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== notes == |
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== The Nitty Gritty == |
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===Tech notes=== |
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Send use case docs around |
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ogg and mp3 available everywhere. |
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=== Homepage=== |
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2 sections on the homepage: |
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#who the partners are and contributors |
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#interview guides and content |
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olpc, storycorps and other site. |
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--> built, hosted, &c on google.com infra. private labels elsewhere? |
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Someone from earth-maps outreach; working in july, at least committing to get storycorps stories online. Not huge incremental additional effort to put all uga, pak, bra likewise. |
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Note difference between google maps and google earth; later requires fat client. |
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=== Nigeria call update === |
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Some followup call with the ministries; across unicef nigeria and olpc nigeria? |
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unicef wanted some equal targeting of 6 geopolitical zones. this is a reason to find alternatives ---> question re: resource allocation to pda activities. |
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four languages [ibo, hausa, yoruba, english] |
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l10n/i18n capability : G! have folks ready to help. |
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dump things into OLPC first. turnaround and validation. |
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discover $ cost; trans agency might split the cost. |
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Website meeting: |
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Plan sth for early next week. what does the interface and arch look like? |
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Rough deadlines: |
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:July 15 - mockup from engineering (zahed, frankie c. doing coord) |
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:July 21 - all content (abi dhaba? site designer; oolas doing website; rota, webmaster for .org as well for standards) |
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:Aug 1 - draft |
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:Aug 15 - submitted to translation |
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project plan map -- content and eng side, with a content map. |
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(maiko) doing non-eng, (phil farhi) doing project across all. |
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=== People === |
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Brouna - country lead brasil |
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Nataile - s.c. admin |
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Maiko - non-end coord |
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Daisuke - came to first meeting, cf maiko |
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Rota - web grp |
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Jed? - country lead Nig; Katherine is the other, from OS team |
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Allie - editorial |
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John - eng, voice recorder on XO |
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Heather - editorial, site & teacher content |
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Jen Liu - work with Stephanie, Uruguay |
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Laura - editorial, work with Holly |
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Holly - editorial |
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Stephen |
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Jane - country lead for Arg |
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Chris - Apps team, Arg lead |
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Sarah - Rwanda country lead, l10n coord |
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Shyam? - not there |
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Phil Farhi - proj coord (not there) |
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restricted access / content policing -- youtube has human/monetary efforts. jamendo much smaller... with community efforts. |
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john: website launch team needs traffic ideas, are a bit wary that they just offered to let millions of people upload audio of arbitrary length to a central site, and want estimates of peak upload / visitation traffic. |
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Revision as of 20:45, 2 August 2007
Meetings
July 17
- Pakistan and Uganda : starting out with a spreadsheet of stories
- Nigeria : running an Our Stories summer school in Galadima
- Brasil : meeting next week, early
- Argentina : UNICEF is in Arg this week, looking for contacts
- Ethiopia : planning recordings before the first XO trial
- Rwanda : ditto; UNICEF devices in schools in the field
Localization: hoping to have community l10n on-wiki and pass it off to Google translation teams or outsources
Storage : Platypus storage, personal accounts for [each student / the whole school]?
Gteam meeting: tomorrow. Next meeting: Early August
notes
The Nitty Gritty
Tech notes
Send use case docs around
ogg and mp3 available everywhere.
Homepage
2 sections on the homepage:
- who the partners are and contributors
- interview guides and content
olpc, storycorps and other site.
--> built, hosted, &c on google.com infra. private labels elsewhere?
Someone from earth-maps outreach; working in july, at least committing to get storycorps stories online. Not huge incremental additional effort to put all uga, pak, bra likewise.
Note difference between google maps and google earth; later requires fat client.
Nigeria call update
Some followup call with the ministries; across unicef nigeria and olpc nigeria?
unicef wanted some equal targeting of 6 geopolitical zones. this is a reason to find alternatives ---> question re: resource allocation to pda activities.
four languages [ibo, hausa, yoruba, english]
l10n/i18n capability : G! have folks ready to help.
dump things into OLPC first. turnaround and validation.
discover $ cost; trans agency might split the cost.
Website meeting: Plan sth for early next week. what does the interface and arch look like?
Rough deadlines:
- July 15 - mockup from engineering (zahed, frankie c. doing coord)
- July 21 - all content (abi dhaba? site designer; oolas doing website; rota, webmaster for .org as well for standards)
- Aug 1 - draft
- Aug 15 - submitted to translation
project plan map -- content and eng side, with a content map.
(maiko) doing non-eng, (phil farhi) doing project across all.
People
Brouna - country lead brasil
Nataile - s.c. admin
Maiko - non-end coord
Daisuke - came to first meeting, cf maiko
Rota - web grp
Jed? - country lead Nig; Katherine is the other, from OS team
Allie - editorial
John - eng, voice recorder on XO
Heather - editorial, site & teacher content
Jen Liu - work with Stephanie, Uruguay
Laura - editorial, work with Holly
Holly - editorial
Stephen
Jane - country lead for Arg
Chris - Apps team, Arg lead
Sarah - Rwanda country lead, l10n coord
Shyam? - not there
Phil Farhi - proj coord (not there)
restricted access / content policing -- youtube has human/monetary efforts. jamendo much smaller... with community efforts.
john: website launch team needs traffic ideas, are a bit wary that they just offered to let millions of people upload audio of arbitrary length to a central site, and want estimates of peak upload / visitation traffic.