Re: [IAEP] linuxtag 2009

2009-06-10 Thread Simon Schampijer
On 06/09/2009 09:45 PM, Max Spevack wrote: On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, David Farning wrote: True to the type of response I have grown the expect (and greatly appreaciate), Max basically said the more the merrier at FudCon. Lets see what sort of good things we can make happen. I'll let Max explain

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] Please help us choose a Sugar on a Stick boot animation sequence by tomorrow

2009-06-10 Thread Bastien
Sean DALY sdaly...@gmail.com writes: Ring of Dots http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Marketing_Team/Boot_Logo#XO_Sugar_Boot_With_Overlap +1 -- Bastien ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org

Re: [IAEP] [Grassroots-l] collaborative testing session (tomorrow's meeting) reminder

2009-06-10 Thread Bert Freudenberg
On 09.06.2009, at 16:16, David Van Assche wrote: Hi folks, This is a reminder about the collaborative sugar testing session we are having tomorrow, Wednesday 10th June at 20:00 UTC (That is 4 pm EDT, 3pm EST, 2 pm CST, 1 pm MST, and 12 pm PST, most of Europe that will be 9 pm, 8 pm

Re: [IAEP] Texas Tech University work with XO/Sugar

2009-06-10 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 22:56, Sean DALYsdaly...@gmail.com wrote: Wow I can't wait to see that (can't on this machine) I'm interested in transcoding this to Ogg Theora, do you think we could ask him for a higher-quality source version I could transcode? is it CC, could we put it up on the

[IAEP] Fwd: [Olpc-france] Sugar Screencasts

2009-06-10 Thread Sean DALY
New screencasts from OLPC France! -- Forwarded message -- From: Bastien bastiengue...@googlemail.com Date: Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 4:13 PM Subject: [Olpc-france] Sugar Screencasts To: olpc-fra...@lists.laptop.org, OLPC Fr Bureau memb...@lists.olpc-france.org Bonjour à tous, J'ai

[IAEP] Fwd: [Sugar-devel] More sugar screencasts

2009-06-10 Thread Walter Bender
These are great. -walter -- Forwarded message -- From: Bastien bastiengue...@googlemail.com Date: Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:15 AM Subject: [Sugar-devel] More sugar screencasts To: sugar-de...@lists.sugarlabs.org Hi all, I rolled over my sleeves and did some screencasts:  

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread James Simmons
Sean, I had another thought. Activities can be included in up to three categories on ASLO. So, in addition to GCompris we could also have a Core category (or Pre-Installed or some other agreed upon phrase) that would include all the Activities that are installed by default. This would

Re: [IAEP] [Grassroots-l] collaborative testing session (tomorrow's meeting) reminder

2009-06-10 Thread David Van Assche
Hmm ok, I stand corrected :-) I'm wondering now where I got the 20:00 time from... David On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Bert Freudenberg b...@freudenbergs.dewrote: On 09.06.2009, at 16:16, David Van Assche wrote: Hi folks, This is a reminder about the collaborative sugar testing

[IAEP] [Updated Invitation] Collaboration Te sting Session @ Wed Jun 10 3pm – 5pm (iaep @lists.sugarlabs.org)

2009-06-10 Thread Frederick Grose
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Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread Sean DALY
I think that's a great idea - will be very helpful in identifying the classics. i don't mind trying to write the instructions if someone else can edit post them. thanks Sean On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 4:37 PM, James Simmonsjim.simm...@walgreens.com wrote: Sean, I had another thought.  

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread Martin Dengler
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 05:34:29PM +0200, Sean DALY wrote: I think that's a great idea - will be very helpful in identifying the classics. It'd be great if the classifications found happened to, or could be easily made to, be sensibly related to the classifications used for quite some time now:

[IAEP] Booth Banner page on wiki!

2009-06-10 Thread Sean DALY
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Marketing_Team/BoothBanners I have managed to create a Booth Banner page on the wiki. Still have to add the links to the source PDF files though (they are uploaded but I need to write the markup for the links). I have updated the Marketing Team/resources page as well

Re: [IAEP] [Marketing] Booth Banner page on wiki!

2009-06-10 Thread Mike Lee
Sean, All looks fab. Thanks to all involved, having a tested PDF will save our DC crew some hoops. We will look for a local supplier as there are plenty. Mike On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Sean DALY sdaly...@gmail.com wrote: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Marketing_Team/BoothBanners I

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread James Simmons
Martin, First and foremost ASLO has to make sense to grade school kids and their teachers. That's why I didn't care for GCompris as a category. Now since we can give an Activity up to three Categories it might make sense to have one for the stuff that comes pre-installed. Other than that,

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread Martin Dengler
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 11:48:43AM -0500, James Simmons wrote: Martin, First and foremost ASLO has to make sense to grade school kids and their teachers. Sure - I'm agreeing That's why I didn't care for GCompris as a category. I didn't see that as an issue. Now since we can give an

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread Aleksey Lim
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 05:34:29PM +0200, Sean DALY wrote: I think that's a great idea - will be very helpful in identifying the classics. I've created Fructose(but not sure about name) category for that reason i don't mind trying to write the instructions if someone else can edit post

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread Sean DALY
FWIW, I have tried and failed to understand fructose, glucose, honey, etc. When I get around to writing a little Activity I guess I'll climb that learning curve. I'm sure it's a useful classification system, but I don't think teachers, parents, or Learners need any level of system architecture

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread Martin Dengler
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 04:47:07PM +0100, Martin Dengler wrote: I'm not saying the existing Taxonomy is the sexiest or most-comprehensible-to-the-outsider, but it's well-aligned with the development/deployment processes and if we promote a completely orthogonal categorization it may cause a

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread Martin Dengler
I think we're in violent agreement: different taxonomies are great in that they can serve different needs [and we don't want to confuse anyone if we can help it]. pgpF0WVPFERkY.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread Aleksey Lim
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 07:08:45PM +0200, Sean DALY wrote: FWIW, I have tried and failed to understand fructose, glucose, honey, etc. When I get around to writing a little Activity I guess I'll climb that learning curve. I'm sure it's a useful classification system, but I don't think

Re: [IAEP] [Marketing] [Sugar-devel] Please help us choose a Sugar on a Stick boot animation sequence by tomorrow

2009-06-10 Thread Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero
FWIW + 1 Ring of dots :) Rafael Ortiz On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Faisal Sadeq Khan o...@sadeq.me.ukwrote: +1 Ring of dots Best wishes. Faisal -- One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Opening new opportunities to children the world over. http://laptop.org/en/vision 2009/6/10

[IAEP] some activities aren't in activities.sugarlabs.org

2009-06-10 Thread Pilar Saenz
Hi Just a report... For install all callaboration test activities, i search them at activities.sugarlabs.org. I can't find sugar-tamtam-common sugar-write sugar-xomail (sugar-sweetmail) sugar-clock sugar-connect sugar-drgeo-activity sugar-evince sugar-fiftytwo sugar-journal sugar-physics

Re: [IAEP] some activities aren't in activities.sugarlabs.org

2009-06-10 Thread David Van Assche
Yes, these activites were based on what comes preinstalled on the openSUSE sugar build... it may be that some of these activities are only available on the live cd/dvd/usb/vm kind regards, David Van Assche On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Pilar Saenz mapis...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Just a

[IAEP] Links to Excellent Materials for the XO in Peru

2009-06-10 Thread Caryl Bigenho
Hi...You have to see these wonderful materials coming out of Peru! Even if you don't read Spanish, they are worth looking at. You will get the general idea anyway. The message from Nelson Molano translates as: Good afternoon, I am sharing a couple of links with you that I have found from our

Re: [IAEP] Booth Banner page on wiki!

2009-06-10 Thread Gary C Martin
On 10 Jun 2009, at 17:22, Sean DALY wrote: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Marketing_Team/BoothBanners I have managed to create a Booth Banner page on the wiki. Still have to add the links to the source PDF files though (they are uploaded but I need to write the markup for the links). I've

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] ASLO Suggestion

2009-06-10 Thread Gary C Martin
Hi James, On 10 Jun 2009, at 17:48, James Simmons wrote: Martin, First and foremost ASLO has to make sense to grade school kids and their teachers. That's why I didn't care for GCompris as a category. Now since we can give an Activity up to three Categories it might make sense to

[IAEP] Subscribing to planet

2009-06-10 Thread David Farning
At the risk of revealing my low level of web foo Is it possible to subscribe to planet.sugarlabs.org. I forget to check it and end up missing the older posts. david ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)

Re: [IAEP] Subscribing to planet

2009-06-10 Thread Luke Faraone
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 20:44, David Farning dfarn...@sugarlabs.org wrote: At the risk of revealing my low level of web foo Is it possible to subscribe to planet.sugarlabs.org. I forget to check it and end up missing the older posts. Yes, see http://planet.sugarlabs.org/atom.xml --

Re: [IAEP] Subscribing to planet

2009-06-10 Thread David Farning
thanks On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Luke Faraonel...@faraone.cc wrote: On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 20:44, David Farning dfarn...@sugarlabs.org wrote: At the risk of revealing my low level of web foo Is it possible to subscribe to planet.sugarlabs.org. I forget to check it and end up

[IAEP] Sugar Digest 2009-06-10

2009-06-10 Thread Walter Bender
===Sugar Digest=== 1. In a week full of accomplishments, one event stands out. Caroline Meeks has received a grant from the Gould Foundation in support of the Sugar-on-a-Stick pilot at a Boston public elementary school. We'll begin the pilot by participating in a five-week summer program, which