[Olpc-open] June-August XP tests (was Re: Language support for dual-boot trials)

2008-05-18 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 6:44 AM, Nicholas Negroponte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The June-August tests are small pilots and not dual boot. Open Firmware for dual boot will be ready in about 45 days. Qualification follows. So it [dual-boot XO] will be after September. Would you say so publicly,

[Olpc-open] Re dual boot XO: Olpc-open Digest, Vol 23, Issue 18

2008-05-18 Thread gnome
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

Re: [Olpc-open] Re dual boot XO: Olpc-open Digest, Vol 23, Issue 18

2008-05-18 Thread Sameer Verma
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.

Re: [Olpc-open] Re dual boot XO: Olpc-open Digest, Vol 23, Issue 18

2008-05-18 Thread M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
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.

Re: [Olpc-open] Re dual boot XO: Olpc-open Digest, Vol 23, Issue 18

2008-05-18 Thread gnome
As Steve says, for the laptop crew (of which I'm definitely one) Sugar isn't too important. I do think that's a fun OS and like having it as a boot option, but it needlessly complicates my life when I have work to do or writing that needs to be sent to people working in Win/Mac/*nix. The

Re: [Olpc-open] Constructionism (was Re: XP on OLPC - a contrarian view)

2008-05-18 Thread Albert Cahalan
On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Edward Cherlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Albert Cahalan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 6:28 AM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stop here, and please _read_ on constructionism. (Hint: most of the

Re: [Olpc-open] [Grassroots-l] OLPC grassroots events in June

2008-05-18 Thread Mel Chua
For experienced hackers: You almost certainly don't need to read the rest of this email, since you'll work on things you find interesting with or without additional encouragement. ;) For newbies: Now. I know the bootcamp prerequisites may look daunting to some people, but I would personally

Re: [Olpc-open] [Grassroots-l] More Announcements - OLPC GrassCon

2008-05-18 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Alex Keybl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, It's great to hear about all the activity happening within the grassroots community in June! I'm sure all of these events will facilitate greater communication among us. For the past few months, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Olpc-open] More Announcements - OLPC GrassCon

2008-05-18 Thread Alex Keybl
Hey all, It's great to hear about all the activity happening within the grassroots community in June! I'm sure all of these events will facilitate greater communication among us. For the past few months, [EMAIL PROTECTED] members have been preparing for an online conference as a

Re: [Olpc-open] Re dual boot XO: Olpc-open Digest, Vol 23, Issue 18

2008-05-18 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Sameer Verma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The matter of Windows booting off of an SD card came into the picture because supposedly some governments have asked for it. Notably Egypt. However, booting XP off the card is half the picture. The stack isn't complete