Upgrading the kernel

2007-11-15 Thread Ricardo Carrano
Hi! I am trying to upgrade the kernel of a XO, but something is missing: According to the wiki: rpm -ivh kernel-rpm cp -a /boot/* /versions/boot/current/boot/ But the files are not being installed on the /boot, so the cp returns that every file is the same. If I do 'rpm -qi kernel' both

Unicode in filenames

2007-11-15 Thread C. Scott Ananian
Joyride-277 doesn't validate, because it contains a file from the library with a filename in non-normalized unicode. The file is named 'Annobo?n_Bioko-thumb.jpg', where the ? should be a separated accent on the o, but it is actually stored on the filename with a combined 'o+accent' glyph. Now,

Re: [sugar] project idea: Interactive-Sugar-Online-Simulation (ISOS)

2007-11-15 Thread Michael Stone
On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 12:36:26AM -0600, Ryan Pavlik wrote: How feasible would it be to run multiple Sugars on a terminal server somewhere, and serve it up over the Java VNC client? It would require the least Web-facing modifications. Ryan Is

Re: [sugar] ISOS server

2007-11-15 Thread Todd Kelsey
that looks extremely wonderful -- perhaps there is a roadmap to make it easier for everyday folks, maybe through some kind of self-extracting package that preconfigures vncviewer, and to find a central server where someone could set up the instance (I may be able to get a dedicated server for

Re: [sugar] ISOS server

2007-11-15 Thread Christoph Derndorfer
Hello everyone, it's great to see all your feedback, I really think it's a sign of just how much potential Eduardo's idea has! I have created a sort of stub for Project ISOS entry on the wiki, you can find it at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Project_ISOS I'd suggest we collect all of our ideas

Re: Unicode in filenames

2007-11-15 Thread Dan Williams
On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 09:54 -0500, C. Scott Ananian wrote: Joyride-277 doesn't validate, because it contains a file from the library with a filename in non-normalized unicode. The file is named 'Annobo?n_Bioko-thumb.jpg', where the ? should be a separated accent on the o, but it is actually

New joyride build 281

2007-11-15 Thread Build Announcer Script
http://xs-dev.laptop.org/~cscott/olpc/streams/joyride/build281/ -loudmouth.i386 0:1.2.3-1.fc7 +loudmouth.i386 0:1.2.3-2.fc7 -olpccontents.i386 0:1.6-0 +olpccontents.i386 0:1.7-0 -olpcupdate.i386 0:1.1-0 +olpcupdate.i386 0:1.2-0 -telepathy-gabble.i386 0:0.7.1-0.3.olpc2 +telepathy-gabble.i386

News Reader hosting application

2007-11-15 Thread Owen Williams
1. Project name : News Reader 2. Existing website, if any : penguintv.sourceforge.net 3. One-line description : This is the news reader that's already on the laptop 4. Longer description : The news reader is based on PenguinTV and aims to fully

Re: News Reader hosting application

2007-11-15 Thread Marco Pesenti Gritti
On Nov 15, 2007 10:32 PM, Owen Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 10. Shell accounts don't need You need a shell account if you plan to get the .xo in joyride... Marco ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org

Re: News Reader hosting application

2007-11-15 Thread Bert Freudenberg
In fact, you *only* need a shell account. - Bert - On Nov 15, 2007, at 23:11 , Owen Williams wrote: oh I thought it would be done through ftp. Then I'll also need one shell account for ywwg so I can feel the joy, please. owen On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 22:59 +0100, Marco Pesenti Gritti

Re: Telling time (was: StopWatch activity)

2007-11-15 Thread nick knouf
Bert Freudenberg writes: I question the very assumption that continuously telling the time is even remotely important on a learning machine for kids in elementary school age. Dealing with time is a critical life skill that must be learned. Having a clock is thus very important. Whose

Re: [sugar] ISOS server

2007-11-15 Thread Todd Kelsey
Beautiful. There's a couple of different hosting entities I'm contact with which may be open to hosting. On scalability, what i suggest is that the easier to do serve as a means to empower the harder to do (but more useful). Sugar OS Lite (rich web app): Lets people try it out -- get a sense of

Re: News Reader hosting application

2007-11-15 Thread Owen Williams
oh I thought it would be done through ftp. Then I'll also need one shell account for ywwg so I can feel the joy, please. owen On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 22:59 +0100, Marco Pesenti Gritti wrote: On Nov 15, 2007 10:32 PM, Owen Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 10. Shell accounts don't

Re: Msoffice on xo

2007-11-15 Thread John (J5) Palmieri
On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 20:10 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would it be possible to set up an inexpensive data center in china, put an application server together, and serve windows xp and ms office (at the $3 educational pricing) Remember that is $3 per user , and then serve them through

A Clock project in Etoys

2007-11-15 Thread Yoshiki Ohshima
Hello, After having a conversation with one of my colleague (Ian), I couldn't resist, and I happened to have some spare time while helping a TA as an unofficial TA. So I made a Clock project in Etoys. The file is available at: http://dev.laptop.org/~yoshiki/etoys/Clock.004.pr One way

Re: Unicode in filenames

2007-11-15 Thread Albert Cahalan
On Nov 15, 2007 11:51 PM, C. Scott Ananian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 15, 2007 2:43 PM, Albert Cahalan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: C. Scott Ananian writes: The accepted standard is to use precomposed glyphs. This is compatible with the Linux kernel, with Windows, and with many other

Re: Clocks, calendars and time ;-)

2007-11-15 Thread Ed Montgomery
Ah, forgive me for butting in once again...;-) I just gotta say I love these discussions you're having. Apparently the wikipedia clock/stopwatch articles weren't enough...ok, try this for today's date and time: http://www.ecben.net/calendar.shtml You both have valid points, there is no right or

Re: Devel Digest, Vol 21, Issue 38

2007-11-15 Thread Ed Montgomery
Ah, forgive me for butting in once again...;-) I just gotta say I love these discussions you're having. Apparently the wikipedia clock/stopwatch articles weren't enough...ok, try this for today's date and time: http://www.ecben.net/calendar.shtml You both have valid points, there is no right or