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# RIT [http://www.it.rit.edu/~jxs/ Professor Jeff Sonstein][[image:Sonstein.jpg]] spoke on the potential use of the XO in disaster-recovery efforts.
The Agenda was
#* He described his involvement with [http://www.sahana.lk/ Sahana], a free and open source disaster management system that was conceived and developed in response to the 26 December 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahana_FOSS_Disaster_Management_System Wikipedia history]).
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* Professor Jeff Sonstien on the potential use of the XO in disaster-recovery efforts
#*His team reports their work on the [http://chw.rit.edu/blog/ Center for the Handheld Web blog page].
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* Fred Grose on getting started with Etoys
#* Jeff described the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_State_Transfer ReST]ful (Representational State Transfer) software architecture, and his plans to migrate Sahana to this architecture.
* Bill Hickock on getting started with Python
#* He then plans to port the software to the XO because of its ability to self organize a network. This will be extremely valuable in a disaster when the Internet is disrupted.
* Karlie has also offered to bring some CDs for PC and Mac Sugar emulation for those interested.
#*: After the meeting I learned that the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects/XOs_for_HADR OLPC Project] will be sending 4 XOs to the [http://www.hfncenter.org/cms/ Hastily-Formed Network Research Group] at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California for testing and trial integration into their disaster Fly Away Kits.
*: Drop Stephen Jacobs a line to let him know if you’d like one and which flavor.
# [[User:FGrose|Fred Grose]] demonstrated the Etoys environment on the XO using a [http://www.virtualbox.org/ VirtualBox] virtualization of the [http://sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick Sugar on a Stick] distribution of XO software environment.
#* Sugar on a Stick or virtualization is a convenient way to project a running Sugar system on a conference room screen.
#* Fred suggests you explore Etoys by steping through the short tutorials available by clicking the '?' icon in the Etoys toolbar.
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# Bill Hickok gave a presentation on getting started with Python.
#* He reviewed the history of the language and some of its advantageous features.
# [[User:KRobinson|Karlie Robinson]] handed out some Fedor Sugar Spin LiveCDs for PC and Macs.
#* These are the same image as used in the Sugar on a Stick distribution and can boot on a machine without installing to its disc.
# The group agreed to support Professor Stephen Jacobs' Honors Seminar on Developing for the OLPC XO (see the [[OLPC_Rochester%2C_NY#Projects|Projects]] section).

Latest revision as of 22:44, 4 March 2009

  1. RIT Professor Jeff SonsteinSonstein.jpg spoke on the potential use of the XO in disaster-recovery efforts.
    • He described his involvement with Sahana, a free and open source disaster management system that was conceived and developed in response to the 26 December 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami (Wikipedia history).
    • His team reports their work on the Center for the Handheld Web blog page.
    • Jeff described the ReSTful (Representational State Transfer) software architecture, and his plans to migrate Sahana to this architecture.
    • He then plans to port the software to the XO because of its ability to self organize a network. This will be extremely valuable in a disaster when the Internet is disrupted.
      After the meeting I learned that the OLPC Project will be sending 4 XOs to the Hastily-Formed Network Research Group at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California for testing and trial integration into their disaster Fly Away Kits.
  2. Fred Grose demonstrated the Etoys environment on the XO using a VirtualBox virtualization of the Sugar on a Stick distribution of XO software environment.
    • Sugar on a Stick or virtualization is a convenient way to project a running Sugar system on a conference room screen.
    • Fred suggests you explore Etoys by steping through the short tutorials available by clicking the '?' icon in the Etoys toolbar.
  3. Bill Hickok gave a presentation on getting started with Python.
    • He reviewed the history of the language and some of its advantageous features.
  4. Karlie Robinson handed out some Fedor Sugar Spin LiveCDs for PC and Macs.
    • These are the same image as used in the Sugar on a Stick distribution and can boot on a machine without installing to its disc.
  5. The group agreed to support Professor Stephen Jacobs' Honors Seminar on Developing for the OLPC XO (see the Projects section).
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