...mdash;do not need to learn about IT and certainly do not need to be fluent users of WORD, EXCEL and POWERPOINT—They are not office workers. However, p
...n/listinfo mailing lists] for generic OLPC discussions not specific to any Linux distribution, and a [[Jobs at OLPC]] page.
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...ew email addresses). I have added a help section explaining this so other users won't be confused like I was: [[Help:Editing#Protected_pages]] --[[User:J
:That is soooo sad Walter :o( If push comes to shove, consider making users post a non-trivial (US$100?) [http://www.crmvet.org/nars/drbond.htm "peace
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...y trainers. Africa is basically a 'Windows' continent and finding a decent Linux tutor will be a task!
[[PuppyLinux]] is a Linux distribution that can run the OLPC machine satisfactorily. What is needed n
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...pport for free software has always been cheaper and more available between users, but there is no harm if someone in a given region learns to support and ma
...to fund distribution. What must be realized is that any advances, as with Linux, will appear on computers from corporate offices to schools of the develope
45 KB (7,247 words) - 07:19, 9 December 2013
...ivers offline messages later and is serverless, coded in c++ and ready for linux. As well Group-Chat is possible to teach a class or more than one person.
...nce the primary use of these systems is in a village or school and all the users are expected to know one another, the buddy list should automatically be po
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... does not run linux, no wifi, fixed content, perhaps a very short life span,
Perhaps it might be possible to develop an interactive animation software for Linux, so that anyone can create content for the OLPC. The education with animati
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...ojects (ie: [http://dev.laptop.org/git.do?p=projects/linux-mm-cc;a=summary linux-mm-cc] and such) given their 'low-level' nature.--[[User:Xavi|Xavi]] 13:05,
...esn't work... no mails notifying updates, and can't mail users. Also, new users will probably not get their notification/validation email I guess... can yo
73 KB (11,780 words) - 10:50, 13 September 2009
An interesting goal for expert users (e.g. to pass an exam) could be to create a factory that built other robots
....html Fischertechnik Robotics] (The "ROBO Pro" language is being ported to Linux)
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=== The laptop will be Linux-based ===
*False: There is no strategy change. The OLPC is continuing to develop a Linux-based software set for the laptop in conjunction with Red Hat. But since th
36 KB (5,905 words) - 23:20, 20 January 2014
There are a number of different places where users can contribute to OLPC. This list currently highlights software and text r
...core software includes the firmware ([[Open Firmware]]), operating system (Linux, Fedora 7), and various other large Open Source projects. Much of the core
10 KB (1,541 words) - 11:13, 4 September 2013
...uses targeting PCs for "fun" they would eventually write viruses targeting linux (and more importantly this laptop) "just-for-some-thrills"
..... as for softwares it must be '''VERY EASY''' to use '''FROM THE POINT OF USERS THAT YOU CAN ASSUME DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS "NEXT" AND "CLOSE" BUTTON FOR!'''
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* After setting up the connection once, multiple laptop users can download the files they want. Even if the connection is only with one l
...ve information or software via MHP, an OLPC school would use an MS Windows/Linux Multimedia-computer. The cable from the satellite dish would be connected t
15 KB (2,631 words) - 08:48, 21 October 2011
...d a smaller than normal LCD screen to conserve battery power. It also runs Linux as its standard OS.
...can be run on many current computers. You can start by running a low-power Linux environment. Then test the [[Sugar]] software releases or develop additions
43 KB (7,490 words) - 20:04, 5 August 2013
...to add also that interface, since it has no appreciable cost, and empower users decide how to set up their school/club networks. Of course, in some cases "
...principle has been proven to be possible. Again, if memory serves me, the Linux driver was developed by someone who wanted video on an ARM-based NSLU2 whic
16 KB (2,626 words) - 19:13, 30 November 2008
: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/pai04100.htm
: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/pai04200.htm
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* repository: [http://dev.laptop.org/git/users/erik/image-digestor]
git clone git://dev.laptop.org/users/erik/image-digestor
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...roject of the PRC, Japan, and South Korea is creating a unified version of Linux able to handle Chinese, Japanese, and Korean with equal facility, singly or
...se phonetic conversion, pioneered in the Xerox J-STAR workstation in 1981. Users can type phonetically in kana or romaji (Romanization). The input is conver
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...ereed for. There is also the practical issue of bringing up children using Linux(Fedora) all through their primary education and making them change to Windo
...inciple with the commercial interest. In fact we support it by making more users familiar with technology and computing. The thing we are doing that is diff
9 KB (1,465 words) - 22:31, 26 February 2012
...resentation of the keyboard that indicated which key is pressed would help users learn to touch type since they would not have to look down at the keyboard,
...here there is no school server set up, it would be an easy way to save the users content. At the moment, I believe it's a manual process. - Thanks, Lewie
36 KB (6,099 words) - 01:43, 6 September 2011
=== Focus should be put on creating games for linux not emulation ===
Here is a list of existing linux midi software
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