On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 5:46 AM, Kim Quirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OLPC's focus is on development, funding and delivery of laptops to the least > developed countries. The expectations for features, testing, support, > logistics, delivery, IT and RF infrastructure (to name a few things) are > widely different between schools in Rwanda and those in NYC (for example). > We just don't have the man-power today to meet these expectations > world-wide.
So we at OLPC Chicago are on our own, then? > There are a number of partnerships that we are investigating that can help > us by taking on some of these efforts themselves, but it will take time. > Finding a 'sales' team is not the immediate problem to selling in the US. What is, then? Some of us would like to take on whatever role you feel is needed. > Kim > > > > On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 7:08 AM, Simon Schampijer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Edward Cherlin wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Michael Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > ... > > >> Chris, Scott, and I are formulating a release strategy > > >> for the next 8 or so months with detailed information about what we > > >> hope to release in 4 months. It remains to be seen how the strategy > > >> proposed by the Tech Team will be received by the sales team, the > > >> deployment team, and by other interested parties; however, I am fairly > > >> confident that, when presented, it will: > > > ... > > >> In its final form, it will also explain what feedback we have received > > >> from sales & deployment. In its draft form, it will propose a > > >> reasonable deadline for revisions based on new feedback from those > > >> teams. > > > ... > > >> Michael > > > > > > Who are the sales team, apart from Nicholas? Is there a way for any of > > > us to talk to them? I, OLPC Chicago, and others out here are working > > > on Illinois HB5000, The Children's Low-Cost Laptop Act, which proposes > > > to put laptops in up to 300 schools. It has passed the Illinois House > > > and gone to the Senate. It needs amendments, and we are working with > > > the Lieutenant Governor's office on this. We would like to coordinate > > > our efforts with OLPC's. > > > > Which is the group providing input to the process from the eduction > > point of view (educators, teachers, kids)? Is this feedback part of the > > input from the deployment team? > > > > Thanks, > > Simon > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Devel mailing list > > Devel@lists.laptop.org > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > > > > -- Edward Cherlin End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business http://www.EarthTreasury.org/ "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel