Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Polychronis Ypodimatopoulos
John Gilmore wrote: I prefer "the Sugar learning platform" > > And my laundress prefers "fabric revitalization consultant". > > Sugar isn't about learning. Sugar is a user interface. It draws > icons and decorations on the screen, starts and stops programs, and > lets you turn

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Eben Eliason
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 1:05 PM, John Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I prefer "the Sugar learning platform" > > And my laundress prefers "fabric revitalization consultant". > > Sugar isn't about learning. Sugar is a user interface. It draws I find your first statement wholly contestable

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread John Gilmore
> >> I prefer "the Sugar learning platform" And my laundress prefers "fabric revitalization consultant". Sugar isn't about learning. Sugar is a user interface. It draws icons and decorations on the screen, starts and stops programs, and lets you turn control knobs. The things Sugar competes wi

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Walter Bender
I prefer platform since I think the platform is a key element in the overall environment. -walter On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 12:11 PM, David Farning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is also a Sugar Labs branding issue. Sugar Learning Platform does a > better job of conveying we are not a stand alon

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread David Farning
This is also a Sugar Labs branding issue. Sugar Learning Platform does a better job of conveying we are not a stand alone solution. We are a common point of collaboration on which educators and developers build solutions for their own unique classrooms and situations. thanks david On Wed, Oct 8

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 5:52 PM, Eben Eliason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:58 AM, Walter Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I prefer "the Sugar learning platform" > > +1 from me as well. (I'm torn on "platform" vs. "environment"; the > latter actually sounds a little frie

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Eben Eliason
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:58 AM, Walter Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I prefer "the Sugar learning platform" +1 from me as well. (I'm torn on "platform" vs. "environment"; the latter actually sounds a little friendlier, to me.) - Eben > -walter > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 4:35 AM, Tomeu Viz

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Samuel Klein
Not yet... if someone wants to make a pdf from that page, this would rock. Something to discuss on Friday. As for window manager v. learning platform... an updated [[Glossary]] isn't a bad idea. SJ On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Polychronis Ypodimatopoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is the

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Marco Pesenti Gritti
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 1:58 PM, Walter Bender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I prefer "the Sugar learning platform" +1 Marco ___ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Walter Bender
I prefer "the Sugar learning platform" -walter On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 4:35 AM, Tomeu Vizoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Samuel Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> The laptops feature the latest release of the Sugar window manager, ... > > I think we should be

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Morgan Collett
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 23:49, Samuel Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The laptops feature the latest release of the Sugar window manager, running > on a Linux-based Fedora Core operating system. For answers to frequently > asked questions, and for other XO giving programs, see the OLPC wiki. Ju

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Dominik Riva
Tomeu Vizoso schrieb: > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Samuel Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The laptops feature the latest release of the Sugar window manager, ... >> > > I think we should be able to find a better term than "window manager", > Matchbox is the window manager used i

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-08 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Samuel Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The laptops feature the latest release of the Sugar window manager, ... I think we should be able to find a better term than "window manager", Matchbox is the window manager used in 8.2 and it hasn't been modified by OLPC

Re: [sugar] Give a Laptop, Change the World : G1G1 2008

2008-10-07 Thread Polychronis Ypodimatopoulos
is there anything like a poster/flyer in high resolution PDF? p. Samuel Klein wrote: > This year's G1G1 program will start November 17 in the US. Please > help us spread the word. Below is a short email blurb about this > year's program ( from [[G1G1 2008/text]] ). We are coordinating some > c