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Welcome to the <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.laptop.org/ One Laptop per Child]'''</span> [[Wiki getting started|Wiki]], a [[Participate|collaborative]] site about the OLPC project and related [[community|communities]]. <br/> We are currently working on {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages in over seventeen [[translators|languages]]. </div>


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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.
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''[http://www.laptop.org One Laptop per Child] is a project about the transformation of education. It's about giving children who don't have the opportunity for learning that opportunity. So it's about access, it's about equity, and it's about giving the next generation of children in the developing world a bright and open future.''
:[[User:Walter|'''Walter Bender''']], OLPC President of Software and Content
:[http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/podcast/dwi/cm-int042407.html Interview, 24 Apr 2007]
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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]].


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The mission of the [[One Laptop per Child]] association is to develop a low-cost laptop&mdash;[[XO: The Children's Machine|the "$100 Laptop"]]&mdash;to revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Our goal is to provide children around the world with new [[Learning Vision|opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves]].
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Why do children in developing nations need laptops? Laptops are 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.
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[http://planet.laptop.org OLPC Planet]&nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; &nbsp;&nbsp;
"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>
[[Old News|Current events archive]]
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'''Deployments'''
* Read about OLPC in NYC on the [http://olpcnyc.wordpress.com/ Teaching Matters] blog.
* We have released [[OLPC_656_Software_Release_Notes|Ship2.2 (Build 656)]]. (Please see [[Olpc-update]] regarding how to update your laptop to the latest build.)
* [[Ulaanbaatar|Our Mongolia project]] is the first deployment made possible by the generosity of the [[Give One Get One]] participants. Many thanks from OLPC and the Mongolian children to those who contributed through the program.
* [http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/01/group_from_city_sees_ease_of_r.html '''So easy a child could do it'''] &mdash; [http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2007/11/students_will_get_laptops_with.html Birmingham] City School personnel attend OLPC workshop to learn about the XO
* CNN has a wonderful AP [http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/12/25/onelaptop.onevillage.ap/ article] on how the XO laptop and OLPC are transforming a remote [[OLPC Peru|Peruvian]] village.
* From 2007: [http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment Uruguay starts mass-production deployment of OLPC] Next stop: [[OLPC Peru|Peru]].


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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.
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* Dan Bricklin has been working on [http://www.peapodcast.com/sgi/olpc/ '''SocialCalc'''] for the XO Laptop.
* Hilaire Fernandes has improved the usability of [[DrGeo|'''DrGeoII''']] in a new [ftp://ftp.ofset.org/squeak/drgeo/DrGeoII.xo XO bundle].
* John Maloney has posted a preliminary version of [[Scratch]], a highly engaging language that allows young students to create simple programs and games, on the [[Activities]] page. Enjoy!
* Ivan Krstić explains '''[http://radian.org/notebook/paradox-of-choice what OLPC is doing] with the Microsoft Windows XP team.''' <!-- needs internal link -->
* Chumby's [http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=218 Bunnie] "tears down" an XO laptop... worth the read. To try this at home, see our [[disassembly|disassembly notes]] and [[manual/Insides|photos]].
* Mary Lou Jepsen has posted [[Hardware Testing|safety and inspection certificates]].


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'''[[Press|In the news]]'''
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* Read [http://w.xconomy.com/2008/02/01/the-xo-laptop-its-the-software-stupid/ Xconomy's review] of the XO laptop's software.

* The "[[Lancor|Preliminary Objection]]" regarding the Nigerian Keyboard claim.
[[Image:Annan-sachs-bonsaaso.jpeg|thumb|Kofi Annan and Jeff Sachs visit students in [[OLPC Ghana|Bonsaaso, Ghana]] ]]
* OLPC's [[Clunky_laptop|response]] to the recent ''Economist'' article about the project.
[[Image:001_Arahuay.JPG|thumb|School break at the [[Educators|pilot]] in [[OLPC Peru/Arahuay|Arahuay, Perú]] ]]
* [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080107182525297 Groklaw interviews] former OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen
[[Image:Classroom2.jpg|thumb|OLPC project in [[OLPC_Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] ]]
* OLPC's statement on [[Intel#INTEL RESIGNS FROM OLPC|Intel's resignation]] from the OLPC board and association.


== Get Involved ==
== Get Involved ==
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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.
OLPC is driven and supported by its community of thousands of [[Participate|participants]], [[developers|creators]], and [[Educators|educators]].


See our latest [http://planet.laptop.org community news] and [[OLPC:News|accomplishments]].
If you have and interesting idea or project, or want to start a local OLPC group, you can request an XO through our [[developers program|contributors and developers program]]. You can also '''[[Emulation|emulate our Sugar environment]]''' on your PC.
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== Overviews ==
While most of the opportunities to get involved are though our community, there are also a few specific [http://laptop.org/en/jobs.shtml current job openings].
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There are overview pages dedicated to [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software_components|software]], [[educators|education]] and [[content|content]].
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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.
Image:P1020317-1.JPG Give One Get One XOs arrive in [[Ulaanbaatar]], [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]]
Image:Mongolia-Day-One.jpg The first laptops arriving in [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]]
Image:Uruguay.jpg [http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment The real deal in Uruguay]
Image:StartOfMP.jpg Start of mass production at [[Quanta]]
Image:007_Arahuay_2nd_Photo.JPG [[Educators|Pilot]] in [[OLPC Peru/Arahuay|Arahuay, Perú]]
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== Learn more ==
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'''[http://laptop.org/start Getting Started Guide]''' &nbsp;&nbsp; &middot; &nbsp;&nbsp;
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You can read more and discuss new ideas about [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software_components|software]], [[educators|education]] and [[library|content]];
The XO's interface, [[Sugar]], has its own [[OLPC Human Interface Guidelines|human 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. not currently updated --->


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.
:Our five '''[[core principles]]'''&mdash;
:''' [[core principles#Child Ownership|Child Ownership]]''': ''I wear my XO like my pair of shoes.''
:'''[[core principles#Low Ages|Low Ages]]''': ''I have good XO shoes for a long walk.''
: '''[[core principles#Saturation|Saturation]]''': ''A healthy education is a vaccination, it reaches everybody and protects from ignorance and intolerance.''
: '''[[core principles#Connection|Connection]]''': ''When we talk together we stay together.''
: '''[[core principles#Free and Open Source|Free and Open Source]]''': ''Give me a free and open environment and I will learn and teach with joy.''


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==About this wiki==


[[Image:StartOfMP.jpg|thumb|Start of mass production at [[Quanta]] ]]
This wiki is a tool for the community, to share information about their work and projects, to exchange ideas and get feedback from passers-by, and to provide shared space for people working on many aspects of education to discuss how to improve education and build informed communities through better collaboration and connection.
== News and updates ==
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* [[Persistent_developer_key_firmware|Persistent developer key firmware]] released October 2021 to disable the security systems,
Related essays and projects are welcome here, from technical to epistemological.
* A build of Android for the XO-4 is available, see [[Android]],
Every page invites comments; you can discuss pages via the '''discussion''' tab found at the top of each page. If you are new to wikis, see [[Wiki getting started]] for a tutorial. For good wiki style, and guidelines for editing, see [[OLPC:Wiki]]. Please [[Special:Userlogin|make an account]] and join us.
* 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]]
Pages with the green <nowiki>{{OLPC}}</nowiki> banner at the top—such as this one—are maintained by the OLPC team and representative of the current state of the project; other pages may be slightly less up-to-date. You are welcome to edit and add information to OLPC-maintained pages.
[[Image:P1020317-1.JPG|thumb|right| Laptops are introduced in [[OLPC Mongolia|Mongolia]] ]]


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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.

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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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