OLPC moto is based from day one on the use of dynamic language to design
the content coming with their notebook.
It is to write content but also to allow kids to examine source code,
edit it and test it ; as we are doing continuously in Smalltalk.
They even think about a source-code key in the keyboard to
instantaneously open a source code browser exposing the code of a
running application.
Now that Pharo 1.1 is in good sigh and as we are not ashame any more to
show how Smalltalk looks like we could also produce a release of Pharo
for OLPC XO Sugar environment. It is definitely a good opportunity to
bring an interesting tool to neutral mind (kids). In the other hand, it
will definitely help to bring awareness about Pharo. For example,
without any action of my part, DrGeoII was downloaded about 180'000
times in one year for XO.
Any takers?
Hilaire
PS: I have a couple of XO machines for testing purpose.
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