Reviews

Welcome

This is a page for Review squad members, with a list of materials intended for the first Content release cycle to be tested and instructions on how to test them.

• If you want to join the Review squad, read the main Review squad page for instructions.
• If you're a member of the Review squad, read the instructions below.
• If you're a developer or contributor and want your content tested by the Review squad this round, add your content to the "Content to test" list, below. There is no hard deadline, but keep in mind the testing times - the earlier in the cycle you get things in, the better chance you have of getting more reviews (so we recommend uplinking your content before 9am EST Saturday July 14).

Testing begins at 9am EST on Saturday, July 14. Official content release freeze testing ends on 9am EST on Monday, July 16, but Review Squad members are welcome to continue to contribute reviews any time. The content release freeze means that July 16 is when the library that will be shipped on the laptops for this round will stop changing - but you can always suggest changes for the developers to make for the next release in September, and it is always great for other students to be able to see what you think about the video they are watching or the book they are reading.

Content to test

High priority

• http://dev.laptop.org/pub/content/Library/ - the current "official" OLPC library image. Everything in here needs to be tested - explore it, listen to the music you like, read the books you want, check out the links we've included, and let us know how we could improve the library for other students.
• Kuku Anakula - a math game. Install and testing instructions are here.

Lower priority

• Rule Requires an XO. It's never been run on an one, so there's never been a real test of the concept. I'd like a reality check.
  1. Wander around measuring things. Your hand, a coin, anything.
  2. How does it feel? What do you like and dislike about it?
• Stopwatch-1.xo Requires emulation or an XO. Feedback can be left on User_talk:MitchellNCharity.
  1. How's the user interface? Any suggestions?
• Size-1.xo Requires B3 or B4. This is merely a concept sketch, rather than anything resembling a Trial-2 candidate in its current form. It has never been run on an XO, and may simply run too slowly. I'd like to know before attempting to clean it up for T-2, or otherwise continuing to work on it. Feedback can be left on User_talk:MitchellNCharity.
  1. Do all or some of the graphics zoom smoothly? Any not?
  2. Any memory or XO problems?