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[ AGENDA ] * 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 2 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals -- please join us advocating for, and/or reviewing shortcomings of these proposals: #1 Deploy Laptops to Mafi Dove, Ghana in early January 2010 - Ghana & Massachusetts, USA #2 SocialCalc, Newspaper Activity, Deducto, Video Chat Activity, Itunes for e-books - New Delhi, India [ INTROS ] <sandrat> hello sorry I am late <sandrat> url to agenda? <CanoeBerry> Meeting starting now, sorry for the short delay! <CanoeBerry> Agenda: http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2009-October/026058.html * satellit_ (n=robert@bc105154.bendcable.com) has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> How are you Sandra?! <sandrat> ok good. Did you see timeline and info from Mark Koech Kenya Project? * EliotM (n=47e9dfcd@olpc.osuosl.org) has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> sandrat: Got the direct link handy? <sandrat> just s sec <EliotM> Just letting you I've arrived -- Eliot Moss <CanoeBerry> Toronto's "teaching open source" etc conference here is keeping me busy! <CanoeBerry> Hi Eliot! You are first on the menu, thanks so much for joining. <CanoeBerry> Let's start in about a minute. <sandrat> hoclaptop.blog.com <EliotM> Ok -- time enough to grab some tea .. * myselfhimself (i=4e71596a@gateway/web/freenode/x-zkqujrhtuskznitw) has joined #olpc-meeting <myselfhimself> hi <sandrat> good projects this week. been doing some good recruiting <CanoeBerry> myselfhimself: please introduce yourself, thanks. * Caryl (n=437e833f@olpc.osuosl.org) has joined #olpc-meeting <myselfhimself> hello <CanoeBerry> sandrat: are you requesting a secondary review of any post proposals? <myselfhimself> I'm a 5th (=last) year IT engineering at ECE Paris, a french IT engineering school [19:16] <myselfhimself> I'm looking to make an End of Year Project (EYP) of ~one month long full time with a team of 4-7 students (we are 3 so far, and the remaining students we will find in the school) <CanoeBerry> Caryl: welcome Angelinas.. <Caryl> Hola! <CanoeBerry> myselfhimself: merci et bonjour <myselfhimself> is that possible to have some project mentoring for our kind of projects ? <myselfhimself> the project period will in january to february sort of <sandrat> not sure what your question is. Don't know if the Mark's team was approved for more laptops. Have been working this week.. not on line much <CanoeBerry> myselfhimself: have you applied to OLPC's Contributors Program? If so we try to assign you a Community Mentor. <CanoeBerry> During these Friday 2pm Eastern Time meetings here.. <CanoeBerry> But we must begin now! Eliot has been patient. <sandrat> bonjour myselfhimself <myselfhimself> we/I can gather students with skills in embedded systems, computer science and telecommunication+networks <sandrat> which project is yours <CanoeBerry> Great. <myselfhimself> I have no projects yet <cjb> sandrat: he doesn't have a project yet <cjb> I pointed him here to learn about how they work :) <CanoeBerry> We will start with Eliot's project review now. <EliotM> Mine is to deploy laptops to Mafi Dove, a rural village in Ghana [ PROJECT #1 - Deploy Laptops to Mafi Dove, Ghana in early January 2010 - Ghana & Massachusetts, USA ] <CanoeBerry> Please help us now advocate for/critique the following Project #1 of 2 today: <sandrat> greetings Eliot <CanoeBerry> Deploy Laptops to Mafi Dove, Ghana in early January 2010 - Ghana & <CanoeBerry> Massachusetts, USA <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=49565 <CanoeBerry> http://www.cs.umass.edu/~moss/ghana/ [NEEDS A LINK FROM <CanoeBerry> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ] <CanoeBerry> Requests 4 XOs over 2-4 months <myselfhimself> I've there are wiki pages for Software and for Hardware ideas on the OLPC france wiki... but didn't read them sorry * thundering-light (i=75c5015c@gateway/web/freenode/x-dqfbbldssqwynctv) has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> Project Objectives: <CanoeBerry> 1) Make computers available to middle school, <CanoeBerry> and eventually primary school, students in Mafi Dove, Ghana. Develop <CanoeBerry> sustainable teacher training and support plan. Assist in integrating <CanoeBerry> computers into the school’s education plan. Initial deployment would <CanoeBerry> outfit a “lab” with around 10 laptops and provide laptops to relevant <CanoeBerry> teachers, with a few backup units in case of failure. Depending on your <CanoeBerry> recommendation, we could also outfit a classroom in addition to the <CanoeBerry> “lab”; this would require an additional 20 units. <CanoeBerry> 2) Determine next <CanoeBerry> steps when we visit, namely how and when to expand to all students in <CanoeBerry> Mafi Dove (would involve perhaps 200 units)? How to provide training and <CanoeBerry> tech support on an ongoing basis? What are the indigenous resources in <CanoeBerry> Ghana? What can we do versus what needs to be done by OLPC or other <CanoeBerry> agencies? How and when should we provide Internet access (this first <CanoeBerry> visit will not attempt that)? <myselfhimself> we have one idea and I can propose it here, otherwise if you have ideas for us to implement , I'm ok to forward to my other teammates <CanoeBerry> 3) Get a sense of how this could <CanoeBerry> eventually expand to more villages in the area, and involve students <CanoeBerry> from UMass as an ongoing service-learning course. <CanoeBerry> Note: We 5 are leaders of a small Episcopal church in Ashfield, MA <CanoeBerry> (except Nell, who is Susan’s daughter and our person very experienced <CanoeBerry> with the village and area). This is not an evangelism project, but <CanoeBerry> strictly mission/service to the children and families of this rural <CanoeBerry> village <CanoeBerry> EliotM: would you like to lead us on a short introduction of your work/plan? <thundering-light> A bit late...sorry. <EliotM> We said 4 laptops; that is for immediate use in getting us ready; wht we're really looking for is more like 15 <CanoeBerry> thundering-light: we know you lit that fire.. your username is evidence ;) <EliotM> Ok -- We're going to Ghana for a week in early Jan. <sandrat> I'm interested in the relationship of your church group with the community, as that is your base.. and do u have relationship with school already? <thundering-light> CanoeBerry: Whats the link? <EliotM> Yes, we have a relationship with the village and school already. <EliotM> Someone from our church was in the Peace Corps there -- helped get water, latrines, and build the school. <CanoeBerry> aside: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/12-dead-in-Jaipur-oil-depot-blaze-Deora-says-fire-to-die-down-on-its-own/articleshow/5178960.cms <EliotM> Our team also includes a retired school principal and 3 computer professionals <thundering-light> nah...forget that...still on fire:) <CanoeBerry> thundering-light: back to business.. agenda here: http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2009-October/026058.html <EliotM> We want to outfot a lab with 10-15 XOs and get a few in the hans of the teachers; this is at the middle school <EliotM> It has grades 7-9, with 15-20 per grade; thay also have a primary chool, K-6, about same per grade <sandrat> sounds good: what do u see as the stages for this project. <CanoeBerry> EliotM: if you could describe quickly your team -- and their roles. <EliotM> 1) get ourselves ready in the next two months; 2) deploy the lab, or the lab plus one classroom in Jan 2010 <EliotM> 3) plan marger deployment to rest of school (anouth 150 or more XOs) <sandrat> is there any work done already to prepare the teachers or school? <Caryl> if we give you some Contributors Program machines, will you be able to get the funds to do your planned expansion? <EliotM> Team: I am a PhD in Comp Sci from MIT *and* the minister of this church; we have the retired school principal, who has been <EliotM> to the village; her daughter was in the Peace Corps there and can get us there, help with culture and logistics <EliotM> Plus we have two computer professionals, one experienced in general deployment in the US; he is also training as a nurse practitioner * TMarques (n=57c422e0@olpc.osuosl.org) has joined #olpc-meeting <sandrat> What is the input from the community to date <Caryl> Do you have specific plans as to how the laptops will be used with the students?\ <CanoeBerry> Can you address Sandra's question about teacher training / learning facilitation ? <EliotM> Not much work done yet to prepare school; we are not yet clear how we would raise funds to outfit the rest of te school -- maybe a couple of clasrooms at a time, looking for money through the church and through my computer science colleagues <TMarques> Hi all, only saw the e-mail just now <EliotM> I hope eventually to bring UMass students into this as a service learning thing <sandrat> If you have teachers who have had some introduction... know what they are getting into first; then the next step setting up a lab is a great way to get started <CanoeBerry> Could be great -- if you or your church have the resource to coordinate these students. <EliotM> We are just now working on our training plan and how the laptops would actually be used -- it might be more of a lab that they go to initially <CanoeBerry> So you request 4 XO's to scope out such training/planning? <thundering-light> what about tech support? <sandrat> Maybe u should start with a small number and get the teachers engaged and do some planning for more and fundraising from that point <sandrat> same as CB suggestion: get teachers/team built -then expand to more laptops <EliotM> Yes, 4 XOs right now, but we are really going in January -- have the tickets and everything, so have more, or being able to get them quickly would help -- or knowing that we need to fundraise for any we bring to Ghana is I guess helpful <sandrat> I could help with what u need think about for funding resources * EliotM (n=47e9dfcd@olpc.osuosl.org) Quit ("CGI:IRC (EOF)") <CanoeBerry> Oops, we lost our proponent. * EliotM (n=47e9dfcd@olpc.osuosl.org) has joined #olpc-meeting <thundering-light> as everywhere.. <sandrat> I will mentor if I can get a ticket reminder by email.. <CanoeBerry> Can we begin to gather Opinions/Votes on how to help Eliot's project? <EliotM> Somehow dropped off and just rejoined, so I may have missed some Qs <CanoeBerry> All set. <Caryl> Would you have access to an XO lending library stateside to help with planning and fundraising when you get back? <sandrat> I would vote for a small number - 4 - 6 to start <CanoeBerry> sandrat: plz "take" this ticket now.. http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=49565 <EliotM> I don't know about lending lib. We have one XO I borrowed from a colleague. <Caryl> I would vote for 4 to take with and maybe 2 for working here if they can't get any somewhere else. <EliotM> I am also in touch with Maryanne Ward who has deployed to another part o Ghana, though she's been on travel so it's been brief yet <CanoeBerry> EliotM; what are specifically are you hoping to share with other community deployments & beyond? <CanoeBerry> Short term blogging? <sandrat> ok. I took it <CanoeBerry> Longer term deliverables? <thundering-light> I vote for ..erm...4, maybe? <EliotM> We can share about how to do this through a church about culture in Ghana; about how to get undergrad computer scientists involved, when we get that far <CanoeBerry> Let's conclude. <CanoeBerry> Please all vote. <sandrat> +1 for 4 laptops <thundering-light> +1 for 4 <Caryl> +1 for 4 <EliotM> Yes, of course we will get the word out by blogging/web page; longer term I would hope for some more how-tos written down <CanoeBerry> +1 for 4 XOs if the applicant takes blogging seriously -- both during the planning process to reach out and bring folks in, as well as later. <Caryl> how-tos are good. also how _not_ tos <CanoeBerry> Minimal outreach/blogging OK, but a public/social face is a requiement for CP. <CanoeBerry> *requirement for Contributors Program <myselfhimself> [excuse me, where did you put my case in your projects to review list for this chat, to help myself organise?] <EliotM> It's in our interest to get the word out through church and academic circles, and blogging is part of that I expect; is there a particular place you want such a blog to appear? <CanoeBerry> EliotM: Any public blog would be great! <thundering-light> should be a good blogging/wiki platform... Or maybe...keep us updated? <CanoeBerry> Just create a nice link from http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects so the world can find it. <CanoeBerry> Final objections? <TMarques> nope <CanoeBerry> Calling once... <thundering-light> Nope:) <CanoeBerry> Twice.. <EliotM> Ok -- we have wiki support t UMass, so that's not a problem, and I've already created a wiki page on OLPC for this from which to link <thundering-light> Don't call thice... <CanoeBerry> APPROVED -- thanks Eliot. <thundering-light> *thrice ... <EliotM> Thank YOU. One question: If we want to deploy, can/should we ask this group for additional units, or should we go to eBay? * icarito has joined #olpc-meeting <icarito> hey hello from Lima <CanoeBerry> EliotM: use eBay or http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Donate_Your_Get_One for classroom quantities. <Caryl> Hola from LA (Los Angeles) <EliotM> Thanks for the tips! It's cool to be with peple from around the world here! * yabasta has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> EliotM: if you wish to purchase school-quantities, contact volunteer@laptop.org explaining why you believe you are helping the OLPC mission. <thundering-light> Hehe...from India too;) hello.. Great EliotM! <EliotM> I should say that I'm in Amherst, MA, USA ... <thundering-light> EliotM: I just said Great EliotM to you;) ... <EliotM> Thank you all; I'll look forward to contact from sandrat; I'm signing off since I don't feel qualified yet to vote on other proposals ... <CanoeBerry> sandrat: EliotM: to clarify above -- everyone is welcome to come back here and submit additional proposals to OLPC's Contributors Program here, for additional free XO units -- if you document strong ongoing work/results sharing. [ PROJECT #2 - SocialCalc, Newspaper Activity, Deducto, Video Chat Activity, Itunes for e-books - New Delhi, India ] <CanoeBerry> Onto Project #2 here-- plz all help review these India projects requesting XO-1.5 B2 prototypes.. <EliotM> Thank YOU. One question: If we want to deploy, can/should we ask this group for additional units, or should we go to eBay? * icarito has joined #olpc-meeting <icarito> hey hello from Lima <CanoeBerry> EliotM: use eBay or http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Donate_Your_Get_One for classroom quantities. <Caryl> Hola from LA (Los Angeles) <EliotM> Thanks for the tips! It's cool to be with peple from around the world here! * yabasta has joined #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> EliotM: if you wish to purchase school-quantities, contact volunteer@laptop.org explaining why you believe you are helping the OLPC mission. <thundering-light> Hehe...from India too;) hello.. Great EliotM! <EliotM> I should say that I'm in Amherst, MA, USA <CanoeBerry> Thanks all-- let's move onto the India projects now. <thundering-light> EliotM: I just said Great EliotM to you;) <CanoeBerry> Please review now... <CanoeBerry> SocialCalc, Newspaper activity, Deducto, Video Chat Activity, Itunes <CanoeBerry> for e-books - New Delhi, India <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=49596 <CanoeBerry> http://seeta.in/j/archives.html <CanoeBerry> http://blog.laptop.org <CanoeBerry> [SPECIFIC SITE(S) NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF <CanoeBerry> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects ] <CanoeBerry> Requests 3 XO-1.5'ss over 6.5 months <sandrat> EliotM: Eliot.. I will send you an email soon.. we'll be in touch <CanoeBerry> Project Objectives: <CanoeBerry> 1. SocialCalc, the community spreadsheet - <CanoeBerry> http://seeta.in/j/products-and-services/socialcalc-on-sugar.html and <CanoeBerry> http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4084 <CanoeBerry> 2. Newspaper activity for the future journalists - We are undertaking <CanoeBerry> this <CanoeBerry> project with OLPC Corps Indiana University, who did a pilot this <CanoeBerry> summer in <CanoeBerry> South Africa (http://seeta.in/j/products-and-services/37.html), and are <CanoeBerry> helping us gather ideas and scenarios on the pedagogical front at this <CanoeBerry> juncture. <myselfhimself> CanoeBerry: what's your plan for projects review ? can you pm this to me ?what's my ranking in it? <CanoeBerry> 3. Deducto, activity to improve deducing logic skills - <CanoeBerry> http://seeta.in/j/products-and-services/deducto.html and <CanoeBerry> http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4220 <CanoeBerry> 4. Color Deducto, activity to teach color schemes, systems and patterns <CanoeBerry> through pattern recognition - <CanoeBerry> http://seeta.in/j/products-and-services/color-deducto.html and <CanoeBerry> http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4221 <CanoeBerry> 5. Video Chat Activity - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Video_Chat (Video Chat <CanoeBerry> does not work on Sugar 0.84. I have hired 2 developers, who would be <CanoeBerry> working <CanoeBerry> on this project starting next week). <CanoeBerry> 6. Itunes for e-books - We are working on this project with Kovid Goyal - <CanoeBerry> http://www.seeta.in/wiki/index.php?title=ITunes_for_EBooks <CanoeBerry> http://seeta.in/wiki/index.php?title=SocialCalc_on_Sugar <CanoeBerry> http://seeta.in/wiki/index.php?title=Deducto <CanoeBerry> http://seeta.in/wiki/index.php?title=Color_Deducto <CanoeBerry> http://seeta.in/wiki/index.php?title=ITunes_for_EBooks <CanoeBerry> http://seeta.in/j/products-and-services/37.html <sandrat> Are all five projects from the same team? <CanoeBerry> myselfhimself: did you email a full project proposal to contributors@laptop.org ? If so let us know your 5-digit project number. <CanoeBerry> If not, please review the requirements here... <thundering-light> quite enough and large links:) How we gonna open all of em? Joking:) <Caryl> I see they are asking for 3 XO 1.5s Would it be to much to ask that they also try to get the Activities to work on the 1Million+ XO-1s already depolyed? <EliotM> Thank you all; I'll look forward to contact from sandrat; I'm signing off since I don't feel qualified yet to vote on other proposals <CanoeBerry> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program#FAQ <CanoeBerry> EliotM: bye and try to say hello in person later in Nov/Dec please. <sandrat> EliotM: I wouldn't mind coming to western ma to meet u <CanoeBerry> Nancie Severs may be able to review in person her (somewhat) similar Vietnam work here: <CanoeBerry> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/Vung_Vieng_Fishing_Vietnam <Caryl> Am I cut off again? <sandrat> good idea <CanoeBerry> thundering-light: can you introduce/advocate for the India work for us? <thundering-light> CanoeBerry: eh? <CanoeBerry> Would you care to? <thundering-light> Yeah... <CanoeBerry> Manu being a your mentor, perhaps you can mentor some of his crew in return. <thundering-light> Right...would love it;) <CanoeBerry> All please help critique the above 6 sub-projects. <CanoeBerry> And whether they require 3 XO-1.5 B2 prototypes as requested. <sandrat> an impressive bunch of projects; i'm still reading <thundering-light> I see all of them run on XOs...Reading... <Caryl> thundering-light are you anywhere near Gujarat? <thundering-light> Caryl: Somewhere ...Corresponding State: Rajasthan. <thundering-light> just north of Gujrat <sandrat> some serious development challenges: shared editing of spreadsheet! <Caryl> There will soon be a 100+ private deployment in Gujarat ... XO-1s only. <CanoeBerry> sandrat: EliotM: to clarify above -- everyone is welcome to come back here and submit additional proposals to OLPC's Contributors Program here, for additional free XO units -- if you document strong ongoing work/results sharing. <TMarques> the proposals seem very good, do they have some XO-1s? <CanoeBerry> Yes <CanoeBerry> Not sure how many. <thundering-light> Caryl:Excellent... Adam...activities work on xo...at least the spreadsheet do;) <sandrat> Support for these projects and the design is impressive.. whatever they need I think we should support <TMarques> so, at least two 1.5 XOs seem appropriate to test everything out, not sure about the third though <TMarques> but seems reasonable <sandrat> Is the request for just 1.5s <CanoeBerry> Yes. How do we feel about TMarques counterproposal? (2 XO-1.5's) <Caryl> Did you say they already have XO-1s? <sandrat> that means these already are running on 1s <thundering-light> sandrat: And what I said above? ;) <Caryl> Can they develop for both (would be nice) <CanoeBerry> Applicant (Manu) began working for OLPC years back, so yes they have XO-1's. <Caryl> Just curious, will iTunes require $$$ to buy songs? <TMarques> also, the 1.5s should help them develope faster, depending on extensively they're using the machines, the XO-1s may be somewhat slow to test with and may hinder development <sandrat> ok sorry... they all run on XOs... ok ... 1.5s requested... 3 is fine with me <TMarques> are they asking three to have one per developer? <thundering-light> Caryl:Off topic...might require...don't have one. <CanoeBerry> "3 XO-1.5's for 6 developers" <thundering-light> TMarques: Looks like it...but there are seven..i think. <thundering-light> CanoeBerry: 7 <CanoeBerry> Let's conclude with your favorite of the 6 above? And specific recommendations for the India team. <TMarques> more than a reasonable proposal I would say <sandrat> +1 for six <CanoeBerry> (6 sub-projects above) <Caryl> Also curious (but important) will these programs require a lot of propriatory software like Flash or be able to work on OS? <CanoeBerry> sandrat: six on not on the table. <yabasta> Caryl, sorry, I missed out on most of this, but itunes is dependent who the uploader <CanoeBerry> *six are not on the table <yabasta> so there is a lot of free itunes content <CanoeBerry> XO-1.5's are in extremely short supply <yabasta> *who the uploader/creator/distro is <thundering-light> .Caryl: I don't think so... <Caryl> is that yes they will rely on Open Source? <TMarques> newspaper, ebooks and video chat look great to me <CanoeBerry> Let's finish now. <sandrat> CB: what do you recommend for the number of 1.5s <thundering-light> Caryl:Yes.. <CanoeBerry> They request 3, I will consider that if the group here has studied Manu's proposal and believes they are needed. <sandrat> How hard is it to develop w/ Sugar on a Stick.. must have limitations <CanoeBerry> I hear no objections. <Caryl> SoaS has a lot of limitations at the present <sandrat> Having the hard ware is important for these apps. Let's give them 3 <thundering-light> Erm.. No ...no objections from me... <CanoeBerry> Mentors are however needed. <Caryl> +1 for 3 <thundering-light> +1 for 3:) +1000 for a mentor:) <TMarques> +1 for 3 <CanoeBerry> thundering-light: can you or any talented people you know provide quality mentorship? <thundering-light> CanoeBerry: Dunno <yabasta> +1 for 3...even though I missed out on half of this convo. but from what I've read I have no issues with <thundering-light> Might try... <CanoeBerry> Around even just 1 of the above 6 Delhi projects. <yabasta> so feel free to disregard my thoughts on this <CanoeBerry> Which would you consider? <Caryl> perhaps someone from SugarLabs could help <CanoeBerry> Call it a wrap: APPROVED [ CLOSING REMARKS ] * yabasta passes out lunches <CanoeBerry> Thanks all -- final questions before we adjourn now? <thundering-light> Caryl:Yeah...CanoeBerry: Might be SocialCalc or VideoChat..they look good...well...the later one does <thundering-light> CanoeBerry: any of the six <CanoeBerry> thunder-light: do you want to mentor 1 or 2? let me know and add your name as owner. <thundering-light> connected yet with any project? <Caryl> Adios <CanoeBerry> Or AdminCC <CanoeBerry> Bye Caryl! <thundering-light> VideoChat:) * Caryl Quit ("CGI:IRC (EOF)") <CanoeBerry> Great. bye all...... <thundering-light> Bye...Canoe with a berry ;) I am jumping in fire;) <myselfhimself> I have read Contributors_program#FAQ further, and I need help reviewing/improving one project idea (not submitted) or getting advise on other more relevant projects to make. For this, I want to speak to Support Gang member, can I speak to someone of this team now on IRC ? <CanoeBerry> thundering-light: please "take" or share this ticket now.. <CanoeBerry> http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=49596 <CanoeBerry> myselfhimself: we are here for you right now. <myselfhimself> ok thanks <thundering-light> myselfhimself:Yeah. <CanoeBerry> And on #olpc-help in general (that's http://forum.laptop.org/chat ) <myselfhimself> ok <yabasta> gotta run. good luck with everything everyone <myselfhimself> ok <thundering-light> CanoeBerry: take or AdminCC? <myselfhimself> so I know OLPC project for 3 years now <myselfhimself> but never had one or tested anything on it <TMarques> bye all <CanoeBerry> Your call. <thundering-light> 'kay:) * TMarques has left #olpc-meeting <CanoeBerry> myselfhimself: I gotta run, but keep in touch! <myselfhimself> as I said, I have to make an end of year project in january <myselfhimself> ok see you CanoeBerry <CanoeBerry> on both channels and on our mailing lists.. <thundering-light> myselfhimself:I can help you... * yabasta Quit ("The real secret of magic is that the world is made of words, and that if you know the words that the world is made of you can) <myselfhimself> thundering-light: ok thanks yes if you can now <thundering-light> Yeah..I can now;) <myselfhimself> ok thanks ! <thundering-light> okay,.... <myselfhimself> so I can gather between 4-7 students with different skills (majors) : embedded systems, computer science and telecommunication+networks <thundering-light> Go on... <myselfhimself> we are all in 5th year after high school = our last year in IT universitity <thundering-light> you sent a proposal to contributors AT laptop DOT org? <myselfhimself> we want to do something for a projec that's relevant in terms of helping/developing the world <myselfhimself> no I sent no proposal <thundering-light> okay...first of all.... <myselfhimself> so we thought about olpc and other projects <myselfhimself> so here's our first project idea <myselfhimself> but we don't know if it's relevant for you <myselfhimself> here's a google doc <thundering-light> Won';t harm trying;) <myselfhimself> http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AW_vwxki-LP3ZGNzcnRqM3RfMjEyZGR0NjdoZnE&hl=en <myselfhimself> just look at the first figure if you prefer <myselfhimself> it's in french but should be understandable for english speakers <thundering-light> got it;) thought I don't know french:) <thundering-light> You can carefully(or carelessly) plan a proposal of these ideas...and send us a list of your goals. <myselfhimself> the idea is to have a box that takes video into wifi/ethernet as input and outputs that into a TV plug <thundering-light> and...? <myselfhimself> this would allow any olpc laptop to stream video to a tv screen in the room <thundering-light> There is an activity for the projector screen already...not TV screen, though...here's hwat I suggest: <myselfhimself> ok <thundering-light> 1.)Plan a proposal <thundering-light> 2.) Collect more ideas and plannings <thundering-light> 3.) get your goals... and the need of the project(pretty cool, really) <myselfhimself> (just in addition, there's a server in the middle which can take the wifi video stream too, and record everything... it can also send by wifi any video that it's stored in a VOD fashion to any OLPC laptops around and to the "magic wifi TV box") <myselfhimself> thundering-light: ok for that mail to write / process <thundering-light> 4.) Then, mail them to us at contributors@laptop.org ...we'll see what we can do..and tell us if you need any assistance... <thundering-light> myselfhimself: Okay...you are pretty young, as it seems to me? <myselfhimself> though... do you know of very hot requirements/needs that people have on the field that my future team could implement/prototype in january ? <myselfhimself> I'm 22 <myselfhimself> we'll all be around 22 <thundering-light> okay...Not right now exactly...You need to join the meeting. <thundering-light> I am 14...:) <myselfhimself> ok <myselfhimself> cool <myselfhimself> which meeting ? <thundering-light> contributors meeting...like the one going on some time ago...okay. you are saying that the server would store any transaction of video and bits? <myselfhimself> yes <myselfhimself> so that it can play that pack as VOD <myselfhimself> so that OLPC laptops don't need to store recording of their screencasts or camera recordings <thundering-light> okay...this is one plus point.. <myselfhimself> students could record a demo of their work... like on youtube people show how they do something... this could be the same for the whole class <thundering-light> OLPC XOs need to be connected to the server and screen? <myselfhimself> no <myselfhimself> I mean <myselfhimself> they are on wifi/ethernet LAN if they want to interact with server / screen <myselfhimself> I must go sorry <thundering-light> oh...Right.. <thundering-light> Just mail it.. <myselfhimself> I keep this chat log around <myselfhimself> ok <myselfhimself> thanks for your support <thundering-light> welcome;) <myselfhimself> ++ * myselfhimself has left #olpc-meeting * thundering-light Quit ("eyes hurting like hell...Its one AM here...A reason for not to sleep?") * icarito Quit ("Leaving.") * EliotM Quit ("http://forum.laptop.org/")