Re: [IAEP] Sugar in a Plug

2009-07-12 Thread Sean DALY
This is totally true, a protruding stick is asking for trouble. I usually use SD Cards, most netbooks have slots. Well-designed machines (XO-1, EeePC, Dell education Latitude 2100) keep the cards recessed, flush with an edge; no protrusion=no accidents other machines protrude even the SD Card, s

[IAEP] Sugar in a Plug

2009-07-12 Thread Mike Lee
One of the things I find precarious about Sugar on a Stick with normal USB drives on laptops or netbooks is how far they protrude from the side. I always feel the risk of an accidental knock against the USB drive, which would break it off from the plug. The gadget blogs recently showed what was bi

Re: [IAEP] First draft of my NECC Unplugged presentation

2009-07-12 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Caroline Meeks wrote: > For critique and suggestions and for coordination purposes with anyone else > presenting at NECC. Well done! Can you upload this to the Wiki? Can I get a copy of that clock program in Turtle Art in the form of a journal entry? I want to sta

[IAEP] subscribe to the mailing list

2009-07-12 Thread Penelope Nutting
I would like to subscribe to the mailing list to keep up with what's happening. I am hoping to use this with some students this year. I either might start out small with our resource room kids or go bigger with more of the primary students. I just want to follow along with what is happening

Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread svetla
Hello David, Thanks for info. I already met-up with Simon and couple of other folks and I will see them also tomorrow at FunCon. Regards, Svetla On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:54:18 -0500, David Farning wrote: > Sugar Labs is sharing a booth with Etoys and some people are staying > on for FudCon. > >

Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread Světlana Senajová
Hi all, as of OLPC Afghanistan - we are interested in Dari and Pashto version. Regards, Svetla 2009/6/27 Světlana Senajová > Hello guys, >> >> I am at LinuxTag in Berlin right now, do you have someone from SugarLabs >> there so I could talk to them directly? >> >> Regards, >> >> - Svetla >> >

Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread jim
My understanding now is that MTSA is interested in Dari and Pashto. Svetlana is the expert in this, not I (my role is to support Carol Ruth Silver and MTSA's efforts, I'm still coming up to speed). Thanks for asking, sorry I was unclear. jim On Sat, 2009-06-27 at 06:45 -0700, Sameer Ve

[IAEP] Sugar on a stick installation

2009-07-12 Thread Henrique Almeida
Hello, I've tried to install Sugar on a stick - strawberry in Ubuntu Linux, following the instructions available in Sugar on a Stick/Strawberry page and it didn't work. Then I've followed instructions on Sugar on a Stick/Linux and it worked. The difference was that on the former the script line

Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread Světlana Senajová
Hello guys - my replies below. Svetla 2009/6/26 Walter Bender > There are three separate topics woven into one in your plan: > > (1) Completing the translations for 0.84. It seems you have a handle on > that. > I will check with guys in Kabul what's the status on this. > (2) Getting the trans

Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread jim
wait wait: i hope i wrote that mtsa is a set of people who together have fluency in english, dari, and pashto as well as some computer familiarity. that any one person combines some useful subset and also has time to chip in work is an unknown. we can cast about to see. jim On Fri,

Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread David Farning
2009/6/26 Walter Bender : > There are three separate topics woven into one in your plan: > > (1) Completing the translations for 0.84. It seems you have a handle on that. Světlana, You might want to contact Ali(CCed) Kolahi, Ahari FLOSS Manuals Manager, Christchurch New Zealand Ali Kolahi is the

[IAEP] VM Appliance of Soas-strawberry works....

2009-07-12 Thread Thomas C Gilliard
Yes It works well. has all of the features of KDE and Sugar. Sugar is started from KDE (sugar-emulator) It updates, add and remove programs etc. If done in VMworkstation it is about 3.5GB and fits on toshiba 4 or 8 GB or SD.s Runs well from my ubuntu live usb Boot stick with VMPlayer instal

[IAEP] Feedback on installing the Windows sugar stick

2009-07-12 Thread klaas langhout
Quick feedback: - using http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Strawberry#Windows_Users - did: Download the latest version of Fedora LiveUSB Creator from http://fedorahosted.org/liveusb-creator/ and extract it; The instructions didn't match the current LiveUSB creator. In specific, when

Re: [IAEP] Sugar on a Stick / Kids on Computers

2009-07-12 Thread Ragavan S
Hi Dave, On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Dave Bauer wrote: > I fixed that link. > The link just contains the boot helper CD, you'll also need the SoaS code > itself. > > Try the instructions with the new release of SoaS. > http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Strawberry#Mac_Users Thank

[IAEP] [SugarLabsPR-en] Sugar Labs Announces Immediate Availability of Sugar on a Stick; Learning Platform Runs on Any PC or Netbook In The Classroom

2009-07-12 Thread p...@sugarlabs.org
Sugar Labs Announces Immediate Availability of Sugar on a Stick; Learning Platform Runs on Any PC or Netbook In The Classroom LinuxTag, Berlin, June 24, 2009: Sugar Labs™, nonprofit provider of the Sugar Learning Platform to over one-million children worldwide, announces the immediate availability

[IAEP] [Invitation] Sugar Labs Marketing Mee ting @ Tue Jun 23 5pm – 6:30pm (i...@li sts.sugarlabs.org)

2009-07-12 Thread Sean Daly
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Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread Světlana Senajová
Dear Chris and Sameer, This is Svetla from OLPC Afghanistan, former technical implementation manager, current implementation manager is Dr. Musa (on CC). We are directly in touch with Carol Silver Ruth and she has initiated contact with Sugar Labs. We plan to deploy 50 XOs in home schools in villa

[IAEP] [Invitation] Sugar Labs Marketing Mee ting @ Tue Jun 30 5pm – 6pm (i...@lists .sugarlabs.org)

2009-07-12 Thread Sean Daly
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Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread David Farning
Sugar Labs is sharing a booth with Etoys and some people are staying on for FudCon. Below is our event information page, complete with contacts:) http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Marketing_Team/Events/LinuxTag2009 david On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Světlana Senajová wrote: >> Hello guys, >> >

Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread Světlana Senajová
> > Hello guys, > > I am at LinuxTag in Berlin right now, do you have someone from SugarLabs > there so I could talk to them directly? > > Regards, > > - Svetla > > > > 2009/6/27 Sameer Verma > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 9:07 AM, jim wrote: >> > >> > wait wait: i hope i wrote that mtsa is a >>

Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread Sameer Verma
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 9:07 AM, jim wrote: > >   wait wait: i hope i wrote that mtsa is a > set of people who together have fluency in > english, dari, and pashto as well as some > computer familiarity. >   that any one person combines some useful > subset and also has time to chip in work is > an

Re: [IAEP] Sugar on a stick installation

2009-07-12 Thread Walter Bender
Thanks. I'll make the correction in the wiki. -walter On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Henrique Almeida wrote: >  Hello, > >  I've tried to install Sugar on a stick - strawberry in Ubuntu Linux, > following the instructions available in Sugar on a Stick/Strawberry > page and it didn't work. Then

Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 18:07, jim wrote: > >   wait wait: i hope i wrote that mtsa is a > set of people who together have fluency in > english, dari, and pashto as well as some > computer familiarity. >   that any one person combines some useful > subset and also has time to chip in work is > an u

Re: [IAEP] [Localization] Fwd: sugar on a stick localized in farsi or pashto or both

2009-07-12 Thread Tomeu Vizoso
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 14:58, David Farning wrote: > 2009/6/26 Walter Bender : >> There are three separate topics woven into one in your plan: >> >> (1) Completing the translations for 0.84. It seems you have a handle on that. > Světlana, > You might want to contact  Ali(CCed)  Kolahi, Ahari FLOSS

[IAEP] Sugar on Wireless

2009-07-12 Thread Laura Johns
The idea of running Sugar on the local network is very appealing. The idea of setting up a server is a pretty daunting prospect. Can I do it? Would I be allowed to do it? etc.. I would have 16 students max running Sugar but there could be another 16 or so in the next classroom. Hmm...

[IAEP] Why are my postings still being bounced?

2009-07-12 Thread Thomas C Gilliard
I do not know why all of my postings are being bounced as a non-member posting. Please add me to the acceptable posters list satellit Thomas Gilliard Bend, Oregon ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.

Re: [IAEP] Feedback on installing the Windows sugar stick

2009-07-12 Thread Sean Daly
Many thanks Klaas for reporting the error and proposing a workaround! Mathieu, could you or someone you know get this info to the LiveUSB Creator people? Sebastian, do you think we should update the wiki with this workaround? thanks Sean On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:08 PM, klaas langhout wrote:

Re: [IAEP] DC FIRST Robotics at NECC

2009-07-12 Thread Denise Lewis
Greetings to All! This year, I am attending the conference as a volunteer and MICCA/NECC member (basically in the mornings, depending on my work schedule), but I will be sure to stop by your booth! So please let me know where you will be located and bring all of your toys! I am looking forward

Re: [IAEP] LinuxTag

2009-07-12 Thread Tony Anderson
Hi, I have added my name. I should be available in the booth as needed, although my knowledge of German is minimal. I will try to be there on Tuesday to help with booth setup. Tony Simon Schampijer wrote: > On 06/21/2009 06:34 PM, Tony Anderson wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am in Berlin and will be t

[IAEP] LinuxTag

2009-07-12 Thread Tony Anderson
Hi, I am in Berlin and will be through June 28. I plan to attend LinuxTag. If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know. Yours, Tony ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugar

[IAEP] Cleaning up 0.86 Roadmap page

2009-07-12 Thread Simon Schampijer
Hi, many good ideas have been added to the http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/0.86/Roadmap#Ideas section. We used this at the beginning to track our features for this release. We have been moving now to a new policy to track Features. Please use the policy described at http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/