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The wiki of the One Laptop per Child is a facility consisting of various pages, many of which pages can be edited by everyone who visits the http://wiki.laptop.org webspace and some of which pages have been initiated by visitors to the webspace. |
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This is a [[wiki]], or publicly editable website, about the [[One Laptop per Child]] association and its projects. The wiki focuses on children's education, access to networks of collaboration, and access to knowledge in every region, in the local langugae, and for every age range and subject matter. |
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Some of the pages are write-protected so that they can only be edited by members of the management team of the One Laptop per Child project. These pages are apparent because instead of an "edit" tab on the page there is a "view source" tab. |
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Articles about regions or groups address how they are engaged in these issues, and what current resources and collaborations are available there. Articles about people and institutions address what they are working on in these areas. Articles about topics, libraries, and websites address what material is available about or from them for the many target audiences. |
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The provenance of the write-protected pages is high. Provenance of the information in other pages of this wiki is often of high quality due to the good will of the contributors, yet its provenance cannot be guaranteed. Sometimes provenance is not an issue: for example, if someone provides a link to a code chart which is within the http://www.unicode.org webspace, though readers need to check that any description of such a document made in the wiki is correct. |
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In some contexts provenance is not an issue: for example, where a person is putting forward an idea which he or she wishes the management team to consider or where he or she is expressing opinions on which way to proceed. Provenance does become an issue if something is stated as fact and a reader could rely upon that information as if it were fact. |
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== Sharing information == |
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Usually information is being provided in good faith by contributors to the wiki: however, it is possible for incorrect information to be posted by mistake, so readers need to check any information upon which they may rely. |
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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. |
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Related essays and projects are welcome here, from technical to epistemological. |
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Whenever you go to edit a page (by selecting the "edit" tab) you'll see near the bottom of the screen a link to [[Help:Editing|''Editing help'']]. You'll find most of the basic markup commands there. [[User:Walter|Walter]] 10:30, 28 April 2006 (EDT) |
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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. |
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:For good wiki style, and guidelines for editing, see the [[style guide]]. |
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:For more information on this wiki's setup, see [[OLPC:Wiki]]. |
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:Please [[Special:Userlogin|make an account]] and join us. |
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Pages with the green <nowiki>{{OLPC}}</nowiki> banner at the top—such as this one—are monitored 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-monitored pages. |
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== Editing == |
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You can edit most pages via the "edit" tab; for help editing, see [[Help:Editing]]. Information is usually provided in good faith by contributors to the wiki: however, please check any information upon which you rely and help to undo any unhelpful edits and generally keep the wiki in good repair. |
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== Licensing and copyright == |
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Materials on this wiki are available under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For details, see [[OLPC:License]]. |
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== Trademarks == |
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Names and logos identifying products and services of '''One Laptop per Child''' '''("OLPC")''' are registered trademarks/service marks or trademarks/service marks of '''OLPC'''. OLPC's trademarks/ service marks may be used publicly only with permission and explicit approval from OLPC. We do this in order to protect their use and avoid any confusion for donors and corporate partners supporting our mission. |
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The use of the OLPC name or trademarks/service marks are only allowed under certain limited circumstances, according to the law. Third-party commercial use of any OLPC trade or service mark requires prior written consent from '''One Laptop per Child'''. All licensing agreements for third-party use of these trade or service marks should be in writing and signed by the organization. |
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You can contact ''legal@laptop.org'' for any further requests. |
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[[Category:OLPC Wiki|About]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:28, 16 October 2008
This is a wiki, or publicly editable website, about the One Laptop per Child association and its projects. The wiki focuses on children's education, access to networks of collaboration, and access to knowledge in every region, in the local langugae, and for every age range and subject matter.
Articles about regions or groups address how they are engaged in these issues, and what current resources and collaborations are available there. Articles about people and institutions address what they are working on in these areas. Articles about topics, libraries, and websites address what material is available about or from them for the many target audiences.
Sharing information
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.
Related essays and projects are welcome here, from technical to epistemological. 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 the style guide.
- For more information on this wiki's setup, see OLPC:Wiki.
- Please make an account and join us.
Pages with the green {{OLPC}} banner at the top—such as this one—are monitored 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-monitored pages.
Editing
You can edit most pages via the "edit" tab; for help editing, see Help:Editing. Information is usually provided in good faith by contributors to the wiki: however, please check any information upon which you rely and help to undo any unhelpful edits and generally keep the wiki in good repair.
Licensing and copyright
Materials on this wiki are available under the Creative Commons Attribution license. For details, see OLPC:License.
Trademarks
Names and logos identifying products and services of One Laptop per Child ("OLPC") are registered trademarks/service marks or trademarks/service marks of OLPC. OLPC's trademarks/ service marks may be used publicly only with permission and explicit approval from OLPC. We do this in order to protect their use and avoid any confusion for donors and corporate partners supporting our mission.
The use of the OLPC name or trademarks/service marks are only allowed under certain limited circumstances, according to the law. Third-party commercial use of any OLPC trade or service mark requires prior written consent from One Laptop per Child. All licensing agreements for third-party use of these trade or service marks should be in writing and signed by the organization.
You can contact legal@laptop.org for any further requests.