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== Introduction ==
See the [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Official_OLPC_FAQ#What_if_I_participated_in_Give_One_Get_One_and_would_like_to_donate_my_laptop_back_to_OLPC_to_redistribute_to_another_child.3F OLPC FAQ] on how to give your laptop back to OLPC for re-distribution. This page is for individual exchanges.


If you got your XO loaner through the [[Developers program]] and are finished with your project, please pass it on to someone else. Generally, the recipient should pay for shipping.
== XO Exchange Registry: Identify Yourselves! ==


== I Have A Spare XO! ==
== Have an XO ==


Please add your name to the bottom of this list, and choose givers from the top of this list when possible (exception: if you find someone in your location, they can jump the queue.)
Name (wiki account ID):
*Location:
*Offering Loan or Gift:
*Willing to Ship, Yes or No:
*Comments (more than one? Condition of unit(s)?):


* [[User:Your_Wiki_Username]] - number_of_XOs, location, [[link to details and criteria]]
== I Need An XO! ==


== Need an XO ==
Name (wiki account ID):

*Location:
Please add your name to the bottom of this list, and choose recipients from the top of this list when possible (exception: if you find someone in your location, they can jump the queue.)
*Willing to Pay for Shipping, Yes or No:

*Persuasive Explanation:
* [[User:Your_Wiki_Username]] - number_of_XOs, location, [[link to details of what you'll do with the XOs]]

== Successful exchanges ==


=== Guide ===
=== Guide ===
For now, the procedure is simple: Edit the relevant section, add (copy and paste, and edit accordingly) your information to the wiki page (get a wiki.laptop.org account if you don't have one already), and contact anyone who's in the other section. that might be able to help you out. Be sure that your personal wiki page contains or links to sufficient contact information. Alternately, you can edit anonymously, and put all your contact information on this wiki page (under "Location"). This wiki page has a history (see the tab above?), so you can't mess it up too badly, so give it a try! If you are still worried about wiki editing, maybe you could ask for help on one of the forums.


If you have a loaner XO that you're done with, look at the top of the [[#Need an XO]] section and see if there are people you can give your XO to. If so, contact them. If not, add your name to the bottom of the [[#Have an XO]] queue.
Example:

If you need a loaner XO for a project, look at the top of the [[#Have an XO]] section and see if there are people who can give you theirs. If so, contact them. If not, add your name to the bottom of the [[#Need an XO]] queue.


Be sure that your personal wiki page contains or links to sufficient contact information.
Name: [[User: Sarah_Elkins]]
*Location: Washington DC area
*Offering Loan or Gift: Loan
*Willing to Ship: No
*Comments: This is an example!


=== Disclaimer ===
=== Disclaimer ===
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=== Improve This Page! ===
=== Improve This Page! ===
Maybe you know of another resource for XO exchanges, or another wiki.laptop.org page that should link here. Or you may have another idea to improve this page. Go ahead and add the information! This page has a history, so if you make a mistake, it's not fatal. Note, instructions for table creation are at [http://aberwiki.org/MediaWiki_User's_Guide:_Using_tables], but table editing might be trickier for wiki newbies; revisit table question if this page gets a lot of names added?
Maybe you know of another resource for XO exchanges, or another wiki.laptop.org page that should link here. Or you may have another idea to improve this page. Go ahead and add the information! This page has a history, so if you make a mistake, it's not fatal.

Revision as of 18:51, 1 December 2008

Introduction

If you got your XO loaner through the Developers program and are finished with your project, please pass it on to someone else. Generally, the recipient should pay for shipping.

Have an XO

Please add your name to the bottom of this list, and choose givers from the top of this list when possible (exception: if you find someone in your location, they can jump the queue.)

Need an XO

Please add your name to the bottom of this list, and choose recipients from the top of this list when possible (exception: if you find someone in your location, they can jump the queue.)

Successful exchanges

Guide

If you have a loaner XO that you're done with, look at the top of the #Need an XO section and see if there are people you can give your XO to. If so, contact them. If not, add your name to the bottom of the #Have an XO queue.

If you need a loaner XO for a project, look at the top of the #Have an XO section and see if there are people who can give you theirs. If so, contact them. If not, add your name to the bottom of the #Need an XO queue.

Be sure that your personal wiki page contains or links to sufficient contact information.

Disclaimer

This registry was inspired by a topic on the OLPC News forum, [1]. Some people are willing to pass on their XOs to others, either as a gift or a loan. At present, the registry is simply intended as a way for people to identify themselves as needing or offering XOs. Neither OLPC, OLPC News, AuntiMame nor Sarah Elkins are responsible for any miscommunications.

Improve This Page!

Maybe you know of another resource for XO exchanges, or another wiki.laptop.org page that should link here. Or you may have another idea to improve this page. Go ahead and add the information! This page has a history, so if you make a mistake, it's not fatal.