[Marketing] Our message

[Marten Vijn]

On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 10:34 +0200, Marten Vijn wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 09:38 +0200, Sean DALY wrote:
> > I've seen others:
> > 
> > * OLPC is a failure & doomed and by extension, so is SL
> > 
> > * OLPC is distributing Windows machines so SL has been "forced" to go
> > multi-platform
> > 
> > * While SL is developing new versions of Sugar, none of them can be
> > deployed to the huge installed base and these efforts are therefore
> > useless
> > 
> > * The interface is godawful and unusable (usually accompanied with,
> > "that chiclet keyboard is too tiny for my fat grownup fingers")
> > 
> > * SL doesn't work on my machine/OS/distro X
> > 
> > * Kids could learn math quicker if they had a decent spreadsheet
> > 
> 
> We should have data instead of assumtions,
> There we should work together with parties (schools/universities in
> education) that do edutation and reducation research projects.
> 
> Kid I worked with test:
> - hyves.nl
> - youtube
> If this does not work they claim de device "useless". 
> 
> IHMO we should have a checklist of confirm (or not) if a device works
> for them.

And should have printable (pdf) documation:
- flyer/sticker
- booklets for (pr):
 - kids
 - parents
 - teachers
 - schoolmangers
- manuals for:
  - users (kids teachers)
  - sysamdins

3ct Marten

> 
> 2ct Marten
> 
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> 
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> > 
> > 
> > Perhaps we can try to enumerate misconceptions at today's Marketing
> > meeting? (I will send reminder shortly)
> > 
> > A related subject: generally speaking, there are good reasons why SL
> > community members should not "set the record straight" in comments...
> > or at least, not without some coordination if possible.
> > 
> > No we haven't hit Slashdot, but I consider that a good thing since /.
> > thrives on controversy and perceived failures.
> > 
> > Sean
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 4:08 AM, Caroline Meeks
> > <caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
> > > When people have time look at the comments in various places (have we really
> > > not hit slashdot?) and lets see what misconceptions we want to correct.
> > >
> > > A couple I see:
> > >
> > > 1. An assumption that Sugar Labs is still focused primarily on the
> > > developing world rather then Sugar for kids everywhere.
> > > 2. There is no content for Sugar
> > >
> > > Anyone else see any trends?
> > > --
> > > Caroline Meeks
> > > Solution Grove
> > > Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
> > >
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> > > 505-213-3268 - Fax
> > >
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