From the threads...
For the XO, it would be great if dictionaries were *not* constant
databases. Many of the countries where the XO is/will be deployed have
local languages for which good free electronic dictionaries very much do
not exist. Moreover, even in places where the local language is
So apparently no product manager or other person in a leading role
feels compelled to clear up the confusion.
Here is what I understand:
Quanta will soon switch to pre-install the update.1 build. This
means any new XO will come only with very basic activities factory-
installed, the ones
Regarding public keys required for hosting applications:
The use of public keys is not optional in our security system. Without
a private/public keypair, we could set up a repository but you would
not ever be able to access it.
The ssh key is necessary in order for you to be able to connect to
1. Project name : View Slides Activity
2. Existing website, if any : None
3. One-line description : A simple Python Activity for viewing a series of
images in a Zip file
4. Longer description : This activity will support paging through a
:
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Bert Freudenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Countries can install unsupported activities on each machine using a
USB key:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Customization_key
G1G1 recipients will lose all other activities when upgrading, they
can then download the
Now that there are a significant number of laptops in Peru, high-altitude
testing may be more feasible. What test plan would you want followed in
order to be able to raise the specs?
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 9:00 AM, John Watlington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I understand your concern. I
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:06 AM, Korakurider [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Bert Freudenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Summaries by Bert and Korakurider sound right to me. I believe that
I've posted these explanations previously on devel@, but it is true
that I have
bert wrote:
G1G1 recipients will lose all other activities when upgrading, they
can then download the lost activities from the web. Same for other
developers.
to avoid a re-install (if that's desirable -- it might not be, i
suppose) can activities simply be moved manually from
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Paul Fox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
to avoid a re-install (if that's desirable -- it might not be, i
suppose) can activities simply be moved manually from /usr/share
to /home before the upgrade? i.e., assuming the activity was
properly written, will any of
daf gave a good summary. A few more details
about the process are at:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Schoolserver_Testing#Laptop_Registration
and more gory details are available at:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/School_Identity_Manager
John
On Mar 10, 2008, at 12:49 PM, sulochan acharya wrote:
Hey
That would be Alan Baratz, former CEO of JavaSoft, last seen at Cisco
after his latest company was acquired. Rumor has that Cisco is
choosing not to integrate NeoPath gracefully and Alan may be
available.
Anyone keep closer relationships with him? I haven't talked to him
since JavaSoft.
More worrying is this bit from the article in the link
OLPC will hand more of the development and support of its XO laptop and its
core software to technology companies, (...), and Microsoft (MSFT), which is
just now putting the finishing touches on a version of Windows for the XO
machine.
I
I'm waiting to hear about this one also. On the one hand the OLPC can't be
shipped with the Flash plug-in but the whole project is going to go to
Microsoft? Talk about moving between extremes. I'm not sure why a more
balanced approach couldn't work but then again, I'm more of a supporter
(bought
2008-03-11T15:18:57 Jameson Chema Quinn:
Now that there are a significant number of laptops in Peru, high-altitude
testing may be more feasible. What test plan would you want followed in
order to be able to raise the specs?
Surely this has to start with the folks who specified the current
Is there *any* suggestion that the entire Microsoft on OLPC story is
anything other than:
1. A small group of experimenters at Microsoft playing around in the
slack time.
2. FUD stories to downplay OLPC.
The OLPC corporate needs to respond with a one liner that we have no
plans to now or in the
Randy Kommisar
Former head of Lucas Arts (during its great period)
Former head of Cyrstal Dynamics (a ship that had to much water tkaen
on before he got there)
Last I heard he was doing venture consulting in Silicon Valley.
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On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Charles Merriam
John Gilmore wrote:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2008/tc2008035_429837.htm
OLPC is looking for a CEO.
Hey folks, John is looking for an organizer not another M$ free-for all!
Tongue in cheek, I hear Vladmir Putin just lost his job, talk about
someone that can make
Bennett Todd wrote:
2008-03-11T15:18:57 Jameson Chema Quinn:
Now that there are a significant number of laptops in Peru, high-altitude
testing may be more feasible. What test plan would you want followed in
order to be able to raise the specs?
Surely this has to start with the
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Charles Merriam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Is there *any* suggestion that the entire Microsoft on OLPC story is
anything other than:
1. A small group of experimenters at Microsoft playing around in the
slack time.
2. FUD stories to downplay OLPC.
You forgot
Um, you guys do know how to use the search function on the Wiki, don't you?
Please be civil.
Yeah, Nicholas said pretty much the first half of that months ago.
The issue is the conflicting Negroponte quotes:
Windows on XO has not only been happening with our consent, but (also
our)
On Mar 11, 2008, at 10:26 PM, victor wrote:
I didn't know Microsoft and Windows were going to be there. So why
all the
effort if in the end a closed OS is going to be used?
There is no change in strategy. For background (and comment furor) on
the XP situation, see:
Hello Dr. Kalyanaram
I had earlier given a free licence to use, and submitted my Indian
Lexicon (for 25 languages) for inclusion in OLPC.
When you say Indian lexicon... it means a 25 international languages
lexicon build in India or 25 Indian languages ??? (In Peru we have
Quechua (around 4
John Gilmore wrote:
== Who's the best manager or CEO you ever worked for?
Hands down, C. Norman (Norm) Winningstad!
[snip]
OLPC has already changed the world in a small
way, by teaching us that there's a vibrant world market for low cost,
high function portable computers, and reminding
There will not be a new build tonight. I need to know what sugar build we
need pulled in. We need to have at least a patch applied for
http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6671 and http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5933
I would be really nice to also have http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6405 and
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