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Welcome to the OLPC Wiki, home to collaborative notes about the One Laptop per Child project and related projects and communities. We currently have {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages and roughly two-thousand registered contributors; please join us and share your ideas.
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[[Image:Green_and_white_machine.jpg|150px|left|XO: The Children's Machine]]
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The [[One Laptop per Child]] non-profit develops a low-cost laptop&mdash;[[XO|the "XO Laptop"]]&mdash;to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our [[Mission|mission]] is to provide educational opportunities for the world's most isolated and poorest children by giving each child a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop; and [[activities|software tools and content]] designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.


OLPC has produced XO laptops for more than 3 million children around the world, the majority of them in [[OLPC Uruguay|Uruguay]], [[OLPC Peru|Peru]], [[OLPC Rwanda|Rwanda]], [[OLPC Haiti|Haiti]], Australia, [[OLPC Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar|Mongolia]] and the [[OLPC Birmingham|United States]]. These laptops all run [[Sugar]] and [[Fedora Linux]], and have customized software and content builds developed by their national deployment teams in collaboration with OLPC staff. We maintain a regular update of [[Deployments|deployment information]].
==What's new==
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* '''C1''' machines are being built; these are the final test machines before mass production begins.


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* [http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/development/build542/ '''Build 542'''], shows off many important collaboration, connectivity, and Journal features, including: real-time collaboration in many activities (Write, Read, Chat, Record, Etoys, TamTam, Memorize, Connect4, etc.); support for automatic configuration of mesh portal points (MPP) and automatic configuration of ad-hoc meshes (allowing collaboration without any dependency on infrastructure or Internet access); anti-theft activation on installation; and registration with and backup to a school server. (See [[OLPC Trial-2 Software Release Notes]] and [[542 Demo Notes]]). Please note that Build 542 is not currently suitable for B2-1 systems; for those systems, please continue to use [http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/development/build406.15/ '''Build 406.15'''].
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* [[Intel]] joins OLPC as its newest member.
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"This is not just a matter of giving a laptop to each child, as if bestowing on them some magical charm. The magic lies within -- within each child, within each scientist, scholar, or just plain citizen in the making. This initiative is meant to bring it forth into the light of day." <br/> <span style="float:right; font-size:100%;">&nbsp; &mdash;Kofi Annan</span>
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* '''B4''' machines are being distributed to developers who have joined the [[Developers Program]]. Those without machines can still run [[OS images for emulation|emulators]] on their current computers. [[Test Group Release Notes]] are being updated daily. Also, visit the [[Activities]] page to see the latest on activity developments.


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* We have a new skin for this wiki; thanks to [[User:Simon|Simon Dorner]] and the crew from OLPC Austria (you can change skins via [[Special:Preferences]] after you log in).
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The [[Contributors|Contributors program]] offered free XO laptops to developers and content creators who are working on projects that will benefit deployments worldwide. To apply for this program, contributors submitted a [[Contributors program/Project proposal form|description of the work]] they are planning along with their contact information.


Read more about our [[deployments]], the latest [[Sugar|sugar release]] and the new [[XO-4 Touch|XO-4 Touch laptop]], or other [[projects]]. Follow our [http://blog.laptop.org news] and submit new stories. To suggest your own project, submit a [[Contributors|project proposal]] directly.
* Add an [[Badges|OLPC badge]] to your website.
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* A report from OLPC in Nigeria: School [[Galadima]]
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[[Image:Annan-sachs-bonsaaso.jpeg|thumb|Kofi Annan and Jeff Sachs visit students in [[OLPC Ghana|Bonsaaso, Ghana]] ]]
* OLPC wins the [http://www.bridgingnations.org/ Bridging Nations] Bridge Builder Award: Technological Innovation for Bridging Digital Divide.
[[Image:001_Arahuay.JPG|thumb|School break at the [[Educators|pilot]] in [[OLPC Peru/Arahuay|Arahuay, Perú]] ]]
[[Image:Classroom2.jpg|thumb|OLPC project in [[OLPC_Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] ]]


== Get Involved ==


This Wiki contains project pages describing work and ideas related to OLPC. Learn how to [[participate|get involved]] with those already in progress. You can also [[communication channels|ask]] other community members about ways to contribute.
Weekly updates can be found in '''[[Current events]]'''.


See our latest [http://planet.laptop.org community news] and [[OLPC:News|accomplishments]].
==About One Laptop per Child==
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== Overviews ==
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There are overview pages dedicated to [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software_components|software]], [[educators|education]] and [[content|content]].
::''It's an education project, not a laptop project.''
The XO's iconic software interface, [[Sugar]], has its own [[OLPC Human Interface Guidelines|human interface guidelines]], here and on [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Human_Interface_Guidelines the Sugar Labs wiki]. There are also discussion pages on issues of [[Deployments|deployment]] and [[Countries|country-specific]] discussions.
::::::: &mdash; [[Nicholas Negroponte]]


OLPC is designed around five [[core principles]] &mdash; [[core principles#Child Ownership|Child Ownership]], [[core principles#Low Ages|Low Ages]], [[core principles#Saturation|Saturation]], [[core principles#Connection|Connection]], and [[core principles#Free and Open Source|Free and Open Source tools]], and each of these have their own portal sections as well.
This is the wiki for the One Laptop per Child association. The mission of this non-profit association is to develop a low-cost laptop&mdash;the "$100 Laptop"&mdash;a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our goal is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves.


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Why do children in developing nations need laptops? Laptops are both a window and a tool: a window into the world and a tool with which to think. They are a wonderful way for all children to learn learning through independent interaction and exploration.


[[Image:StartOfMP.jpg|thumb|Start of mass production at [[Quanta]] ]]
OLPC espouses five [[core principles]]: (1) [[core principles#child ownership|child ownership]]; (2) [[core principles#low ages|low ages]]; (3) [[core principles#saturation|saturation]]; (4) [[core principles#connection|connection]]; and (5) [[core principles#free and open source|free and open source]].
== News and updates ==
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* [[Persistent_developer_key_firmware|Persistent developer key firmware]] released October 2021 to disable the security systems,
'''More on [[The Children's Machine|the Laptop]]''' and '''[[Learning Vision|OLPC's vision for learning]]'''.
* A build of Android for the XO-4 is available, see [[Android]],
* A community project for using XOs as class or school servers has begun, please get involved, see [[XS Community Edition]],
* The [http://blog.laptop.org/2013/07/16/family-oriented-xo-tablet-debuts-at-walmart-for-149/ XO Learning Tablet] debuted in July, 2013.
* The [[XO-4|XO-4 Touch laptop]] entered production in February, 2013.
* 2012 brought our [http://olpcSF.org/summit global community summit] Oct 19-21 and follow-on implementers' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugarcamp_SF_2012 San Francisco Sugarcamp++] Oct 22-24 -- all were invited to both events!
* The [[XO-1.75|XO-1.75 laptop]] entered production in February, 2012.
* [[OLPC Uruguay|Uruguay]] became the first country in the world to achieve one laptop per child, when its President Tabaré Vázquez handed out 400,000 XOs to the remaining school children on October 13, 2009.
* For general news, see some of the OLPC news aggregators, including [http://planet.laptop.org planet.laptop.org], [http://blog.laptop.org the OLPC blog], and the independent [http://olpcnews.com OLPCNews] blog.


[[Image:rwanda 0709.jpg|thumb|right| [[OLPC Rwanda]] launches at Kagugu Primary School in Kigali]]
==What you'll find inside==
[[Image:P1020317-1.JPG|thumb|right| Laptops are introduced in [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]] ]]


[[Category:OLPC Wiki]]
A good place to start exploring this wiki is the '''[[One Laptop per Child]]''' page, which gives an overview of the project. There is a list of '''[[OLPC FAQ|frequently asked questions (FAQ)]]'''; a place to '''[[Ask OLPC a Question|ask a question]]'''; places to [[Getting involved in OLPC|get involved]], [[Participate|participate]] and [http://laptop.org/en/jobs.shtml current job openings]; and numerous pages on [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software|software]], [[Educators|content]], and the [[developers program]]&mdash;and a separate [http://dev.laptop.org/wiki wiki for software development]. Sugar is a novel interface with its own [[OLPC Human Interface Guidelines|interface guidelines]]. There are also discussion pages on issues of deployment and [[Countries|country-specific]] discussions. An extended '''[[Table of Contents|table of contents]]''' is also available. The '''latest build''' is always available [http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/development/LATEST here]. The '''latest stable build''' is always available [http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/development/LATEST-STABLE-BUILD here]. '''(Please use 406.15 for B1 and B2 machines; please use 542 for B4 machines.)'''
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==About this wiki==

The purpose of this wiki is to both share information about the project and to solicit ideas and feedback. The articles and discussion vary from technical to epistemological. '''We invite comments on every page (please use the "discussion" tab at the top of each page). Please restrict edits to the article pages themselves to facts, not opinions. You are encouraged to sign your work and to make liberal use of citations and links.''' (Please make an account and please use <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> as a signature for your comments.) Please note that pages that include the <nowiki>{{OLPC}}</nowiki> template&mdash;such as this one&mdash;are maintained by the OLPC team and are generally representative of the current state of the project. Other pages&mdash;created and maintained by the public&mdash;should be read with that in mind.


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XO: The Children's Machine

The One Laptop per Child non-profit develops a low-cost laptop—the "XO Laptop"—to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for the world's most isolated and poorest children by giving each child a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop; and software tools and content designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.

OLPC has produced XO laptops for more than 3 million children around the world, the majority of them in Uruguay, Peru, Rwanda, Haiti, Australia, Mongolia and the United States. These laptops all run Sugar and Fedora Linux, and have customized software and content builds developed by their national deployment teams in collaboration with OLPC staff. We maintain a regular update of deployment information.

 + Software 
XO
13.2.11 2020-01-29
XS
xs-0.7 2012-02-20


Quote of the Day

"This is not just a matter of giving a laptop to each child, as if bestowing on them some magical charm. The magic lies within -- within each child, within each scientist, scholar, or just plain citizen in the making. This initiative is meant to bring it forth into the light of day."
  —Kofi Annan

Current projects

The Contributors program offered free XO laptops to developers and content creators who are working on projects that will benefit deployments worldwide. To apply for this program, contributors submitted a description of the work they are planning along with their contact information.

Read more about our deployments, the latest sugar release and the new XO-4 Touch laptop, or other projects. Follow our news and submit new stories. To suggest your own project, submit a project proposal directly.


Kofi Annan and Jeff Sachs visit students in Bonsaaso, Ghana
School break at the pilot in Arahuay, Perú
OLPC project in Ethiopia

Get Involved

This Wiki contains project pages describing work and ideas related to OLPC. Learn how to get involved with those already in progress. You can also ask other community members about ways to contribute.

See our latest community news and accomplishments.

Overviews

Activities  ·  Support  ·  Community Forum  ·  XO Handbook +

There are overview pages dedicated to hardware, software, education and content. The XO's iconic software interface, Sugar, has its own human interface guidelines, here and on the Sugar Labs wiki. There are also discussion pages on issues of deployment and country-specific discussions.

OLPC is designed around five core principles — Child Ownership, Low Ages, Saturation, Connection, and Free and Open Source tools, and each of these have their own portal sections as well.


Start of mass production at Quanta

News and updates

Weekly news    ·    OLPC Planet   ·    News archive +

OLPC Rwanda launches at Kagugu Primary School in Kigali
Laptops are introduced in Mongolia


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