[IAEP] For Sugar Everywhere, Google-ize!

[Walter Bender]

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Chris Ball <cjb at laptop.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   > Stepping back for a moment, the key question is: how can we get
>   > Sugar out of the window manager and network manager and activity
>   > update and UI toolkit business, where it's just not keeping up
>   > (and wasting our efforts), and concentrate on the stuff we're all
>   > really here for: enabling kids to learn and explore and share?
>   > How much can we strip away and still have Sugar?
>
> I agree that this is the right question.  I think we can strip
> everything *other* than:
>
> * Can be appropriated -- translated, modified, discussed.
>  => A "view source" key
>     The ability to modify apps
>     The ability to run your modified apps
>     The ability to reuse a document created in one app inside other apps
>
> * encourages creation rather than mere consumption of content.
>  => Strong authoring tools for:
>     Written documents
>     Vector and bitmap graphics
>     Animation
>     Presentations
>     Stories
>
> * encourages joint collaboration and sharing.
>  => Sharing documents and messages between users
>     Real-time synchronous collaboration between users
>     High-level synchronization of data structures à la groupthink
>
> What do folks think -- did I miss anything important?  Did I list
> anything that doesn't deserve to be listed?

I think the Journal -- a place of reflection -- is critical to
learning and an essential part of Sugar.

-walter

>
> Thanks,
>
> - Chris.
> --
> Chris Ball   <cjb at laptop.org>
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Walter Bender
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