[IAEP] Sugar on a Stick - Can we give it away at FUDCOM and at the DC event Walter is going to?

[Edward Cherlin]

On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 4:33 PM, Caroline Meeks
> <caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think it would be cool to be able to give everyone SoaS USBs as Conference
>> Swag at events where Sugar Labs is presenting.
>>
>> What do we need to do this?
>
>> 1. A SoaS image we are proud of.  I think we are almost there.
>
> 1. Fix bugs.

Is there a place specifically for reporting SoaS bugs?

> o There is no free space in rootfs (mounted on /). This makes it
> difficult to do anything interesting. I can't install software or save
> work. I did say to allocate 128 MB free space when creating this
> bootable USB key. Where is it?
>
> o The Journal is constantly nattering that it is full. It puts wrong
> dates on entries, and then loses them (I suppose because it can't
> write them anywhere). It usually fails to appear on the frame.
>
> o Activities crash or fail to start, seemingly at random. (Maybe they
> can't find the Journal, either?)
>
> o The cursor keys don't work in Browse or Terminal.
>
> o Ubuntu grabs Alt-Tabs, so I can't switch activities conveniently.
> Well, I can use the frame.
>
> o When I exited Sugar and rebooted from the stick, Gnome barely
> loaded, and was unusable. When I rebooted again, it failed to get past
> a command line.

And once more: No buffer space. Failed to get to the command line.

> 2. Write a short document on how to use it. These are some more things
> that took me too long to discover, or that I have not yet discovered.
> Apparently the new features are documented in the release notes, but
> not in the form a beginner is looking for.
>
> o Where is Sugar?! Applications/Other/Sugar Emulator. Put it on the toolbar.
>
> o How do I enable repositories? vi /etc/apt/sources.list, and
> uncomment some lines, but it doesn't do me any good without filesystem
> space.
>
> o How do I install xo-get, or indeed anything?  ??
>
> o Is there a way to load saved sessions from elsewhere, even if I
> can't save anything on the stick?
>
>
>> 2. Lots of USB Sticks - Walter says he is making good progress on a donor.
>> 3. A way to flash a hundred sticks in only an hour or two - Any ideas?
>
> I see services that will do this for you.
>
> 1G drives printed with your logo and preloaded with your data, $10.19
> http://www.stepthru.com.au/USBFlash.htm
>
> And here is an instance of the equipment, for making 21 copies at a time.
>
> http://www.aleratec.com/330104e.html
>
> ALERATEC 1:21 USB FLASH DRIVE COPY CRUISER USB FLASH DRIVE DUPLICATOR
> - Part #330104
> Part #  330104
> Price   $1,049.00
>
> ALERATEC 1:21 USB FLASH DRIVE COPY CRUISER FACTORY RECONDITIONED -
> PART # 330104E
> Part #  330104E
> Price   $499.00
>
> And some more.
>
> https://www.duplication.ca/shop/home.php?cat=61
> http://users.skynet.be/fa945585/NewFiles/usb tester.html
> http://www.kingsaudio.co.uk/products/-vconsole-60-port-usb-flash-drive-duplicator/377/
> http://www.cddimensions.com/products.asp?dept=208
>
>> Do other people think this is a useful thing to aim for in January?
>>
>> What activities make the best impression and should be on the Stick?
>
> Depends on the audience, and on whether we provide tutorials and
> explain how the Activities can be used in the classroom.
>
> o xo-get
> o TurteArt (sic)     with examples. So much math! So much programming,
>                             and no syntax errors!
> o Terminal            Gotta have the command line.
> o eToys                 Where it all began.
> o Pippy                 import antigravity! Uh, import SciPy?
> o Measure             Do you have any idea how much science you can do
>                             with a digital oscilloscope in both time
> and frequency
>                             domain?
>
> If users will be able to collaborate, then
>
> Write
> Paint
> TamTamJam
>
>> What else should we think about to make such a give-away effective?
>
> Branding on the stick and the lanyard.
>
> Tell them how to join the project.
>> --
>> Caroline Meeks
>> Solution Grove
>> Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
>>
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>> 505-213-3268 - Fax
>>
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>
>
>
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