RE: Regarding mapping tables for nepali. (Prabhas Pokharel)
Prabhas Pokharel wrote: Just wanted to make sure that you guys know about the work that has been done for nepalinux and associated project by this organization in Nepal (http://madanpuraskar.org/). Rabi is working closely w/ the team at Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP) on the keyboard to make sure it is as close as possible to the Nepalinux layout. We don't want to reinvent the wheel and MPP has done great work. -- Bryan W. Berry Systems Engineer OLE Nepal, http://www.olenepal.org ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: DBus - Sessionbus rights
On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 01:11:55AM -0400, Polychronis Ypodimatopoulos wrote: The SystemBus is used for communication between processes that belong to different users. By default, /etc/dbus-1/system.conf says ...Deny everything then punch holes Why do we forbid the default user (olpc) by default from advertising processes under a well known name? Simple inertia combined with the fact that the authors of most processes running as uid 500 have considered their software to be session software rather than system software. If you feel differently, please consider suggesting a policy that you think is a better fit for our dvision of responsibility. (Though take into account the fact that we are presently trying to get Sugar and its dependencies running on non-OLPC systems.) What's wrong with user processes making their presence known on SystemBus? My suspicion is that it's an anti-spoofing measure, but that's merely a guess. Have you considered asking on one of the dbus mailing lists? Michael ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: [sugar] Summer of Code update : applications so far, and thanks
Finally, to stimulate discussion, below are a few applications that deserve more feedback and mentor attention. 2 points: 1. A lot of these are not on the wiki, or were not in the [[Category:GSoC proposals]]. I've rectified that for the ones I could find, but I'd really like to read some that I couldn't find. I understand that some people may not have found all the different places for communication - the GSoC website, this list, the wiki, IRC, the other mailing lists, trac it is a lot to keep track of. So it would be great if mentors could use the GSoC website to suggest to students that putting an application on the wiki will get more feedback. 2. My app http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Bityi/GSoC has gotten more feedback than most, so I understand why I'm not on this list, but I still feel left out. My idea is to modify Develop let you program in a Python based on your own language, but keep it as English-based python on disk - it takes maybe a few more words to describe than most applications because nothing like it really exists anywhere else. And yet most of the feedback I've gotten has to do more with technical or logistical points, not the basic question of whether this new idea is worth doing. For those of you whose first language is not English - do you think it would help people learn to program if the keywords and basic modules were readable in your own language? (Don't just think about your own case, think about your average potential programmer - would it help?) If you have an answer, add it to the talk pagehttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:Bityi/GSoC- of course I'd love any yesses, but if I get a couple of no's there's still (barely) time for me to submit another Develop-related application. = Good applications that need review by a mentor with topic-specific expertise = * An XO Eclipse environment - Phan quoc huy I really want to see this, it sounds very interesting. * Handwriting recognition - Juliana Lipková (Thomas Breuel, call your office) * your voice on XO - Alex Escalona, on community-wide building of new Festival voices for TTS = Projects attracting more than one good application = (e.g., where there are detailed comparisons to be made) * Typing tutor - at least three good proposals * Flashcards - at least two good proposals * [[Elements]] extension - at least two good proposals * Artificial neural network simulations - at least one good proposal * A light email client - a few proposals that need clarification * Blogging platforms - * Finance activities - [[Finance One]], c = Other applications of note = == Core system components == * The publish/share button - Robson Mendonça, Eric Burns * Server interface design - Michał Ściubidło and others * LustreFS for XO (Distributed mesh filesystem) - Evelina Stepanova * Memory/disk tuning (schoolserver) - Waseem Shaukat == Fundamental activities == * [[Listen and Spell]] - Assim Deodia * Homework manager - Jason Tran * [[VideoEdit]] - Roberto Fagá * [[Coding Tutor]] - Rahul Bagaria This is where I'd put my proposal, Bityi - on-screen code i18n in XO Develop activity http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:Bityi/GSoC. In other words, the activity is Develop == Learning games == * Incredible machine - Alex Levenson, with a prototype * [[PlayGo]] extensions - Brandon Wilson * Water Game - Lin Zhou, for learning water sanitation and safety * Garden Game - Javier Trejo, for learning genetics; developing in both en and es. Cheers, SJ ___ Sugar mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: fake X11 input driver?
i wrote: the xorg.conf file on the XO has no traditional stanzas for pointer and keyboard. this means there's no place to put options for things like ctrl:nocaps or emulate3buttons. is there a way to get the equivalent functionality some other way? (i've tried xmodmap, with no success. which also surprises me.) i've now found part of this (no emulate3buttons) already filed as http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5898 so i see that it's been brought up before. (the other part (ctrl:nocaps), btw, isn't obsoleted by the inspired control key placement on the XO keyboard. it's an issue with external usb keyboards.) paul =- paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (arlington, ma, where it's 33.8 degrees) ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: [Server-devel] [OLPC Networking] RSSI value questions
I'm not very concerned about FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) being spread by providers of a competing operating system. The inclusion of GPS data into the system would be purely optional and currently and the XOs do not have GPS capabilities. A software implementation COULD be put in the system that would contact a server that uses the XO's IP to identify the country and possibly the city a machine is connecting from, but since the software is open-sourced, it would be easy to remove from the system. Regardless of all this, what I'm proposing is also completely optional an available for anyone to use if they so choose. My application would not be contacting systems outside of the network that the machines are running on, so any worries concerning privacy and control would be meaningless. Thanks for your concern, though, and I appreciate any suggestions you may have that would comfort people's fears concerning privacy, especially when it comes to the program's use outside of the US. - Crawford ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: [OLPC-GSoC] [sugar] Summer of Code update : applications so far, and thanks
Thanks Homunq (Jameson?) especially for the GSOC category maintenance. I think I am in the same boat as you - I've gotten some feedback already but would like to be included on the list for some more especially since I've rewritten most of it in the past few days to focus more on development of an activity. In a nutshell I want to bring System Dynamics (SD) to the XO and classrooms. SD is an ideal way to implement a lot of constructionist ideas, it gives kids an environment where they can can address real world problems and face the challenge of learning what they need to know to accomplish the task. This all happens in an approach grounded in systems theory. The full app is here: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OpenSim if anyone has any more comments (either positive, negative or on the specifics) I'd love to hear them, even as the deadline is looming. Thanks! yours, Bobby 2008/4/7 Jameson Chema Quinn [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Finally, to stimulate discussion, below are a few applications that deserve more feedback and mentor attention. 2 points: 1. A lot of these are not on the wiki, or were not in the [[Category:GSoC proposals]]. I've rectified that for the ones I could find, but I'd really like to read some that I couldn't find. I understand that some people may not have found all the different places for communication - the GSoC website, this list, the wiki, IRC, the other mailing lists, trac it is a lot to keep track of. So it would be great if mentors could use the GSoC website to suggest to students that putting an application on the wiki will get more feedback. 2. My app http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Bityi/GSoC has gotten more feedback than most, so I understand why I'm not on this list, but I still feel left out. My idea is to modify Develop let you program in a Python based on your own language, but keep it as English-based python on disk - it takes maybe a few more words to describe than most applications because nothing like it really exists anywhere else. And yet most of the feedback I've gotten has to do more with technical or logistical points, not the basic question of whether this new idea is worth doing. For those of you whose first language is not English - do you think it would help people learn to program if the keywords and basic modules were readable in your own language? (Don't just think about your own case, think about your average potential programmer - would it help?) If you have an answer, add it to the talk pagehttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:Bityi/GSoC- of course I'd love any yesses, but if I get a couple of no's there's still (barely) time for me to submit another Develop-related application. = Good applications that need review by a mentor with topic-specific expertise = * An XO Eclipse environment - Phan quoc huy I really want to see this, it sounds very interesting. * Handwriting recognition - Juliana Lipková (Thomas Breuel, call your office) * your voice on XO - Alex Escalona, on community-wide building of new Festival voices for TTS = Projects attracting more than one good application = (e.g., where there are detailed comparisons to be made) * Typing tutor - at least three good proposals * Flashcards - at least two good proposals * [[Elements]] extension - at least two good proposals * Artificial neural network simulations - at least one good proposal * A light email client - a few proposals that need clarification * Blogging platforms - * Finance activities - [[Finance One]], c = Other applications of note = == Core system components == * The publish/share button - Robson Mendonça, Eric Burns * Server interface design - Michał Ściubidło and others * LustreFS for XO (Distributed mesh filesystem) - Evelina Stepanova * Memory/disk tuning (schoolserver) - Waseem Shaukat == Fundamental activities == * [[Listen and Spell]] - Assim Deodia * Homework manager - Jason Tran * [[VideoEdit]] - Roberto Fagá * [[Coding Tutor]] - Rahul Bagaria This is where I'd put my proposal, Bityi - on-screen code i18n in XO Develop activity http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Talk:Bityi/GSoC. In other words, the activity is Develop == Learning games == * Incredible machine - Alex Levenson, with a prototype * [[PlayGo]] extensions - Brandon Wilson * Water Game - Lin Zhou, for learning water sanitation and safety * Garden Game - Javier Trejo, for learning genetics; developing in both en and es. Cheers, SJ ___ Sugar mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar ___ Gsoc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/gsoc ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Listen and Spell Update
Hi All, Based on SJ's comment I have updated my wiki page http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Listen_and_Spell. I have given the implementation details of the Dictionary to be used in the activity. Can someone comment on its feasibility in XO? I have an another idea to implement the Dictionary. Saving all the dictionary data in XO will take to much space. We can implement a dedicated dictionary server in parallel to the school server. This would allow us to store dictionary of other languages also. There are many dictionary server available which are free to use. Some of them can be viewed here: http://www.dict.org/links.html. Would it be possible to implement one of these at school server? -- Regards Assim Deodia | http://nsitonline.in/assim Undergraduate Student, Netaji Shubhas Institute of Technology ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
Re: [Server-devel] [OLPC Networking] RSSI value questions
I don't want to rain in anybody's party, but sadly the matter of a GPS related to the OLPC project has already become a matter of uninformed attack. This is obviously a dissatisfied person's conspiracy theory, and I feel embarrassed to even repeat it, but Mr. Olivera of Argentina is telling anyone who will listen that XOs come already equipped with GPS part of a desire for world domination... http://www.espectador.com/nota.php?idNota=89281 Coming from Bolivia I am well aware that to many truth is not really significant when something else will do... http://www.eldiario.net any day Yama Ryan Crawford Comeaux wrote: Michael - snip Also, by attaching a GPS antenna to the server, an approximate GPS location could be assigned to nodes within the network. ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
