<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 8:38 PM, David Farning <<a href="mailto:dfarning@sugarlabs.org">dfarning@sugarlabs.org</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Can some one with Mac knowledge point Ragavan in the correct direction. thanks david On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Ragavan S<<a href="mailto:ragavan.srinivasan@gmail.com">ragavan.srinivasan@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > Sean, David, > > I am trying to set up SoaS on a mac. The download link to the iso on > this page -> <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mac" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mac</a> is > broken.</blockquote><div> I fixed that link. The link just contains the boot helper CD, you'll also need the SoaS code itself. Try the instructions with the new release of SoaS. <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Strawberry#Mac_Users">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Strawberry#Mac_Users</a> Dave </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> > > Can one of you point me to the correct link? > > Thanks, > Ragavan > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Ragavan S<<a href="mailto:ragavan.srinivasan@gmail.com">ragavan.srinivasan@gmail.com</a>> wrote: >> Sean, David, >> >> Thank you very much for the detailed responses. I look forward to >> trying Sugar on a Stick. >> >> Regards, >> Ragavan >> >> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Sean Daly<<a href="mailto:sdaly@sugarlabs.org">sdaly@sugarlabs.org</a>> wrote: >>> Greetings Ragavan, >>> >>> 26 interface languages are supported in the current downloadable >>> version; dozens of others are underway. >>> >>> I myself switch my Sugar on a Stick netbooks between English and >>> French all the time, a simple reboot is sufficient. >>> >>> Sugar is ideal for smaller children and the "low floor, no ceiling" >>> philiosophy means even teenagers can learn to reprogram Activities or >>> code their own. >>> >>> There are flexible scenarios for computer labs; Sugar can be run >>> booting off a hard disk, CD-ROM, or USB stick; in a session in popular >>> GNU/Linux distros, or in a virtual machine under any OS. >>> >>> Note that keyboard map switching requires a manual parameter at the >>> command line in our current versions; we hope to offer the keyboard >>> list in a graphical control panel in the year to come. I set this when >>> I boot azerty netbooks (French locale), it's not a big deal. >>> >>> I invite you to download Sugar on a Stick at >>> <a href="http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick" target="_blank">http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick</a>, load a USB stick and >>> boot a computer with it. The Control Panel, accessible on rollover of >>> the central Xo avatar representing yourself, has a keyboard icon which >>> wil show you the list; choose a language that interests you and >>> restart to evaluate the current state of localization. >>> >>> Note however that Sugar's Activities may or may not have the >>> appropriate translations available. Translations, like code >>> development, packaging, and interface features, are under continuous >>> development in the Sugar Labs community. >>> >>> I hope this will answer your questions, feel free to browse our >>> mailing list archives or join a list to see ongoing work firsthand at >>> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">lists.sugarlabs.org</a>. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> Sean Daly >>> Sugar Labs Marketing Coordinator >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:21 PM, David Farning<<a href="mailto:dfarning@sugarlabs.org">dfarning@sugarlabs.org</a>> wrote: >>>> OLPC uses the sugar labs translation server at <a href="http://translate.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">translate.sugarlabs.org</a> >>>> as their translation server. >>>> >>>> Please take a look at the languages available. >>>> >>>> thanks >>>> david >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Ragavan S<<a href="mailto:ragavan.srinivasan@gmail.com">ragavan.srinivasan@gmail.com</a>> wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Glyn Moody pointed me at this email address as a potential way to >>>>> reach Sean Daly with regards to a question I had. >>>>> >>>>> Stormy & I are co-founders of a non profit, Kids on Computers >>>>> (<a href="http://www.kidsoncomputers.org" target="_blank">http://www.kidsoncomputers.org</a>). Our mission is to help set up free >>>>> software powered computer labs for schools in developing countries. >>>>> >>>>> For our recent project, we used Edubuntu and have been pretty happy >>>>> with the results. That said, I just recently started looking at other >>>>> technologies and Sugar on a Stick sounds very promising for a variety >>>>> of reasons. >>>>> >>>>> I hope to be able to evaluate it more thoroughly in the next few >>>>> weeks, but I would like to understand the current state of >>>>> localization of the project. A lot of the schools we work with tend to >>>>> be in non-English speaking regions, so support for native languages is >>>>> very important for us. >>>>> >>>>> Can you provide more insight on both current state as well as future >>>>> plans especially with regards to l10n? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Ragavan >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> </blockquote></div> -- Dave Bauer <a href="mailto:dave@solutiongrove.com">dave@solutiongrove.com</a> <a href="http://www.solutiongrove.com">http://www.solutiongrove.com</a>