar on a Stick - Blueberry. *When:* Saturday, January 16, 2010. - 10 am to 2 pm *Where:* Room 558 (note room change), SF State Downtown campus (835 Market St., San Francisco,CA, 94103http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=enq=835+Market+Street,+San+Francisco,+San+Francisco,+Californiasll=37.768747,-122.436275sspn=0.029446,0.057507layer=tie=UTF8ll=37.785249,-122.407061spn=0.00368,0.007188z=17om=1). Note that this location is NOT the main campus. This is the same building as the new Westfield mall that houses Bloomingdale's. Look for the SFSU banner on Market St. between 4th and 5th streets, right next to Walgreens. Take the elevator to the 5th floor. - By car: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/car.htmlhttp://www.sfsu.edu/%7Eparking/directions/downtown_center/car.html - By Muni: http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Eparking/directions/main_campus/car.html http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/muni.htmlhttp://www.sfsu.edu/%7Eparking/directions/downtown_center/muni.html - By BART: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/bart.htmlhttp://www.sfsu.edu/%7Eparking/directions/downtown_center/bart.html A huge thank you to San Francisco State University's College of Business Graduate Program http://cob.sfsu.edu/cob/graduate-programs/overview.cfmfor letting us use a room on Saturdays. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Center for Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] Jan 16 meeting
Correction: Its Room 553, and not 558. Also posted http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/671 and http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_San_Francisco_Bay_Area Sameer On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:04 AM, Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu wrote: We will meet at SFSU Downtown Center from 10 am to 2pm on Jan 16. The agenda is wide open (other than the 2nd birthday, of course!). Anyone want to add to the agenda, please feel free to write back on this list. We'll also do the usual event updates. *What:* OLPC-SF January 2010 meeting OLPC-SF will meet on January 16, 2010. Items on the agenda: - Meet and greet - 10:00 am to 10:30 am - Open - Minor project updates - 12:00 to ... - OLPC-SF Community Summit 2009 update. - XO 1.5 effort. - Fedora 11 on XO-1. - XO-3 (fantasy track). - - SFSU Lending Library progress report. - School server and content libraries. - The Sugar Book effort. - Sugar on a Stick - Blueberry. *When:* Saturday, January 16, 2010. - 10 am to 2 pm *Where:* Room 558 (note room change), SF State Downtown campus (835 Market St., San Francisco,CA, 94103http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=enq=835+Market+Street,+San+Francisco,+San+Francisco,+Californiasll=37.768747,-122.436275sspn=0.029446,0.057507layer=tie=UTF8ll=37.785249,-122.407061spn=0.00368,0.007188z=17om=1). Note that this location is NOT the main campus. This is the same building as the new Westfield mall that houses Bloomingdale's. Look for the SFSU banner on Market St. between 4th and 5th streets, right next to Walgreens. Take the elevator to the 5th floor. - By car: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/car.htmlhttp://www.sfsu.edu/%7Eparking/directions/downtown_center/car.html - By Muni: http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Eparking/directions/main_campus/car.html http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/muni.htmlhttp://www.sfsu.edu/%7Eparking/directions/downtown_center/muni.html - By BART: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/bart.htmlhttp://www.sfsu.edu/%7Eparking/directions/downtown_center/bart.html A huge thank you to San Francisco State University's College of Business Graduate Program http://cob.sfsu.edu/cob/graduate-programs/overview.cfmfor letting us use a room on Saturdays. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Center for Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [OLPC-SF] Jan 16 meeting
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:40 PM, carol ca...@silvermountain.biz wrote: 14 Jan 2009 Dear Sameer, I want to say: THANK YOU, for the otherwise and usually thankless job of organizing the OLPC-SF meetings. Agenda Item for Saturday: OLPC as a harbringer of liberty, a brief share and tell. Explanation: I spoke last week at the International Society for Individual Liberty (ISIL), not on OLPC and not on Afghanistan, but I brought my XO to show to anyone interested. There was much interest, and I was struck by the fact that the Constructivist educational system embodied in OLPC shares the same individualist philosophy as the ISIL. Best regards, Carol Ruth Silver _ Law Offices of Carol Ruth Silver 68 Ramona Avenue San Francisco, CA 94103 415 861 5802 ca...@silverlaw.biz Hi Carol, You are on for tomorrow! 10:30 ish? Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Center for Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC-SF at BALUG tonight
I will be speaking at the Bay Area Linux Users Group (BALUG) tonight. Details are posted at http://www.balug.org/#Meetings-upcoming One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Project: Plan, Updates, Direction, Participation. This presentation will address updates from the OLPC project (hardware, software, networks, schools, teachers, children, parents, etc), its achievements thus far (what works and what does not) and where it is headed in the near future (yes, its still alive). We will also look at how various communities (such as BALUG) can participate in the educational, technological and social contexts. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC-SF May meeting: Afghanistan and Nepal
We will meet at SFSU Downtown Center from 10 am to 2pm on May 15. Carol Ruth Silver, who recently returned from Afghanistan and Nepal, will talk about the deployments there. We'll also do the usual event updates with new builds for XO-1, progress with XO 1.5 and school server hardware progress. What: OLPC-SF May 2010 meeting OLPC-SF will meet on May 15, 2010. Items on the agenda: * Meet and greet - 10:00 am to 10:30 am * Carol Ruth Silver: OLPC Afghanistan and Nepal deployments - 10:30 am to 11:30 am * XO updates - 11:30 am to 12:00 pm * Other updates/discussions - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm * OLPC Realness event. * XO 1.5 effort. * Fedora 11 on XO-1. * School server and content libraries. * Sugar on a Stick v3 - Mirabelle. When: Saturday, May 15, 2010. * 10 am to 2 pm Where: Room 553, SF State Downtown campus (835 Market St., San Francisco,CA, 94103). Note that this location is NOT the main campus. This is the same building as the new Westfield mall that houses Bloomingdale's. Look for the SFSU banner on Market St. between 4th and 5th streets, right next to Walgreens. Take the elevator to the 5th floor. * By car: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/car.html * By Muni: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/muni.html * By BART: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/bart.html A huge thank you to San Francisco State University's College of Business Graduate Program for letting us use a room on Saturdays. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] OLPC-SF May meeting: Afghanistan and Nepal
Also posted at Also posted at http://tinyurl.com/olpc-sf -- Sameer On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu wrote: We will meet at SFSU Downtown Center from 10 am to 2pm on May 15. Carol Ruth Silver, who recently returned from Afghanistan and Nepal, will talk about the deployments there. We'll also do the usual event updates with new builds for XO-1, progress with XO 1.5 and school server hardware progress. What: OLPC-SF May 2010 meeting OLPC-SF will meet on May 15, 2010. Items on the agenda: * Meet and greet - 10:00 am to 10:30 am * Carol Ruth Silver: OLPC Afghanistan and Nepal deployments - 10:30 am to 11:30 am * XO updates - 11:30 am to 12:00 pm * Other updates/discussions - 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm * OLPC Realness event. * XO 1.5 effort. * Fedora 11 on XO-1. * School server and content libraries. * Sugar on a Stick v3 - Mirabelle. When: Saturday, May 15, 2010. * 10 am to 2 pm Where: Room 553, SF State Downtown campus (835 Market St., San Francisco,CA, 94103). Note that this location is NOT the main campus. This is the same building as the new Westfield mall that houses Bloomingdale's. Look for the SFSU banner on Market St. between 4th and 5th streets, right next to Walgreens. Take the elevator to the 5th floor. * By car: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/car.html * By Muni: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/muni.html * By BART: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/directions/downtown_center/bart.html A huge thank you to San Francisco State University's College of Business Graduate Program for letting us use a room on Saturdays. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] slides from March OLPC-SF presentation on XS
Long overdue, but I've finally uploaded my slides from the March presentation at OLPC-SF. http://www.slideshare.net/sverma/xs-olpc-school-server You'll have to log in to get the PDF (site has a Flash-based slideshow). I'll post the PDF and ODP somewhere online shortly. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fall 2010...
Hello everybody, We did an event in the Fall of 2009, focusing on OLPC deployments hosted in the SF Bay Area. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea/OLPCSF_Community_Summit_2009 We are itching to do another event in the Fall this year. I'm told itches are good in the FOSS world :-) We can look into providing a venue in San Francisco (5th and Market). This time around, we'd like to involve educators from elementary education programs from around here, Pythonistas from around here, and of course the micro-deployments we have in the SF Bay Area (Deployments – Afghanistan (Carol Ruth Silver, MTSA) – India (Humaira Mahi Sameer Verma, SFSU) – Jamaica (Sameer Verma Univ. of the West Indies) – Madagascar (June Kleider, XO-ology) – Senegal (Drew Lick-Wilmerding Schools) – South Africa (EduWeavers) – San Francisco (Starr King Elementary) – Uganda (UC Berkeley) ). I've spoken with some of you offlist. I'm looking for feasibility, feedback and enthusiasm. We've had Sugarlabs events. We've had the Realness summit. This is somewhat of a mish-mash. A mingle-and-learn. Would any of you want to be a part of this? We are looking at September/October/November as possible months. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] notes from today's OLPC-SF meeting
The plan is to organize a community event towards the end of October in San Francisco. Expected involvement? OLPC deployments, Sugarlabs, private/micro-deployments, local schools, community centers, Linux/Python groups, solar/alternative energy groups, wireless/network groups...all are welcome! A big thank you to all those who could attend. Notes and photos of the white board are up at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea/OLPCSF_Community_Summit_2010 Please clean up (see photos for reference) and ...feel free to add items. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] XODock from OLPC-SF meeting
We had a student group from San Jose State University with their XODock design which is part of a class project. The physical structure is made up of PVC fittings, but can be replicated with bamboo or wood. You can read more at http://xodock.com Pictures from Saturday's meeting are up at http://is.gd/eJ3WH cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Proclamation, wine, laptops and learning!
We have had an incredible two days thus far at the OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2010. Mayor Gavin Newsom declared October 23, 2010 as One Laptop per Child Day in San Francisco! http://blog.laptop.org/2010/10/22/october-23-is-olpc-day-in-sf/ Here are some photos from the events and sessions. http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157625222079022/ and http://picasaweb.google.com/tuxwingsgroup/Olpc# You can join us online today at 11:30AM and 13:45pm Pacific. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/olpcsf-community-summit-2010 cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC on Colbert Report
What a pleasure to see this project on Colbert Report [1] :-) http://on.fb.me/dqbqga cheers, Sameer [1] ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC in Tunisia?
Anything happening in Tunisia? One of my students (who is from Tunisia) wants to know. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Jamaica pilots
Hello! Its been a very busy week in Jamaica. Here's an update on our pilots. We had an opportunity to visit the two locations of August Town Primary School and Providence Basic School this week. We have a bunch of pictures and videos of children engaged in their Sugar activities on their OLPC XO 1.5 laptops. We now have a channel on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/olpcjamaica and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=129075173804215 The project site is at http://olpcjamaica.org.jm More to come soon. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC SF Community Summit 2011
We are in the planning stages for the upcoming OLPC SF Community Summit 2011. We just got confirmation on the space for: Oct 21 (registration and reception) Oct 22 (full day) Oct 23 (full day) Write back and let us know if you wish to help with organizing of the event. OLPC SF meets June 11, 2011 for its regular monthly meeting at #553, 835 Market St., San Francisco, CA. cheers, Sameer -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fwd: [OLPC-SF] June Meeting TOMORROW 10AM
-- Forwarded message -- From: Aaron Borden adbor...@live.com Date: Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:16 AM Subject: [OLPC-SF] June Meeting TOMORROW 10AM To: OLPC SF olpc...@lists.laptop.org Hello! Tomorrow, Saturday June 11th we'll be meeting at the Downtown SFSU campus Room 553, 835 Market Street in San Francisco from 10AM to 2PM. Hope to see you there! Agenda * Meet Greet * Project updates from Tuva, India, and elsewhere * Blue XO Laptop * 2011 Community Summit planning -Aaron ___ OLPC-SF mailing list olpc...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] [OLPC-SF] June Meeting TOMORROW 10AM
A last-minute announcement: In case anyone is on the fence on attending today's meeting...I will be bringing along my newly acquired Lego WeDo robotics kit, which can be controlled via the XO :-) Hope to see you there! #553, 835 Market St., San Francisco, CA cheers, Sameer On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Aaron Borden adbor...@live.com Date: Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:16 AM Subject: [OLPC-SF] June Meeting TOMORROW 10AM To: OLPC SF olpc...@lists.laptop.org Hello! Tomorrow, Saturday June 11th we'll be meeting at the Downtown SFSU campus Room 553, 835 Market Street in San Francisco from 10AM to 2PM. Hope to see you there! Agenda * Meet Greet * Project updates from Tuva, India, and elsewhere * Blue XO Laptop * 2011 Community Summit planning -Aaron ___ OLPC-SF mailing list olpc...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf -- Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Information Systems Director, Campus Business Solutions San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://opensource.sfsu.edu/ http://cbs.sfsu.edu/ http://is.sfsu.edu/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC SF Community summit poster contest
We are hosting a OLPC community poster contest along with the OLPC SF Community Summit this year. See http://olpcsf.org/CommunitySummit2011/poster and send in your poster, even if you don't plan on attending. We'll put all the PDFs up on the olpcsf site. cheers, Sameer -- Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Professor, Information Systems San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://olpcsf.org/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with OLPC at 1:30pm Eastern time Jan 11, 2012
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/11/live-from-the-engadget-ces-stage-an-interview-with-olpc/ In a show fueled by gadget one-upsmanship, it's nice to see a company actually focused on making a difference in the world. OLPC, the organization that brought the world the ultra-affordable XO laptop will be joining us live at 1:30PM ET. cheers, Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC SF Jan 14 meeting
Come one, come all! OLPC San Francisco Volunteer Community celebrates its 4th birthday! Apart from the usual updates and software installs and XO unbricking we'll have some cake and bubbly. Bring something to drink/eat if you'd like. 10AM to 2PM 835 Market St. #553 San Francisco, CA 94103 cheers, Sameer -- Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Professor, Information Systems San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://commons.sfsu.edu/ http://olpcsf.org/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Digital divide game...
The California Association of Independent Schools (http://caisca.org) has a series of events as part of its professional development program. I will be at one of their events representing OLPC San Francisco and the the OLPC project in general Link: http://olpcsf.org/node/52 cheers, Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] RES: Defining success
On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 1:54 AM, Kevin Mark kevin.m...@verizon.net wrote: On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 10:43:32PM -0800, Sameer Verma wrote: On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:24 PM, Marta Voelcker In fact, in schools where the government has stopped caring or assessing, the teachers actually have more leeway to bring in alternative methods of learning. After six months of trying, I have yet to figure out how my six year old daughter and her classmates can get something like Lego or XO or Sugar into their classroom. This is one of the best funded public schools in San Francisco. Their library has shiny new Windows 7 computers that sit idle :-( Have you tried to bring a bootable USB or CD to those machines? Do you think there would be any obstacle to try it? They are reluctantly open to trying the software on one of their library computers. Cost isn't an issue, because the school district gives them software for free. The real concern from the teachers is that they don't have time to experiment. One of them said that if we had all training materials available to him and he got paid leave to go and get trained, he would perhaps consider. Ironically, this was a teacher who loved Papert's mechanical turtle and Logo back when he was a kid. I'm not giving up as yet, but its tough to introduce any creativity into the classroom that's not already in the curriculum. cheers, Sameer -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux ==.| http://kevix.myopenid.com..| | : :' : The Universal OS| mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/.| | `. `' http://www.debian.org/.| http://counter.li.org [#238656]| |___`-Unless I ask to be CCd,.assume I am subscribed._| Persistence in one opinion has never been considered a merit in political leaders. -- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Ad familiares, 1st century BC ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] All continents covered.
Really? It appears so. Thanks to Tony Forster's blog posting. http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/2012/02/xo-laptop-in-antarctica.html We now have a XO 1.5 in Antarctica! You can click on the photo and look for three dots on the hinge in the larger version. Three dots on the hinge indicate that it's a XO 1.5 When you heat Sugar it caramelizes. What happens to Sugar in extreme cold? Hmm... cheers, Sameer -- Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Professor, Information Systems San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://commons.sfsu.edu/ http://olpcsf.org/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fwd: [Server-devel] XS-0.7 Ometepe released
-- Forwarded message -- From: Daniel Drake d...@laptop.org Date: Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 1:50 PM Subject: [Server-devel] XS-0.7 Ometepe released To: XS Devel server-de...@lists.laptop.org Hi, Named after the island for which it was developed, XS-0.7 Ometepe is released. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Installing_Software_0.7 Changes since beta 2: - Fixed xs-activation listening on IPv6 local Thanks to everyone who has looked at this, and especially to Martin for his help/guidance, and for putting up with high pressure on a tight schedule to get this out the door on time. Today we are installing this on 13 servers to be sent to the island of Ometepe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ometepe), with the remaining 19 to follow soon after. I'll send some photos of the deployment early next month. Thanks, Daniel ___ Server-devel mailing list server-de...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fwd: [OLPC-SF] Pixel Qi Mary Lou in sfgate.com via sf-lug
-- Forwarded message -- From: Grant Bowman grant...@fedoraproject.org Date: Sat, May 12, 2012 at 2:45 PM Subject: [OLPC-SF] Pixel Qi Mary Lou in sfgate.com via sf-lug To: OLPC SF olpc...@lists.laptop.org -- Forwarded message -- From: Bobbie Sellers bliss-sf4e...@dslextreme.com Date: May 12, 2012 9:33 AM Subject: [sf-lug] From One Laptop Per Child to Pixel Qi! To: SF-LUG sf-...@linuxmafia.com I just happened to get a paper when a friend walked off and left it with me and today I looked at it and saw the article. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/11/BU0A1OF5NU.DTL She predicts a screen comparable to the iPad Retine in every way but power consumption. Bobbie ___ OLPC-SF mailing list olpc...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] a little magic, Jamaica style!
A short clip to show how our effort in Jamaica has been growing, one step at a time, with one XO, a few XOS (thank you, Contributor Program) and then some more, and then the idea begins to take root. Those smiles you see are real. So are the math scores. And fototoons. And the kid who goes around the school yard in August Town (http://olpcMAP.net?id=813006), documenting sources of water using Record, for his Water Cycle lesson in Grade 4. Or the six year old at Providence Basic (http://olpcMAP.net?id=810009) who has figured out - on his own - to modify Python code in Pippy to make his own version of the games in there. Kudos to everyone who has helped make this a reality, all the way back to the first meeting on September 5, 2008 at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Of course, many are still plugging away and will continue to do so. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMAZlPWCkw4 We're jammin', Sameer -- Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Professor, Information Systems San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://commons.sfsu.edu/ http://olpcsf.org/ http://olpcjamaica.org.jm/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] The Agility of One Laptop Per Child with CTO Ed McNierney 06/05 by IE Radio | Blog Talk Radio
Approx. 30 minutes. Link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ieradio/2012/06/05/the-agility-of-one-laptop-per-child-with-cto-ed-mcnierney cheers, Sameer ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] Fwd: job openings at OLPC Association
-- Forwarded message -- From: Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu Date: Jul 12, 2012 10:37 PM Subject: job openings at OLPC Association To: Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to help AT laptop.org support-g...@lists.laptop.org Cc: da...@laptop.org via Bob Hacker and David Jessup at OLPC-A. Send resume/queries to David Jessup at da...@laptop.org One Laptop per Child Association Job Vacancy for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Title: OLPC Support Technician Position Summary: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools seeks 4 support technicians to maximize the impact of the One Laptop per Child initiative at selected schools in Project L.I.F.T area. The technician will assist with day-to-day I.T. support, maintenance and installations at the school site: this includes computers, networking equipment, servers, wireless equipment and other I.T. needs. Main Responsibilities: Prepare and maintain technical infrastructure at 2 of the benefited schools Laptop maintenance and repair at 2 of the benefited schools Develop teachers technical skills Assist during teacher training or any laptop activities at school level Provide computer support (respond to support calls/emails; research and solve software and hardware issues; go to the user’s workstation when necessary to assist) Provide daily break-fix functions for software and hardware supported Provide software upgrades as necessary Participate in software testing Create, maintain and deploy software images Install and update software applications Disk backup and recovery Maintain and update inventory Profile: Knowledge and experience with UNIX or Linux system operator or admin operating system and software whether it be Linux or Windows Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred Proficient in computer hardware maintenance Superior problem-solving and analytical skills Excellent organizational and social skills Effective time manager Ability to relate with teachers and non-technical staff as well as children Willingness to work nontraditional hours to ensure program success throughout school district Benefits and Salary: Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included. cheers, Sameer -- Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Professor, Information Systems San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://commons.sfsu.edu/ http://olpcsf.org/ http://olpcjamaica.org.jm/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] Join as a volunteer
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 9:18 AM, majid_abdal...@yahoo.com majid_abdal...@yahoo.com wrote: [Olpc-open] Help needed in Dali Lama school for orphans Join as a volunteer Sent from Samsung Mobile ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open Which school is this? Where are you located? Sameer -- Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Professor, Information Systems San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://commons.sfsu.edu/ http://olpcsf.org/ http://olpcjamaica.org.jm/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
[Olpc-open] OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2012
Registration is now open for the upcoming OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2012. http://www.olpcsf.org/node/70 See you there! cheers, Sameer -- Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Professor, Information Systems San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://commons.sfsu.edu/ http://olpcsf.org/ http://olpcjamaica.org.jm/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
Re: [Olpc-open] OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2012
Note that we will be hosting SugarCamp++ right after the summit. SugarCamp++ will be Oct 22-24 at the same location. cheers, Sameer On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Sameer Verma sve...@sfsu.edu wrote: Registration is now open for the upcoming OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2012. http://www.olpcsf.org/node/70 See you there! cheers, Sameer -- Sameer Verma, Ph.D. Professor, Information Systems San Francisco State University http://verma.sfsu.edu/ http://commons.sfsu.edu/ http://olpcsf.org/ http://olpcjamaica.org.jm/ ___ Olpc-open mailing list Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
