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=== Technical projects ===
=== Technical projects ===


Some of the key technical projects supported by OLPC Australia.
Some of the key technical [http://dev.laptop.org.au/projects projects] supported by OLPC Australia.


'''[https://dev.laptop.org.au/projects/xo-au XO-AU]''': an Australian-specific software build for XOs. It contains localised settings and content suitable for Australian children. It has been developed in consultation with schools, educators and local communities.
'''[https://dev.laptop.org.au/projects/xo-au XO-AU]''': an Australian-specific software build for XOs. It contains localised settings and content suitable for Australian children. It has been developed in consultation with schools, educators and local communities.

Revision as of 13:33, 21 January 2011

OLPC Australia was launched in March 2008. They received a small batch of laptops to distribute as that independent Foundation could manage it across pilot projects in the region.

Technical development

Technical development is co-ordinated at https://dev.laptop.org.au/. See the Participation page to get involved.

Technical projects

Some of the key technical projects supported by OLPC Australia.

XO-AU: an Australian-specific software build for XOs. It contains localised settings and content suitable for Australian children. It has been developed in consultation with schools, educators and local communities.

XS-AU: a reconfiguration of the XS school server.

Mini Server: A mini update server that runs on an XO. Other XOs can wirelessly update their OS from it, using olpc-update. In a sense, it is like Nandblaster, but data (including the Journal) is preserved.

XOP: An XO racking and charging solution. The charger developed by OLPC Australia is better suited for the racks than the OLPC version.


Key contacts

OLPC Australia Board

  • Rangan Srikhanta, Chief Executive Officer
  • Clinton Hoffmann, Acting Chairman
  • Prof. Barry Vercoe, Director
  • Charles Kane, Director
  • Philip Argy, Non-executive Director
  • Michael McLeod - Director

Team

  • Sridhar Dhanapalan, Technical Manager
  • Penelope Bowden, Marketing Manager
  • Kelly McJannett, Communications Manager
  • Crighton Nichols, Education and Research Manager
  • Elisha Barrett, Program Manager
  • Rita Sharma, Office Manager
  • Ning Gong, Finance and Logistics Co-ordinator
  • Alan James, Regional Manager - Northern Territory

See also

External links



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Deployment Status Deployment status::Started by Barry Vercoe and the separate non-profit ''OLPC Australia''; the current group is unaffiliated with Pia Waugh and her early trial deployments in Australia.