OLPC Australia
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OLPC Australia was launched in March 2008. They received a small batch of laptops to distribute as that independent Foundation could manage it across pilot projects in the region.
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[edit] Technical development
Technical development is co-ordinated at https://dev.laptop.org.au/. See the Participation page to get involved.
[edit] Technical projects
Some of the key technical projects supported by OLPC Australia.
XO-AU: an Australian-specific software build for XOs. It contains localised settings and content suitable for Australian children. It has been developed in consultation with schools, educators and local communities.
XS-AU: a reconfiguration of the XS school server.
Mini Server: A mini update server that runs on an XO. Other XOs can wirelessly update their OS from it, using olpc-update. In a sense, it is like Nandblaster, but data (including the Journal) is preserved.
XOP: An XO racking and charging solution. The charger developed by OLPC Australia is better suited for the racks than the OLPC version.
[edit] Community
These are community groups assisting OLPC Australia.
See our Events page for more.
The Melbourne XO Club meets monthly.
OLPC Australia personnel are often present at the Sydney Linux Users Group.
[edit] Key contacts
[edit] OLPC Australia Board
- Rangan Srikhanta, Chief Executive Officer
- Clinton Hoffmann, Acting Chairman
- Prof. Barry Vercoe, Director
- Charles Kane, Director
- Philip Argy, Director
- Michael McLeod - Director
[edit] Team
- Sridhar Dhanapalan, Engineering Manager
- Penelope Bowden, Program Manager
- Kelly McJannett, Corporate Manager
- Crighton Nichols, Community Engagement and Localisation Manager
- Sasha Faint, Customer Service
- Jeremy Nader, Technical Support
- Jerry Vonau, Software Engineer
- Rita Sharma, Operations Manager
- Ning Gong, Finance and Logistics Co-ordinator
- Alan James, Regional Manager - Northern Territory
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Primary Language | English |
| Number of Laptops | 5000 |
| Keyboard Layout | OLPC English Keyboard |
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| Keyboard | OLPC English Keyboard + |
| Language spoken | English + |
| Number of manufactured laptops | 5,000 + |
