Re: [Sugar-devel] GSM/CDMA Modems support (part II)
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 14:47, Daniel Drake d...@laptop.org wrote: On Wed, 2009-11-25 at 09:36 -0500, Martin Abente wrote: Would a patch that extends the allowed connection types be accepted in the 0.84 branch (that will be shipped with F11) ? Depends on the patch, but in general one requirement I've been putting on patches for OLPCs 0.84 fork is that the patches must already be in sugar master. So this should be your first port of call... I'll be happy to work with Martin (and whoever else) on this. From looking at http://trac.paraguayeduca.org/browser/nmbridge , Paraguay Educa has already the required skills to do a great work there. Regards, Tomeu -- «Sugar Labs is anyone who participates in improving and using Sugar. What Sugar Labs does is determined by the participants.» - David Farning ___ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
[Sugar-devel] GSM/CDMA Modems support (part II)
Hello again everyone! As I mentioned in my last email to de...@lists.laptop.org, there is a real need for a GSM/CDMA usb modem support in our region since thats the most common/available service in rural locations. In my last email I proposed to the OLPC guys to include the option module to their builds, _but_ theres another problem concerning sugar connections management. Currently it is not allowed to manage non-802.11 connections. I checked the code at jarabe/model/network.py and I think it needs the proper extensions/changes to at least be able to store other connections types. Would a patch that extends the allowed connection types be accepted in the 0.84 branch (that will be shipped with F11) ? I say at least because this would allow other applications that interact with NM (ie via Dbus) to configure/set this device letting us postpone the need to extend the Sugar UI itself. I already wrote a prototype app for this that is actually working on the Gnome environment [1]. What do you guys think? Saludos, Martin Abente (tch) [1] http://trac.paraguayeduca.org/browser/nmbridge ___ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
Re: [Sugar-devel] GSM/CDMA Modems support (part II)
On Wed, 2009-11-25 at 09:36 -0500, Martin Abente wrote: Would a patch that extends the allowed connection types be accepted in the 0.84 branch (that will be shipped with F11) ? Depends on the patch, but in general one requirement I've been putting on patches for OLPCs 0.84 fork is that the patches must already be in sugar master. So this should be your first port of call... Daniel ___ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
Re: [Sugar-devel] GSM/CDMA Modems support (part II)
On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Martin Abente mabe...@paraguayeduca.org wrote: As I mentioned in my last email to de...@lists.laptop.org, there is a real need for a GSM/CDMA usb modem support in our region since thats the most common/available service in rural locations. Hola Martin, question: are you planning on giving a GSM/CDMA card to each child with an XO? Or to configure the local XS to have a GSM/CDMA connection that provides the upstream connection which is then shared by all XO users that connect to the XS? If you want to set things up on the XS, we can probably come up with scripts that get it online as soon as you plug the modem into the XS. (So: unplug to disconnect). cheers, m -- martin.langh...@gmail.com mar...@laptop.org -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
Re: [Sugar-devel] GSM/CDMA Modems support (part II)
On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:13:41 +0100, Martin Langhoff martin.langh...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Martin Abente mabe...@paraguayeduca.org wrote: As I mentioned in my last email to de...@lists.laptop.org, there is a real need for a GSM/CDMA usb modem support in our region since thats the most common/available service in rural locations. Hola Martin, question: are you planning on giving a GSM/CDMA card to each child with an XO? No, but teachers and parents has been asking us about this in every meeting we attended so far since they only got Internet access at schools. Or to configure the local XS to have a GSM/CDMA connection that provides the upstream connection which is then shared by all XO users that connect to the XS? If you want to set things up on the XS, we can probably come up with scripts that get it online as soon as you plug the modem into the XS. (So: unplug to disconnect). Thats not our case, all our school servers are working with WiMax connections, which it's infrastructure requirements are fine for a school. But in countries like Paraguay with a high rate of cellphone usage and coverage (which is an interesting phenomena, considering our country reality), gsm/cdma modems are by far the most common and acquirable service. ___ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
Re: [Sugar-devel] GSM/CDMA Modems support (part II)
Hi On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Martin Abente mabe...@paraguayeduca.org wrote: On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:13:41 +0100, Martin Langhoff martin.langh...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Martin Abente mabe...@paraguayeduca.org wrote: As I mentioned in my last email to de...@lists.laptop.org, there is a real need for a GSM/CDMA usb modem support in our region since thats the most common/available service in rural locations. Hola Martin, question: are you planning on giving a GSM/CDMA card to each child with an XO? No, but teachers and parents has been asking us about this in every meeting we attended so far since they only got Internet access at schools. Or to configure the local XS to have a GSM/CDMA connection that provides the upstream connection which is then shared by all XO users that connect to the XS? If you want to set things up on the XS, we can probably come up with scripts that get it online as soon as you plug the modem into the XS. (So: unplug to disconnect). Thats not our case, all our school servers are working with WiMax connections, which it's infrastructure requirements are fine for a school. But in countries like Paraguay with a high rate of cellphone usage and coverage (which is an interesting phenomena, considering our country reality), gsm/cdma modems are by far the most common and acquirable service. This is also truth for Colombia, satellite internet is very expensive although in some places is offered by the government, and there are GSM/CDMA modems with a broad use and cheaper fares and wider coverage, although with some problems of wideness of the communication band and re-use of the channel. ___ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel ___ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
Re: [Sugar-devel] GSM/CDMA Modems support (part II)
2009/11/26 Martin Abente mabe...@paraguayeduca.org Hello again everyone! As I mentioned in my last email to de...@lists.laptop.org, there is a real need for a GSM/CDMA usb modem support in our region since thats the most common/available service in rural locations. Have you looked at the project RapidSMS, developed with support from Unicef? [1] RapidSMS is designed to run on any standard computer paired with a standard GPRS modem or certain models of cell phones.[2] I have been lurking on their lists for a while, with my interest in the Sahana Disaster Management System[3], but have gathered that at its core is a python library, pyGSM [4]. I don't know if there is a PyGTK front end. Best of luck! @timClicks [1] http://rapidsms.org/ [2] http://www.rapidsms.org/getting-started/tech-basics/ [3] http://sahana.lk/ [4] http://www.rapidsms.org/code/libraries/ ___ Sugar-devel mailing list Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel
