On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 5:39 AM, Sam Parkinson <sam@sam.today> wrote:
> On Sat, 2017-02-25 at 08:36 +0530, Dave Crossland wrote: > > Actually I am not convinced of this; I do not believe that the latest > > releases of the Python codebase reach classrooms, and the js codebase > > only reaches one. > > > > One of the projects listed is social help. It's a fine idea, but a > > cursory look at the site shows it has extremely low activity. I think > > it would be better to shut it down. > > Sugar tries to literally replace every part of the computer that a user > sees. And believe it or not; that is a hard goal for a small free > software community. 3 people in their spare time can't replace the > years of work poured into every other desktop environment & their > software. > > You're 100% spot on. The future of SL is things like TurtleJS. > I am obviously a fan of Turtle (and Music Blocks), but I am convinced that, for example, Sugar on Raspberry PI has a big future. It is a very experience, relatively easy to set up, and a good fit for the maker space. We should push hard to really make the process smooth and robust. -walter > > -- > Thanks, > Sam > > https://www.sam.today/ > > Latest blog post: Local Politicians Meet InfoSec - a Wordpress Disaster - > https://learntemail.sam.today/blog/local-politicians-meet- > infosec-a-wordpress-disaster/ > _______________________________________________ > SLOBs mailing list > sl...@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/slobs > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org <http://www.sugarlabs.org>
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