Contributors program/February 11, 2011
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[ AGENDA ] * XO-1.5 early production machines available but shipping temporarily delayed: http://blog.laptop.org/2010/02/25/xo-1-5-early-production-laptops-free-to-contributors-worldwide/ * New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries * Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring below?! http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27 * Fast Review of the 7 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please join us advocating for, and/or reviewing shortcomings of these proposals: #1 Low Cost English Centre (LCEC) - Democratic Republic of Congo #2 Serving Servite - St. Ann, Jamaica #3 Malawi Pen Pal Global Outreach - Austin, Texas #4 Piensa en Verde - Managua, Nicaragua #5 "Skipping Stone" Travelling support team - Warsaw, Poland #6 UV Light Water Purifier USB - Ecuador #7 Interactive Learning and Cultural Preservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon - Quito, Ecuador [ PRE-GAME SHOW & LIVE MENTORING ] <CanoeBerry> Finally note that shipping around our last meeting 3 weeks ago is finally moving in coming days -- many thanks to some really great volunteer-mentoring that occur in the 21 past days, pushing people around the world to add really great stuff around their work to community map: http://olpcMAP.net <CanoeBerry> PS last meeting's minutes if you missed it: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program/January_21,_2011 ... * dogi gruesst CanoeBerry * PetrosPolonos (~petros@dpr245.neoplus.adsl.tpnet.pl) has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2011-February/031144.html <CanoeBerry> Agenda Above. <CanoeBerry> Let's roll. <CanoeBerry> We'll run through these 7 OLPC/Sugar projects fast when y'all are ready. <CanoeBerry> Let's give it a minute until folks all receive the above email. <CanoeBerry> Please read over the above project hardware requests carefully! <Indigo-Gold-87> CanoeBerry - can someone email Wilderness Expeditions at sunracer@cox.net or terrybyron06@hotmail.com or sunracer2@hotmail.com <Indigo-Gold-87> i see from the Jan 21 meeting that someone offered to reach out to us but i haven't seen anything. Thank you. <CanoeBerry> Indigo-Gold-87: I will ask the volunteer mentor if he has time, yes. <Indigo-Gold-87> Thank you <Indigo-Gold-87> Our project is to begin mid-March 2011 <CanoeBerry> Done <CanoeBerry> OK, let us being now. <CanoeBerry> Sorry for the extreme delay. [ PROJECT #1 - Glen Cairn Lending Library - London, Ontario, Canada ] <CanoeBerry> Please all here critique/mentor/vote for Project #1 of 7 here: <CanoeBerry> Low Cost English Centre (LCEC) <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72287 <CanoeBerry> SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & <CanoeBerry> http://j.mp/6UhCtd <CanoeBerry> Requests 20 XOs over 60 months <CanoeBerry> Project Objectives: (excerpt) <CanoeBerry> The major objective of the LCEC (Low Cost English Centre) Project <CanoeBerry> consists <CanoeBerry> to offer, at no charge, the English language training to secondary <CanoeBerry> school <CanoeBerry> pupils throughout our territory, Uvira. Teachers at all levels (from <CanoeBerry> Pre-School to University) in country depend upon the meagre monthly <CanoeBerry> contributions from pupils/students' parents whose over 90% of them are <CanoeBerry> crossing an extreme poverty. A fact that makes it harder to request <CanoeBerry> payments from resourceless children/youths. <CanoeBerry> As to your information, there is a number of specific activities planned <CanoeBerry> to be achieved by the LCEC Project as to make more consistent & <CanoeBerry> significant the training being offered, as well as forming up really <CanoeBerry> skillful English-speaking youths for a brighter future of themselves <CanoeBerry> and the one of the whole community. <CanoeBerry> This is a very long proposal, for those who have full access to: <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=72287 <CanoeBerry> Let me know if you don't have access, and want to become a mentor/reviewer! (protecting privacy / personal details of applicants, etc) * Indigo-Gold-87 Quit (Quit: CGI:IRC (EOF)) <dogi> ups * Bronze-Lime-98 has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> Any DRC people here? * Bronze-Lime-98 Quit (Client Quit) * Bronze-Lime-98 has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> (Democratic Republic of Congo, where the above proposal seeks to roll..) <CanoeBerry> Calling once.. <CanoeBerry> Calling twice.. <CanoeBerry> Calling thrice.. <CanoeBerry> Projecty ON HOLD until a volunteers mentor steps forward to engage this group on a starter kit of 2 XO-1s, if applicable. [ PROJECT #2 - Serving Servite - St. Ann, Jamaica ] <CanoeBerry> Onto Project #2. * christianabryant Quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) <CanoeBerry> Plz all critique/mentor/vote for: <CanoeBerry> Serving Servite - St. Ann, Jamaica <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74689 <CanoeBerry> http://servingservite.wordpress.com <CanoeBerry> SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & <CanoeBerry> http://j.mp/6UhCtd <CanoeBerry> Requests 100 XOs over 24 months <CanoeBerry> Project Objectives: <CanoeBerry> Our core objective is to provide information technology to our <CanoeBerry> students who <CanoeBerry> range from ages 5-11. This objective will equip and empower our <CanoeBerry> students <CanoeBerry> to become better persons and to make better communities and a better <CanoeBerry> country. <CanoeBerry> In this 21st century when even piped water is a luxury; these <CanoeBerry> students will <CanoeBerry> be able to learn outside of their borders and to dream and think as <CanoeBerry> world <CanoeBerry> citizens and not to grovel in their meagre existence. <CanoeBerry> 100 is Excessive. * yama` Quit (Ping timeout: 255 seconds) <CanoeBerry> This project needs Jamaicans to guide them around OLPC principles: <CanoeBerry> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC:Five_principles <CanoeBerry> And Sameer Verma perhaps? <CanoeBerry> In any case, 100 units is completely inappropriate for the Contributors Program here. <CanoeBerry> Any mentors to help guide them to something more realistic? <CanoeBerry> Calling once.. <CanoeBerry> Calling twice.. <CanoeBerry> Calling thrice.. <CanoeBerry> ON HOLD. [ PROJECT #3 - Malawi Pen Pal Global Outreach - Austin, Texas ] <CanoeBerry> Plz all help critique/mentor/vote for Project #3: <CanoeBerry> Malawi Pen Pal Global Outreach - Austin, Texas <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=74875 <CanoeBerry> http://web.me.com/shpcstudentministry/Youth_Mission/OUR_STORY_FILM.html <CanoeBerry> SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & <CanoeBerry> http://j.mp/6UhCtd <CanoeBerry> Requests 2 XOs over 9 months <CanoeBerry> Project Objectives: <CanoeBerry> Increase the number of students in Manyamula and Mzuzu with access <CanoeBerry> to textbooks <CanoeBerry> and communication tools. Create a faster Pen Pal project to increase <CanoeBerry> the <CanoeBerry> exchange between the youth in America and those in partner churches <CanoeBerry> and cities <CanoeBerry> in Malawi. <CanoeBerry> Looks great if others can vouch for the techno/social feasibility. <CanoeBerry> Any Sugar/OLPC volunteers in Texas that can say hello here? <CanoeBerry> Let's do our best to give this project a chance if so! <CanoeBerry> Calling once.. <CanoeBerry> Calling twice.. <CanoeBerry> Calling thrice.. <CanoeBerry> ON HOLD -- awaiting tentative mentoring for a Texas OLPC/Sugar volunteer ideally? Applicants need to demonstrate Sugar/Fedora use cases showing/explaining how this will work. [ PROJECT #4 - Piensa en Verde - Managua, Nicaragua ] <CanoeBerry> Onto Project #4 <CanoeBerry> Plz all help critique/mentor/vote for: <CanoeBerry> Piensa en Verde - Managua, Nicaragua <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=75240 <CanoeBerry> http://sistemascastros.netne.net <CanoeBerry> SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & <CanoeBerry> http://j.mp/6UhCtd <CanoeBerry> Requests 2 XOs over 12 months <CanoeBerry> Project Objectives: <CanoeBerry> Develop in students the skills and sugar management andcapacity building <CanoeBerry> activities in the teachers themselves to developtheir class projects <CanoeBerry> based <CanoeBerry> on the different activities and to shareequally all the knowledge <CanoeBerry> gained with <CanoeBerry> other projects. <CanoeBerry> Past Experience/Qualifications: <CanoeBerry> Currently I have worked with several royal colleges in the country <CanoeBerry> with the <CanoeBerry> draft of the XO-1 and XO-1.5, which I have emphasizedmy efforts to help <CanoeBerry> improve the learning capabilities of local technicians and development <CanoeBerry> activities, support the differentactivities when integrating the <CanoeBerry> learning <CanoeBerry> curriculum models of Nicaragua, which I have been able to centralize all <CanoeBerry> the projects that have a minimum of laptops to home zacarias war in <CanoeBerry> order <CanoeBerry> to have a better answer to the problems of the XO. * yama has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> +1 * yama Quit (Changing host) * yama has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> Applicant's driven and longstanding in his commitment. * satellit__ Quit (Ping timeout: 255 seconds) <CanoeBerry> Comments? <CanoeBerry> Supporting statements? <CanoeBerry> Objections? <CanoeBerry> Calling once.. <CanoeBerry> Calling twice.. <CanoeBerry> Calling thrice.. <CanoeBerry> APPROVED. [ PROJECT #5 - "Skipping Stone" Travelling support team - Warsaw, Poland ] <CanoeBerry> Onto Project #5 <CanoeBerry> Plz all help critique/mentor/vote for: <CanoeBerry> "Skipping Stone" Travelling support team - Warsaw, Poland <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=75474 <CanoeBerry> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Petros.Polonos/Travelling_support_team <CanoeBerry> http://olpc.freesailor.info <CanoeBerry> http://hackerspace.pl <CanoeBerry> SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & <CanoeBerry> http://j.mp/6UhCtd <CanoeBerry> Requests 2 XOs over 5? months <CanoeBerry> Project Objectives: <CanoeBerry> Support team training <CanoeBerry> We are going to get involved in OLPC deployment and support on the <CanoeBerry> long-term <CanoeBerry> basis. This project's first goal is to give us practical knowledge <CanoeBerry> of the <CanoeBerry> system. <CanoeBerry> - Setting up local community network in the heterogeneous environment. <CanoeBerry> - Setting up and maintenance of XS in the ad hoc network. <CanoeBerry> - Daily maintenance and configuration. <CanoeBerry> As a result, OLPC community will obtain a permanent travelling team, <CanoeBerry> ready <CanoeBerry> to provide support in various areas. As our experience grow, we <CanoeBerry> shall also <CanoeBerry> be able to train and support short-term volunteers, as needed. <CanoeBerry> Base for future Polish grassroot pilot <CanoeBerry> As of Feb. 6th, 2011, we are actively looking for contact with <CanoeBerry> educators in <CanoeBerry> Poland, interested in OLPC as an alternative educational project. Our <CanoeBerry> knowledge and experience with the system will be used to introduce <CanoeBerry> non-technical partners and let them get familiar with the solution. <CanoeBerry> Is the applicant here to advocate for this project? <CanoeBerry> PetrosPolonos: ^ <PetrosPolonos> Hello. <PetrosPolonos> Sort of, yes. <PetrosPolonos> I believe it will be easier for me to answer questions, as I practically wrote everything I had in mind, when posting the project description. * amptron has joined #olpc-meeting * satellit__afk has joined #olpc-meeting * satellit__afk disconnected by hotel wireless <dogi> hi PetrosPolonos * satellit__afk is now known as satellit__ <PetrosPolonos> hi dogi <CanoeBerry> +1 hoping for more questions. <CanoeBerry> Still no guarantees i can ship an XO-1.5 <CanoeBerry> If folks really don't have questions, we have a deal (I've already talked extensively with Petros by phone). <CanoeBerry> My apologies today's meeting lacks the usual crowd :) <satellit__> Canoeberry: got disconnected did I miss anything rel to my request? <CanoeBerry> satellit__: no, in fact I removed most all the small XO-1.5 proposals like yours, as I like them all, and will ship the moment inventory frees up. <CanoeBerry> "removed from today's agenda" <satellit__> thanks....off to lunch : ) <CanoeBerry> (giving them preliminary approval instead) <CanoeBerry> Back to Poland's proposal. <PetrosPolonos> What is the possible date 1,5 could be available? <CanoeBerry> Final objections? <CanoeBerry> Calling once.. <CanoeBerry> Calling twice.. <CanoeBerry> Calling thrice.. <CanoeBerry> APPROVED! * satellit__ is now known as satellit__afk * dirakx Quit (Quit: Leaving.) <PetrosPolonos> Thank you, Community. <CanoeBerry> Thanks all & plz get to know the Polish team in coming months. <CanoeBerry> You will be impressed. [ PROJECT #6 - UV Light Water Purifier USB - Ecuador ] <CanoeBerry> Onto Project #6 <CanoeBerry> Plz all critique/mentor/vote for: <CanoeBerry> UV Light Water Purifier USB - Ecuador <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=75751 <CanoeBerry> SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & <CanoeBerry> http://j.mp/6UhCtd <CanoeBerry> Requests 2 XOs over 12 months <CanoeBerry> Project Objectives: <CanoeBerry> Create a UV water sterilization lamp that attaches to a USB port on <CanoeBerry> the OLPC <CanoeBerry> and will last long enough to sterilize several liters of water on <CanoeBerry> one battery <CanoeBerry> charge. This has humanitarian implications as well as educational uses. <CanoeBerry> It also promotes usefulness of the OLPC in regions where water <CanoeBerry> quality is <CanoeBerry> questionable and as an emergency response equipment in disaster areas. <CanoeBerry> Application here seems to lack detail.. <CanoeBerry> I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt if we hear more! <CanoeBerry> Other comments? <CanoeBerry> Objections? <CanoeBerry> Needs a mentor for sure, to move this one forward. <CanoeBerry> Calling once.. <CanoeBerry> Calling twice.. <CanoeBerry> Calling thrice.. <dogi> :P <CanoeBerry> dogi: will you mentor Ecuador's purifier? * dogi likes this project idea <CanoeBerry> Are you voting in favor of 2 XO-1s, our standard starter kit, eg. if you will help mentor? <dogi> I think there are better mentors then me for this project <CanoeBerry> Who? * christianabryant has joined #olpc-meeting <dogi> christianabryant, for example <dogi> hi christianabryant <dogi> <CanoeBerry> Are you voting in favor of 2 XO-1s, our standard starter kit, eg. if you will help mentor? <dogi> <dogi> I think there are better mentors then me for this project <dogi> <CanoeBerry> Who? <dogi> * christianabryant has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> christianabryant is silent :) <CanoeBerry> dogi: what's the final verdict? <christianabryant> didn't want to interrupt the real decision makers! <CanoeBerry> That would be you :) <CanoeBerry> christianabryant: we're just mulling over this 2nd last project in Ecuador. <dogi> CanoeBerry, ok <CanoeBerry> Do you think Project #6 here deserves a shot as is? <CanoeBerry> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2011-February/031144.html <CanoeBerry> Let's conclude Project #6 within 60 seconds. <christianabryant> i think it could be an important tool... <CanoeBerry> Any mentor will do, if you believe that has a shot, and will build XO/Sugar/OLPC community in Quito or Ecuador. <christianabryant> and demonstration of it would have solid implications to other teams. <CanoeBerry> christianabryant: can you co-mentor with dogi, sending an email every month this winter/spring? <dogi> are both ecuador project connected? <CanoeBerry> if so, let's approve it. <CanoeBerry> Ecuador projects are not connected. <CanoeBerry> So far as I know! <dogi> oh <christianabryant> yes, i can do that. <christianabryant> be happy to interact via email for more details post-meeting. <dogi> christianabryant, +1 if I co-mentor with you <christianabryant> dogi: would be a pleasure. <dogi> :) <christianabryant> did 6 or 7 offer links for review? <dogi> is there somebody in irc to speak with <christianabryant> i have a comment regarding #7 when we get there. * Sienna-Russet-48 has joined #olpc-meeting * PetrosPolonos has left #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> #6 APPROVED, thanks so much to dogi an christianabryant <christianabryant> np :) [ PROJECT #7 - Interactive Learning and Cultural Preservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon - Quito, Ecuador ] <CanoeBerry> Onto our final #7 project of the day: <CanoeBerry> Interactive Learning and Cultural Preservation in the Ecuadorian <CanoeBerry> Amazon - Quito, Ecuador <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=75801 <CanoeBerry> SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & <CanoeBerry> http://j.mp/6UhCtd <CanoeBerry> Requests 8 XOs over 6? months <CanoeBerry> Project Objectives: <CanoeBerry> There are several concurrent objectives of this project. Principally, we <CanoeBerry> plan to begin building an audio-dictionary of the native language of the <CanoeBerry> Siona people and to use it to help the young people learn their <CanoeBerry> ancestral <CanoeBerry> tongue. The secondary objective is to achieve measurable learning <CanoeBerry> outcomes <CanoeBerry> primarily in math, science, English, and Spanish amongst a group of <CanoeBerry> children <CanoeBerry> that shows little to no progress under more standard teaching <CanoeBerry> paradigms. The <CanoeBerry> tertiary objective is to allow parents (many of whom are illiterate) to <CanoeBerry> advance their own educational levels by using their son or daughter´s <CanoeBerry> machine. <CanoeBerry> If someone can vouch for this approach, and 2 XO-1s being useful & appropriate? (our standard starter kit) <CanoeBerry> Any TORmentors? <christianabryant> i'm new to this so forgive me, but do project plans/schedules often get submitted for review by OLPC? <christianabryant> review of #7 would benefit from a strategy document or plan. <CanoeBerry> Only briefly here, normally. <CanoeBerry> Yes. * Sienna-Russet-48 Quit (Client Quit) <CanoeBerry> Motion to put Project #7 on hold until project plan detailed? <CanoeBerry> Or any mentor helps them bite off a smaller piece. <christianabryant> it would be helpful to know when the xos would come into play. <CanoeBerry> OLPC's Contributors Program requires community participation in any case (that means a marker on http://olpcMAP.net and any blog syndicated into http://planet.laptop.org etc) <christianabryant> seems there are many pre-development pieces that would have to be done before the implementation starts. <CanoeBerry> True. We don't mind shipping 2 refurbished XO-1s the help overall engagement around a strong project. <CanoeBerry> But we'd need a mentor to demonstrate that here. <CanoeBerry> Let's put this on hold until that mentor's found. <CanoeBerry> Calling once.. <CanoeBerry> Calling twice.. <christianabryant> i second the motion... some emails might be good via rt to get some more concrete info... <CanoeBerry> Calling thrice.. <CanoeBerry> ON HOLD until a mentor volunteers to help this project and/or stronger clarifying details come in around implementation. <CanoeBerry> Thanks everyone for this late-day meeting! <CanoeBerry> MEETING ADJOURNED. <meeting> CanoeBerry: Error: "ADJOURNED." is not a valid command. <CanoeBerry> Have a great weekend. <christianabryant> you too. thanks for having me. <christianabryant> stefan, chat with you a sec? <dogi> cu CanoeBerry