Re: [IAEP] Possible ARM based alternative to the XO?

2011-04-01 Thread Frederick Grose
On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 12:33 AM, William Schaub wrote: > I recently purchased a Genesi Efika MX smartbook ( > https://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook) and so far I'm very > impressed with it. > it only costs about $199 before shipping and it seems to have enough power > to outdo the XO-1 lap

[IAEP] Possible ARM based alternative to the XO?

2011-04-01 Thread William Schaub
I recently purchased a Genesi Efika MX smartbook (https://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook) and so far I'm very impressed with it. it only costs about $199 before shipping and it seems to have enough power to outdo the XO-1 laptops that I have. what do you think about the possibility of u

Re: [IAEP] Fwd: New booki for replacing textbooks with OER

2011-04-01 Thread Thomas C Gilliard
Edward Cherlin wrote: On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 23:59, Thomas C Gilliard wrote: Edward Cherlin wrote: Please take a look at http://booki.flossmanuals.net/ a site for collaborative authoring and publishing of manuals for Open Source software. Sugar Labs has set up another trial instanc

Re: [IAEP] Fwd: New booki for replacing textbooks with OER

2011-04-01 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 23:59, Thomas C Gilliard wrote: > > > Edward Cherlin wrote: >> >> Please take a look at >> >> http://booki.flossmanuals.net/ >> >> a site for collaborative authoring and publishing of manuals for Open >> Source software. Sugar Labs has set up another trial instance of the >>

Re: [IAEP] GetBook activity

2011-04-01 Thread Gonzalo Odiard
Here there are a new unofficial version of GetBooks to test. You can download it from http://dev.laptop.org/~gonzalo/GetBooks-6.xo (the name of the file is the same, but is updated) New improvements: * Don't save entry in the Journal. * Download cover images in separated threads to do the UI more r

Re: [IAEP] Fwd: New booki for replacing textbooks with OER

2011-04-01 Thread Thomas C Gilliard
Edward Cherlin wrote: Please take a look at http://booki.flossmanuals.net/ a site for collaborative authoring and publishing of manuals for Open Source software. Sugar Labs has set up another trial instance of the same booki software for OER development. I am arranging for some further admini

[IAEP] Fwd: New booki for replacing textbooks with OER

2011-04-01 Thread Edward Cherlin
Please take a look at http://booki.flossmanuals.net/ a site for collaborative authoring and publishing of manuals for Open Source software. Sugar Labs has set up another trial instance of the same booki software for OER development. I am arranging for some further administrative changes so that w

[IAEP] NOW: OLPC Contributors Program Mtg (#olpc-meeting, 3PM EDT, Apr 1)

2011-04-01 Thread Holt
Please join us now, voting for the latest OLPC/Sugar community projects over IRC Live Chat, to make the best project allocations & mentoring relationships--starting right here: http://forum.laptop.org/chat Then type at bottom: /join #olpc-meeting AGENDA: * Sunday's 9PM EST Philippines Deploym

Re: [IAEP] [Systems] Sugar Labs website: call for content

2011-04-01 Thread Bernie Innocenti
On Fri, 2011-04-01 at 11:12 -0400, Mike DeVine wrote: > Dear Sugar Labs community members, > > This is Mike DeVine, one of the RIT students working on the redesign > for the Sugar Labs website. As you may have read in an earlier email > from Sean Daly, we're currently looking for any and all cont