Re: [IAEP] NetDispenser Project

[C . Cossé]

Hi Walter & All,

I do understand your point about most Sugar apps leaning towards open-ended
construction.  With respect to that, I have successfully incorporated a few
Sugarizer apps by simply establishing some threshold at which credits are
awarded ... including Gears, Clocks, ABCDerium and my own open-ended
app/contribution ColorMyWorld.  So I think it can be made relatively
simple, but even that is not my purpose for writing to you.

I'm trying to achieve two specific things 1) create an effective parenting
/ teaching tool, and 2) create incentive to stimulate new free edu-software
development.

If Sugar/Sugarizer contributors (past, present & future) can make a few
bucks for their work, as well as another channel to publicize their work,
then it should only serve to stimulate new innovation and development.

I'm not competition, but I drool over your community, who are the
"most-likely-to-participate-in-free-edu-software-development" people in the
world, since they already are.  I'm trying to make it a more viable pastime
without stepping on any toes.

Regards,
-Charles

Review published today 3/16/18

NetDispenser Project Website 



On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 12:47 PM, Walter Bender 
wrote:

>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 2:44 PM C. Cossé  wrote:
>
>> Dear Folks,
>>
>> Here
>> 
>> is a more complete description of the grass-roots project which I proposed
>> to sugar-labs a couple months ago.  I believe that it can stimulate
>> development of free education software and provide "job opportunities" and
>> incentive for young and old programmers, alike.   Perhaps "busking
>> opportunities" would be a more appropriate term :)
>>
>
> Charles,
>
> Many, if not most Sugar activities are not focused on completion of
> specific tasks, rather that are oriented around open-ended construction.
> That said, I am sure one could layer tasks on top of many activities, e.g.,
> Turtle Confusion overlaid on top of Turtle Blocks. As far as how we'd
> integrate these into the system you are building, I don't have any idea.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
>>
>> -Charles
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>
>
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> Walter Bender
> Sugar Labs
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> 
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Re: [IAEP] NetDispenser Project

[Walter Bender]

On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 2:44 PM C. Cossé  wrote:

> Dear Folks,
>
> Here
> 
> is a more complete description of the grass-roots project which I proposed
> to sugar-labs a couple months ago.  I believe that it can stimulate
> development of free education software and provide "job opportunities" and
> incentive for young and old programmers, alike.   Perhaps "busking
> opportunities" would be a more appropriate term :)
>

Charles,

Many, if not most Sugar activities are not focused on completion of
specific tasks, rather that are oriented around open-ended construction.
That said, I am sure one could layer tasks on top of many activities, e.g.,
Turtle Confusion overlaid on top of Turtle Blocks. As far as how we'd
integrate these into the system you are building, I don't have any idea.

regards.

-walter

>
> -Charles
> ___
> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)
> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org
> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep



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Walter Bender
Sugar Labs
http://www.sugarlabs.org

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