[BLUG] OLPC - anyone from Bloomington participating?
¥ dosman ¥
blug_at_mailman.cs.indiana.edu
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:46:59 +0000
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That is great to hear, I'm interested in seeing what the finished product l=
ooks like. And I like the XOnar name too.
-Nathan
> From: simon.a.ruiz_at_gmail.com
> To: blug_at_cs.indiana.edu
> Subject: Re: [BLUG] OLPC - anyone from Bloomington participating?
> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:05:39 -0500
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> Nathan,
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> I'm FROM Bloomington, even though I currently live in Fort Wayne, does
> that count? ;-)
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> I co-teach a Python class with my boss, and we thought: Wouldn't it be
> cool to have the kids develop software for the OLPC (since anything
> that can (reasonably) be in Python on it, is)? Well, since we also
> happen to be the people who make decisions on how Technology money
> gets spent, I B2G2'd this morning so we have a couple of development
> machines on hand.
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> The kids seem pretty pumped about it, and they're working on a
> Battleship play-alike game for it which they call XOnar (working name,
> but pretty clever if you ask me).
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> Hope they ship out soon!
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> Sim=F3n
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> On Nov 12, 2007 5:53 PM, =A5 dosman =A5 <dosman33_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello BLUG members,
> >
> > I am strongly considering the "Give One Get One" program where you purc=
hase
> > two XO's; one is given to a child in a developing nation and the other =
you
> > get to keep. Since it is based on Fedora 7 I figured I could get away w=
ith
> > bringing this up here, is anyone else looking at this? It would be nice=
to
> > have a local group of folks with them so the wi-mesh and group applicat=
ions
> > could be tested. Also I am interested in seeing what I can contribute t=
o the
> > platform if anything.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Nathan
> >
> > http://www.laptopgiving.org
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble
> > challenge with star power. Play Now!
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That is great to hear, I'm interested in seeing what the finished product l=
ooks like. And I like the XOnar name too.<br><br>-Nathan<br><br><br>> Fr=
om: simon.a.ruiz_at_gmail.com<br>> To: blug_at_cs.indiana.edu<br>> Subject:=
Re: [BLUG] OLPC - anyone from Bloomington participating?<br>> Date: Mon=
, 12 Nov 2007 18:05:39 -0500<br>> <br>> Nathan,<br>> <br>> I'm =
FROM Bloomington, even though I currently live in Fort Wayne, does<br>> =
that count? ;-)<br>> <br>> I co-teach a Python class with my boss, an=
d we thought: Wouldn't it be<br>> cool to have the kids develop software=
for the OLPC (since anything<br>> that can (reasonably) be in Python on=
it, is)? Well, since we also<br>> happen to be the people who make deci=
sions on how Technology money<br>> gets spent, I B2G2'd this morning so =
we have a couple of development<br>> machines on hand.<br>> <br>> =
The kids seem pretty pumped about it, and they're working on a<br>> Batt=
leship play-alike game for it which they call XOnar (working name,<br>> =
but pretty clever if you ask me).<br>> <br>> Hope they ship out soon!=
<br>> <br>> Sim=F3n<br>> <br>> On Nov 12, 2007 5:53 PM, =A5 dos=
man =A5 <dosman33_at_hotmail.com> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > Hell=
o BLUG members,<br>> ><br>> > I am strongly considering the "Gi=
ve One Get One" program where you purchase<br>> > two XO's; one is gi=
ven to a child in a developing nation and the other you<br>> > get to=
keep. Since it is based on Fedora 7 I figured I could get away with<br>>=
; > bringing this up here, is anyone else looking at this? It would be n=
ice to<br>> > have a local group of folks with them so the wi-mesh an=
d group applications<br>> > could be tested. Also I am interested in =
seeing what I can contribute to the<br>> > platform if anything.<br>&=
gt; ><br>> > Thanks,<br>> > -Nathan<br>> ><br>> >=
; http://www.laptopgiving.org<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>>=
; > ________________________________<br>> > Climb to the top of th=
e charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble<br>> > challenge wit=
h star power. Play Now!<br>> <br>> __________________________________=
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