Olin university chapter/Current project list
weekly support gang meeting
Person in charge: Elsa
Description
Every Tuesday, 3-5, we meet in the 1st floor of West Hall and trudge through RTs together. We also use this time to resolve general OLPC problems.
Tasks to do (To take ownership, sign with four tildes (~))
guru fest
Person in charge: Colin
Description
A conference-style collection of information from OLPC-ers and alums to dump and share info. More details found at [[[GuruFest]]]
Tasks to do
repair center
Person in charge: Nikki
Description
Olin-based hardware repair center
Tasks to do
CFS deployment
Person in charge: Sandra
Description
Assist in the Cambridge Friends School deployment, in partnership with Harvard.
Tasks to do
- Get the server working in time for deployment yifiy 05:00, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
- Do we want to get involved with the Kenya deployment (Phase II?)
Newsletter
Person in charge: Elsa
Description
Provide a mode of communication between the university groups, as well as offer internship opportunities, etc.
Tasks to do
- For next week's issue (Feb 7ish?)
(Elsa, I don't remember the rest)
Sugar on a Stick
Person in charge: ???
Description
Work with Caroline Meeks on things dealing with the Sugar on a Stick development
Tasks to do
???
python wiki tutorial
Person in charge: Yifan
Description
Provide a short tutorial for people who want to get involved with software development. Tutorial found [[[Olin_university_chapter/Software/PythonTutorial here]]]
Tasks to do
- Developing it
- Testing it
(I need people!!! please post all complaints on the discussion page)
- Long term
- Add a PyGTK section?
Python One-day Tutorial
Person in charge: Andrea
Description
Do a one-day lecture on Python programming to get everyone on the same page and kick off developing
Tasks to do
- Flush out details? Andrea?
Design challenge
Person in chargE: Elsa
Description
Tasks to do
OLPC online class development
Person in charge: ??
Description
There have been previous people who have had one-semester classes on programming for OLPC. Is there a way we can try to make that into a web class?
Tasks to do
- Email John Tiernney for more details