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Welcome to the OLPC Wiki, a collaborative site about the One Laptop per Child project and related communities. We currently have 9,909 pages; please join us and share your ideas. For a project overview, see also www.laptop.org.

For developers: source code and bug tracking can be found atdev.laptop.org.

For XO users: see our Getting Started Guide, XO Help and Support FAQ.

For Give One Get One participants: see the latest information at G1G1 delivery updates.

We have new pictures from our first Mongolia deployment in Ulaanbaatar; this is the first deployment that was made possible by the generosity of the Give One Get One participants. Many thanks from OLPC and the Mongolian children to all who participated in the program.

What's new

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

Give One Get One XOs arrive in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

The first laptops donated from the G1G1 program arrive in Mongolia

The real deal in Uruguay

Start of Mass Production at Quanta

Pilot in Arahuay, Perú

Weekly updates: Current events · Archives: Old News.

Krstić explains what OLPC is doing with the Microsoft Windows XP team.

Chumby's Bunnie "tears down" an XO laptop... worth the read. To try this at home, see our disassembly notes and photos.

Mary Lou Jepsen has been posting safety and inspection certificates on the Hardware Testing page.

In the news

The "Preliminary Objection" regarding the Nigerian Keyboard claim.
OLPC's response to the recent Economist article about the project.
Groklaw interviews former OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen
OLPC's statement on Intel's resignation from the OLPC board and association.

School deployments

CNN has a wonderful AP article on how the XO laptop and OLPC are transforming a remote Peruvian village.
From 2007: Uruguay starts mass-production deployment of OLPC: see Ivan Krstić's blog for more details. Next stop: Peru.

About One Laptop per Child

The mission of the One Laptop per Child association is to develop a low-cost laptop—the "$100 Laptop"—to 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.

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.

OLPC espouses five core principles:

Child Ownership: I wear my XO like my pair of shoes.

Low Ages:I have good XO shoes for a long walk.

Saturation: A healthy education is a vaccination, it reaches everybody and protects from ignorance and intolerance.

Connection: When we talk together we stay together.

Free and Open Source: Give me a free and open environment and I will learn and teach with joy.

How to get involved

OLPC is driven and supported by its community of thousands of participants, creators, and educators. If you want to get involved, you can dive in and start contributing ideas to this wiki, or learn how to participate or develop in more detail.

If you have and interesting idea or project, or want to start a local OLPC group, you can request an XO through our contributors and developers program. You can also emulate our Sugar environment on your PC.

While most of the opportunities to get involved are though our community, there are also a few specific current job openings.

Learn more

For more background information, see our frequently asked questions (FAQ) and Support FAQ, ask a question.

You can read more and discuss new ideas about hardware, software, education and content; The XO's interface, Sugar, has its own interface guidelines. There are also discussion pages on issues of deployment and country-specific discussions. An extended table of contents is also available.

About this wiki

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. For good wiki style, and guidelines for editing, see OLPC:Wiki. Please make an account and join us.

Pages with the green {{OLPC}} 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.

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 Welcome to the OLPC Wiki, a collaborative site about the One Laptop per Child project and related communities.   We currently have {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages; please [[Participate|join us]] and share your ideas. For a project overview, see also <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://laptop.org/ www.laptop.org]'''</span>.
-For developers, there is a development site for tracking bugs and browsing source code, [http://dev.laptop.org dev.laptop.org].
+: '''For developers''': source code and bug tracking can be found at[http://dev.laptop.org dev.laptop.org].
-For XO users, we have an online ''[http://laptop.org/start Getting Started Guide]''; for more detailed help with your XO, please visit our ''[[support|XO Help]]'' and ''[[Support FAQ]]'' pages.
+: '''For XO users''': see our ''[http://laptop.org/start Getting Started Guide]'', ''[[support|XO Help]]'' and ''[[Support FAQ]]''.
+: '''For [[Give One Get One]] participants''': see the latest information at [[G1G1 Fulfillment Information|G1G1 delivery updates]].
+:: We have new pictures from our [[Ulaanbaatar|first Mongolia deployment in Ulaanbaatar]]; this is the first deployment that was made possible by the generosity of the [[Give One Get One]] participants. Many thanks from OLPC and the Mongolian children to all who participated in the program.
-* Up to date information about [[G1G1 Fulfillment Information|G1G1 Get One Delivery]]
-<!--- This belong in FAQ, not main wiki page
-== Focus ==
-{{Latest Releases | firmware = inline | devel = inline | extra = inline}}
-* [[OLPC:Webpage corrections needed|Webpage corrections needed]]: requesting to update OLPC's websites
-* [[Help chat]]: community-driven support channel via [http://olpc.osuosl.org web chat]
-* [[Update paths]]: how to update your XO
-* [[Emulating the XO]]: how to try out XO-1 laptop on your PC
-* [[Portal:Education| Education Portal]]: for educators
-* [[Help talk:Bulletin board|Bulletin Board]]: any comment specific to this wiki.
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 == What's new ==
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 Weekly updates: '''[[Current events]]''' &nbsp; &middot; &nbsp; Archives: [[Old News]].
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-* More [[Ulaanbaatar|pictures from our first Mongolia deployment]], the first one that was made possible by the generosity of the Give One Get One participants. Many thanks from OLPC and the children of Mongolia.
-* '''[http://radian.org/notebook/paradox-of-choice Krstić explains] what OLPC is doing with the Microsoft Windows XP team.'''
+* 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 [[dissasembly|disassembly notes]] and [[manual/Insides|photos]].
-* An OLPC [[Clunky_laptop|response]] to ''The Economist'' "Clunky Laptop" article.
+* Mary Lou Jepsen has been posting safety and inspection certificates on the [[Hardware Testing]] page.
-* [http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=218 Bunnie] "tears down" an XO laptop... worth the read.
+'''In the news'''
-* Read an interview with former OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen on [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080107182525297 Groklaw]
+* The "[[Lancor|Preliminary Objection]]" regarding the Nigerian Keyboard claim.
+* OLPC's [[Clunky_laptop|response]] to the recent ''Economist'' article about the project.
+* [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080107182525297 Groklaw interviews] former OLPC CTO Mary Lou Jepsen
+* OLPC's statement on [[Intel#INTEL RESIGNS FROM OLPC|Intel's resignation]] from the OLPC board and association.
-* Our "[[Lancor|Preliminary Objection]]" regarding the Nigerian Keyboard
+'''School deployments'''
-* OLPC's statement in regard to [[Intel#INTEL RESIGNS FROM OLPC|Intel]]'s resignation from the OLPC board and association.
+* 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: '''Uruguay starts mass-production deployment''' of OLPC: see [http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment Ivan Krstić's blog] for more details.  Next stop: Peru.
-* The Give One Get One program concluded on 31 December 2007. Thanks to all who participated!
-* CNN is hosting 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 [[Peru|Peruvian]] village.
-* Mary Lou Jepsen has begun posting our many safety and inspection certificates on the [[Hardware Testing]] page.
-* We've only just begun. '''Uruguay has started the first mass-production deployment of OLPC!''' (See [http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment Ivan Krstić's blog] for more details.) Next stop: Peru.
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-==Notes on G1G1 shipment==
-During the reconciliation process of the “get” laptops shipped during Give One Get One, a number of unfulfilled order records were uncovered. The OLPC team has been working hard with our partners to resolve all open issues. We expect another ~5000 XO laptops will be shipped on Monday. The remaining orders pose an extra challenge as they either have incomplete or no shipping and contact information. If you have not yet received your XO laptop, you should be getting an individualized email that addresses your specific situation. If you are scheduled to receive your laptop next week, you will also be getting a follow-up email with tracking information. We'll be adding additional phone lines and shifting agents to reduce wait times. A further reconciliation of the data will be conducted this week, although hopeful, we can anticipate additional incomplete orders. Our apologies for these delays.
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 ==About One Laptop per Child==
+[[Image:Green_and_white_machine.jpg|thumb|left]]
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-|-
-|[[Image:Green_and_white_machine.jpg|thumb|left]]
-|align="right"|<blockquote style="margin: 10px; padding: 10px;"><strong style="font-size:medium;">It's an education project, not a laptop project.</strong></blockquote>&mdash; <cite>[[Nicholas Negroponte]]</cite>
-|}
-This is the wiki for the non-profit One Laptop per Child association. The mission of this association is to develop a low-cost laptop&mdash;the "$100 Laptop"&mdash;to 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.
+The mission of the [[One Laptop per Child]] association is to develop a low-cost laptop&mdash;the "$100 Laptop"&mdash;to 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.
 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.
 OLPC espouses five [[core principles]]:
-; [[core principles#Child Ownership|Child Ownership]]: ''I wear my XO like my pair of shoes.''
+:''' [[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.''
+''see also: [[XO: The Children's Machine|more about the Laptop]] and [[Learning Vision|OLPC's vision for learning]]''.
-;  [[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.''
+== How to get involved ==
-; [[core principles#Connection|Connection]]: ''When we talk together we stay together.''
+OLPC is driven and supported by its community of thousands of [[Participate|participants, creators, and educators]].  If you want to get involved, you can dive in and start contributing ideas to this wiki, or learn how to [[participate]] or [[developers|develop]] in more detail.
-; [[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.''
+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.
+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].
-''see also: [[XO: The Children's Machine|more about the Laptop]] and [[Learning Vision|OLPC's vision for learning]]''.
-==Want to know more? Perhaps get involved?==
+== Learn more ==
+For more background information, see our '''[[OLPC FAQ|frequently asked questions (FAQ)]]''' and [[Support FAQ]], '''[[Ask a Question|ask a question]]'''.
-A good place to start 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]; We can use some extra help '''[[Localization|translating]]''' and preparing [[Content|content bundles]] in general, for example. There are 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]. The XO's interface, [[Sugar]], has 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.
+You can read more and discuss new ideas about [[Hardware specification|hardware]], [[software|software]], [[educators|education]] and [[library|content]];
-If you want to try out the laptop, you can '''[[Emulating the XO|emulate the XO]]''' on your PC. <!--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 Ship.2 (650) for more recent machines, e.g., B3, B4, and C machines.)'''-->
+The XO's interface, [[Sugar]], has 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.
-OLPC is also carefully filling some [http://www.laptop.org/en/jobs.shtml full-time positions.]
 ==About this wiki==
-The dual purposes of this wiki are to both share information about the project and to solicit ideas and feedback. The articles and discussion vary from technical to epistemological.
+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.
-We invite comments on every page; please leave a comment by using the '''discussion''' tab found at the top of each page in the wiki. Edits to the article pages themselves should be limited to facts, not opinions.  Please sign your comments: [[Special:Userlogin|make an account]] and use <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> as your signature.
+Every page invites comments; you can discuss pages via the '''discussion''' tab found at the top of each page.  For good wiki style, and guidelines for editing, see [[OLPC:Wiki]].  Please [[Special:Userlogin|make an account]] and join us.
-Pages that include the <nowiki>{{OLPC}}</nowiki> template—such as this one—are maintained by the OLPC team; these pages are generally representative of the current state of the project; other pages—created and maintained by the community—should be read with that in mind. While you are welcome to edit and add information to OLPC-maintained pages, please be sure to [[Special:Userlogin|login]] before doing so.
+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.
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