[IAEP] NOW: OLPC Contributors Program Mtg (on #olpc-meeting, Fri Aug 19, 2PM Boston Time)

[Holt]

Please all join us now, voting for the latest OLPC/Sugar community
projects over IRC Live Chat, to make the best project allocations &
mentoring relationships--starting right here:

http://forum.laptop.org/chat

Then type at bottom:
/join #olpc-meeting

ASIDE/CLARIF: XO-1.75 prototype laptops will not be the core focus
of today's meeting, as they are being distributed privately on a
case-by-case and ongoing basis, with a few weeks delay typically,
sometimes more.  Thanks to all serious software/hardware
developers for applying here!

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors#FAQ


AGENDA:

* Fast Review of the 7 latest (greatest!) HW/Project Proposals.
   Plz join us advocating for & reviewing shortcomings of these proposals:

   1. Peter's UI/Intl Activities/Testing - China/Australia
   2. OPS1WEB Network: Repair/Service Center - Victoria, Texas
   3. XO Lending Library - Fargo, ND/North Dakota
   4. Wikimania and OLPC - Vienna/Graz, Austria
   5. Marysville OLPC Repair Lab - Tulalip, Washington
   6. Roadshow In A Box - Pray, Montana
   7. Voice Communication on XOs - San Francisco, California

* Which projects might you enjoy Mentoring below?!
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects
http://rt.laptop.org/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue=%27contributors%27

* New projects & libraries -- teaching them Community Outreach:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries


1. Peter's UI/Intl Activities/Testing - China/Australia
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=86347
    SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & 
http://j.mp/6UhCtd

    Requests 1 or 2 XO-1.5s over undetermined months

    Project Objectives:
    To continue to create well-tested and well-designed activities.
    Currently we create activities that contain no text so they are
    truly international. We also aim for the simplest possible user
    interface. You can see the current list here:
    http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/user/2246

    Further we are planning to add collaborative features to future
    activities and maybe also to some existing ones.


2. OPS1WEB Network: Repair/Service Center - Victoria, Texas
    http://operator1ctg.webs.com
    http://operator1ctg.webs.com/ComputerRepair/
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=87359
    SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & 
http://j.mp/6UhCtd

    Requests 2 XOs and 9 months

    Project Objectives:
    - Provide no-cost to low-cost repairs, customization and refurbishment
      services to OLPC laptops worldwide.
    - Provide temporary replacements to children with damaged laptops while
      their XOs are being repaired.
    - Based on our work, we would like to modify/complete existing
      documentation and create new documentation for the XO Laptop.
    - Maintain a collection of parts and units, publishing public info
      on inventory for repairs centers/others worldwide.
    - Empower the child by teaching them how to repair their
      laptops and replace parts, through videos and hands on
      workshops and conferences. We haven't fully developed
      this idea, but what is there will be found on the website.


3. XO Lending Library - Fargo, ND/North Dakota
    http://fargoxo.wordpress.com
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=87928
    SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & 
http://j.mp/6UhCtd

    Requests 10 XOs over undetermined months

    Project Objectives:
    1. Establish an XO Lending Library (five 1.0s, five 1.5s) and Sugar Labs
       @ NDSU in order to create interest in OLPC and build expertise 
with the
       XOs and Sugar at NDSU and in Fargo more generally.
    2. Figure out if / how educational games developed by Slator can be
       adapted to Sugar and the XO.
    3. Use XOs and Sugar within technical writing classes to teach software
       documentation and usability studies, and in turn contribute to the
       documentation of the software, hardware, and its activities.
    4. Long term goal: have a Fargo-based team trained and ready to support
       a large-scale deployment.


4. Wikimania and OLPC - Vienna/Graz, Austria
    http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_%C3%96sterreich
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88533
    SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & 
http://j.mp/6UhCtd

    Requests XO or XO-1.5 over uncertain months

    Project Objectives:
    Support Wikimedia Austria and work with OLPC Austria (olpc.at)


5. Marysville OLPC Repair Lab - Tulalip, Washington
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88614
    SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & 
http://j.mp/6UhCtd

    Requests 10? XOs over uncertain months

    Project Objectives:
    1) Students learn how to problem solve hardware and software issues.
    2) Students become aware of volunteer opportunities and learn how to
       donate their skills to worthy causes.
    3) Students learn organizational and "soft" skills necessary to run a
       successful repair lab.
    4) Students repair and send out many OLPCs.


6. Roadshow In A Box - Pray, Montana
    http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Roadshow_in_a_Box
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88615
    SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & 
http://j.mp/6UhCtd

    Requests 2 XO-1.75s XOs over 24+ months

    Project Objectives:
    This request is for 2 of the new XO-1.75 machines for two purposes:
    1) To help test the new machines and their software. The reason 2 
machines
       are requested is to be able to test collaboration between 
XO-1.75s and
       between them and the older XO-1s and XO-1.5s
    2) To add the latest hardware to the Roadshow


7. Voice Communication on XOs - San Francisco, California
    http://my-xo-blog.blogspot.com
    http://rt.laptop.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=88681
    SPECIFIC SITE NEEDS TO BE POSTED OFF http://olpcMAP.net & 
http://j.mp/6UhCtd

    Requests 4 XOs for 12 months

    Project Objectives:
    The Graduate Computer Science program at San Francisco State
    University requires the completion of a thesis. The topic to be
    investigated regards the deployment of VoIP using wireless networks in
    resource constrained environments (unreliable networks, low
    performance computers, etc...). The XO has been chosen as a major
    hardware for investigation and testing as it is mainly designed to
    suit such environments. The main objective is to determine the various
    factors that affect VoIP performance and to research the ways in which
    enhancements can be made. The ultimate goal will be to come up with a
    VoIP software, deployed on the XO, that could provide major
    improvements on various performance issues.
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