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== {{^}} Overview == |
== {{^}} Overview == |
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* GSoC projects : [[User:tarun2000/Progress_Report|Tarun Pondicherry]] | [[User:Hemant_goyal|Hemant goyal]] | [[User:Assim.deodia#Weekly_Updates |Assim Deodia]] | [[User:nrp|Nirav Patel]] |
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* Other mentored summer projects/internships : [[User:Vaish.rajan/Weekly_Updates | Rajan Vaish]] | [[User:Prakhar/Weekly_Updates|Prakhar Agarwal]] | Shikhar Bushan |
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All interns have been filing weekly project updates, and GSoC interns are discussing their work on the gsoc [[mailing lists|mailing list]]. See below for details. |
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Upcoming: |
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Mark your calendars: |
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* [http://www.olpcgrasscon.com/ OLPC Grasscon], an online conference starting at 10am on July 19, sponsored by [[OLPC@Duke]]. |
* [http://www.olpcgrasscon.com/ OLPC Grasscon], an online conference starting at 10am on July 19, sponsored by [[OLPC@Duke]]. |
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''opportunities, people, engagements'' |
''opportunities, people, engagements'' |
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Reports from the field: |
Reports from [[XO roadshows|the field]]: |
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* SJ, Seth and Alex Levenson each attended parts of a technology and training conference held in Norfolk, VA. It was largely a trade show, but useful connections were made with people from Ericsson, ALION, CSC; the two town-sized floating hospitals maintained by the US Sealift Command; and technologists from Chile, Romania, and Brasil. Attendees generally expressed their support for "targeting the root of the problems facing poor countries, not their symptoms". |
* SJ, Seth and Alex Levenson each attended parts of a technology and training conference held in Norfolk, VA. It was largely a trade show, but useful connections were made with people from Ericsson, ALION, CSC; the two town-sized floating hospitals maintained by the US Sealift Command; and technologists from Chile, Romania, and Brasil. Attendees generally expressed their support for "targeting the root of the problems facing poor countries, not their symptoms". |
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From around 1CC: |
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* Most of the development team has been in Cambridge since the middle of last week, and are staying through this coming Friday. We held a few days of presentations about basic technology for the new interns and staff, with videos being posted to the [[presentations]] page. |
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* We are having our weekly support meeting Sunday at 4pm, as per usual. |
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== {{*}} Artefacts == |
== {{*}} Artefacts == |
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''projects, events, news, materials'' |
''projects, events, news, materials'' |
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* A number of OLPCers attended [[FUDCon 2008]] here in Boston, notably [[user:mstone|mstone]] and Martin Langhoff. |
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From [[Sugarlabs]]: |
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* [http://planet.sugarlabs.org/ A Sugarlabs planet] has been set up. A separate server is being prepared over the next two weeks for hosting other tools. |
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Grassroots updates: |
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* [http://www.olpcgrasscon.com/ OLPC Grasscon], an online conference starting at 10am on July 19, organized by [[OLPC@Duke]] and Alex Keybl. |
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* Following up on the [[Grassroots bootcamp]], we are preparing for an end-of-summer gathering to show off work that has been done by our interns and other projects. This is tentatively scheduled for three days starting August 20; stay tuned for details. |
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''status, deadlines, assumptions, processes'' |
''status, deadlines, assumptions, processes'' |
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* Interns @ 1Cc : |
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*: [[User:DanielDrake/Log#Week_of_June_16_-_June_20|Daniel Drake]] |
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*: [[User_talk:Alexlevenson|Alex Levenson]] |
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*: [[User:Sethwoodworth/June_20|Seth Woodworth]] and [[User:Femslade|Femslade]] have been travelling this past week |
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* GSoC efforts : |
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*: [[User:tarun2000/Progress_Report|Tarun Pondicherry]] - developing a blog framework |
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*: [[User:Hemant_goyal|Hemant goyal]] - first text-to-speech integration |
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*: [[User:Assim.deodia#June_15th_-_June_21st|Assim Deodia]] - command-line talkntype working with WordNet data |
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*: [[User:nrp|Nirav Patel]] - publishing code regularly; in need of more mentor assistance to revise milestones |
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* Other mentored summer projects/internships : |
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*: [[User:Vaish.rajan/Weekly_Updates | Rajan Vaish]] |
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*: [[User:Prakhar/Weekly_Updates|Prakhar Agarwal]] |
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*: Shikhar Bushan - update on tinymail project needed |
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* [[user:ChristophD|ChristophD]] writes "We still wanted to rework the [[Tech internships]] entry as it's currently only showing the profiles, catered to a different use-case. Any suggestions? Maybe something such as [[mentors]]? |
* [[user:ChristophD|ChristophD]] writes "We still wanted to rework the [[Tech internships]] entry as it's currently only showing the profiles, catered to a different use-case. Any suggestions? Maybe something such as [[mentors]]? |
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Offers of help |
'''Offers of help''' |
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* [[user:ChristophD|ChristophD]] is interested in being a mentor for '''documentation'''. |
* [[user:ChristophD|ChristophD]] is interested in being a mentor for '''documentation'''. |
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* Luica Lovison is organizing some [[geography]] bundles, and wants to work with someone who is teaching about historical geography |
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'''Help wanted''' |
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Revision as of 20:56, 21 June 2008
the week in review: Week 24, 2008* |
^ Overview
All interns have been filing weekly project updates, and GSoC interns are discussing their work on the gsoc mailing list. See below for details.
Mark your calendars:
- OLPC Grasscon, an online conference starting at 10am on July 19, sponsored by OLPC@Duke.
x Connections
opportunities, people, engagements
Reports from the field:
- SJ, Seth and Alex Levenson each attended parts of a technology and training conference held in Norfolk, VA. It was largely a trade show, but useful connections were made with people from Ericsson, ALION, CSC; the two town-sized floating hospitals maintained by the US Sealift Command; and technologists from Chile, Romania, and Brasil. Attendees generally expressed their support for "targeting the root of the problems facing poor countries, not their symptoms".
From around 1CC:
- Most of the development team has been in Cambridge since the middle of last week, and are staying through this coming Friday. We held a few days of presentations about basic technology for the new interns and staff, with videos being posted to the presentations page.
- We are having our weekly support meeting Sunday at 4pm, as per usual.
· Artefacts
projects, events, news, materials
- A number of OLPCers attended FUDCon 2008 here in Boston, notably mstone and Martin Langhoff.
From Sugarlabs:
- A Sugarlabs planet has been set up. A separate server is being prepared over the next two weeks for hosting other tools.
Grassroots updates:
- OLPC Grasscon, an online conference starting at 10am on July 19, organized by OLPC@Duke and Alex Keybl.
- Following up on the Grassroots bootcamp, we are preparing for an end-of-summer gathering to show off work that has been done by our interns and other projects. This is tentatively scheduled for three days starting August 20; stay tuned for details.
= Fundament
status, deadlines, assumptions, processes
Weekly updates
- Interns @ 1Cc :
- Daniel Drake
- Alex Levenson
- Brian Jordan has been rocking out all week.
- Seth Woodworth and Femslade have been travelling this past week
- GSoC efforts :
- Tarun Pondicherry - developing a blog framework
- Hemant goyal - first text-to-speech integration
- Assim Deodia - command-line talkntype working with WordNet data
- Nirav Patel - publishing code regularly; in need of more mentor assistance to revise milestones
- Other mentored summer projects/internships :
- Rajan Vaish
- Prakhar Agarwal
- Shikhar Bushan - update on tinymail project needed
Process suggestions
- ChristophD writes "We still wanted to rework the Tech internships entry as it's currently only showing the profiles, catered to a different use-case. Any suggestions? Maybe something such as mentors?
Offers of help
- ChristophD is interested in being a mentor for documentation.
- Luica Lovison is organizing some geography bundles, and wants to work with someone who is teaching about historical geography
Help wanted
- ...
+ Priorities
milestones, sequences, first and next
o Reflection
review, updates, analysis, feedback