Mahabir, I would say a couple of hours of work a week but it will increase if we can set it up to so it can eventually be used in other parts of the world say in Ghana for example where OVF is testing out its Open Digital Village concept.
Also Ed Cherlin might be able to help or know people who might assist. He is a volunteer for the OLPC wiki. I cced him. I also will ask around to others in my network who might have links with OLPC. I think they have a network of volunteers to help projects like yours. Also my thought would be that it would be good first step to set up wiki or work group to begin to set up the framework for this learning program. MediaWiki, Moodle or Drupal seem like good options for doing this. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 8:17 PM To: Discuss list on the World Summit on Free Information Infrastructure Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Discuss list on the World Summit on Free Information Infrastructure' Subject: Re: [wsfii-discuss] OLPC - Factfile: XO laptop/Help needed Hello Jeff; We need lots of volunteer help to develop open source learning materials for the school children in Nepal. We need programmers, who can put the materials that we will develop in Nepali and together. Right now we are organizing ourselves and I will let you know the kind of help we need from you. Please let me know how much time you have and what area you can help. That will be nice to know at this moment. Thanks. Mahabir > Mahabir, > > Let me know what you need specifically in terms of assistance so that I > can consider how I might help. > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 2:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discuss list on the World Summit on Free > Information Infrastructure > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [wsfii-discuss] OLPC - Factfile: XO laptop > > Hello All; > > Yes, the machine has the capability and we are testing that machine in > Nepal. We are now working on to develop contents for the students. That > is > why I had sent a request letter about two weeks ago asking if you would > be > interested to help develop contents for the laptops using open source. > > Please let me know if you can spare time for this project. Our plan is > to > do pilot testing the laptops in some school and them try to get the > laoptops as many as we could. In case we can not get the leptops, we > will > be able to use the contents in Linux machines. > > Mahabir > >> See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm for an > accessible >> (non-ultra-geek) Factfile on the XO >> >> Especially interesting is the info on network connectivity: " Using >> standard wireless protocols, the laptops are automatically able to > form >> a "mesh network" where each machine acts as both laptop and router, > able >> to pass information between computers." >> >> There is a flash based demo of a mesh network between laptops, and >> between laptops and internet routes. >> >> Hope this is helpful for someone. >> >> Rob >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> wsfii-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/wsfii-discuss >> > > > _______________________________________________ > wsfii-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/wsfii-discuss > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.14/912 - Release Date: > 7/22/2007 7:02 PM > > > > _______________________________________________ > wsfii-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/wsfii-discuss > _______________________________________________ wsfii-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/wsfii-discuss _______________________________________________ wsfii-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/wsfii-discuss
