[Marketing] Application for Linuxtag 2011

[Simon Schampijer]

Hi Raffael,

attached is what I submitted in 2009 - 2010 was similar.

HTH,
    Simon


On 01/30/2011 12:02 PM, Raffael Reichelt wrote:
> Hello everybody!
>
> I am about to compile the information for Linuxtag 2011 participation.
> May I ask someone to provide the missing informations. For the
> description I served myself from sugarlabs website - hope this is O.K.
> German translation will be done by me. Comments or suggestions - and
> of course the missing informations -  are welcome!
> Raffael
>
> Linuxtag 2011 Application:
>
> General Information
>
> Project Title: Sugar
>
> Category: Education
>
> Project URL: http://www.sugarlabs.org
>
>
>
> Project Description
>
> This description is used by the project committee to get an overall
> overview about the project. If the project get accepted this
> descriptions will be published on the official website and the
> LinuxTag-Journal.
>
> English (short): The Sugar Learning Platform is a computer environment
> composed of Activities designed to help children from 5 to 12 years of
> age learn together through rich-media expression.
>
> English: The Sugar Learning Platform is a computer environment
> composed of Activities designed to help children from 5 to 12 years of
> age learn together through rich-media expression.The Sugar Learning
> Platform is a computer environment composed of Activities designed to
> help children from 5 to 12 years of age learn together through
> rich-media expression. Sugar is the core component of a worldwide
> effort to provide every child with the opportunity for a quality
> education—it is currently used by nearly one-million children
> worldwide speaking 25 languages in over 40 countries. Sugar provides
> the means to help people lead fulfilling lives through access to a
> quality education that is currently missed by so many.
>
> Originally developed for the revolutionary One Laptop per Child XO-1
> netbook, Sugar can run on almost any PC, including small netbooks,
> older and donated machines, and new energy efficient computers with
> limited processing power. Sugar is now packaged as part of most major
> GNU/Linux distributions and is compatible with recent Macs using
> virtualization. A liveCD which does not touch the existing hard disk
> installation is available; a liveUSB stick which can run on most PCs
> is under active development.
>
> Sugar sets aside the traditional “office-desktop” metaphor and,
> through its Activities, engages even the youngest learners in the use
> of computation as a powerful “thing to think with.” They quickly
> become proficient in using the computer as a tool to engage in
> authentic problem-solving. Moreover, most Sugar Activities can be
> shared by learners between machines—children learn as a group, not as
> a collection of individual users. Sugar users develop skills that help
> them in all aspects of life.
>
> Sugar Labs, a volunteer-driven, non-profit organization, is a member
> project of the Software Freedom Conservancy. The mission of Sugar Labs
> is to support the Sugar community of users and developers and
> establish regional, autonomous “Sugar Labs” around the world to help
> children “learn how to learn” by tailoring Sugar to local languages
> and curricula.
>
> German (short): Translation to be done. See english text above.
>
> German:
>
> Translation to be done. See english text above.
>
>
>
> Project Community
>
> Development Process
>
> We would like to know how some basics about your development process.
>
> URL to Source-Repository: http://git.sugarlabs.org
>
> Developer's Planet, Newssite, Blog: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org
>
> External upstream uploads accepted? I do not know. May I ask someone
> to provide me this information?
>
>
>
> Developer Community Size
>
> To get a feeling about the number of contributers to your project,
> please give us the following numbers.
>
> (Europe including Germany, World including Europe).
>
> Germany:
>
> I do not know. May I ask someone to provide me this information?
>
> Europe:
>
> I do not know. May I ask someone to provide me this information?
>
> Worldwide:
>
> I do not know. May I ask someone to provide me this information?
>
>
>
> Additionally, we would like to know how many of your contributors are
> employed within one company.
>
> If there are several companies envolved, just give the biggest number.
>
> Developers employed by single company:
>
> I do not know. May I ask someone to provide me this information?
>
>
>
> Supporting Institution
>
> I do not know. May I ask someone to provide me this information?
>
> Name:
>
> Address:
>
> URL:
>
> Email:
>
>
>
> Exhibtion at Linuxtag
>
> Last year's participation
>
> Did you participate at last year's LinuxTag? Yes.
>
> Feedback on booth size and equipment: Fine, little bit too small for
> sugar classroom demonstration.
>
> Feedback on booth location: Fine. Booth sharing with Skolelinux, OLPC
> Deutschland and etoys works for us.
>
>
>
> Presentation
>
> Highlights:
>
> Merchandising:
>
> Partner Project(s): OLPC
>
>
>
> Booth
>
> Wanted size:  20 m²
>
> Number of Staff: 3 to 5 (Total amount of booth personnel for whole LinuxTag.)
>
> Equipment:
>
> Advantages for other exhibitors:
>
> Required special booth equipment:
>
> (e.g.
>
> heavy current power supply,
>
> satellite dish)
>
>
>
> Public Relations
>
> Press Contact
>
> Name:
>
> I do not know. May I ask someone to provide me this information?
>
> Address:
>
> URL:
>
> Email:
>
>
>
> News during LinuxTag
>
> Are there any releases or special announcements, which can be made
> during LinuxTag? What would this be and which support is needed from
> LinuxTag to make this announcement?
>
> News: FInal Relase V5?
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