[sugar] USB Based Community Access - What could work technically?

[Caroline Meeks]

Yes, lets definitely work together on this!

Thanks,
Caroline

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Caroline Meeks
> <caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is a request for technical assistance for "Sugar on a Stick".
> >
> > It looks like we have a pilot school for our USB boot project,
>
> Earth Treasury is making arrangements for two more, in Ghana and
> Uganda. Perhaps we can work together on this.
>
> Our use case is one donated desktop computer at school, and one at
> home, per student, with transfer of work over a network or on USB
> stick. Students should also be able to carry their work with them, and
> plug in a USB stick to boot Linux+Sugar on any computer they are
> allowed to use.
>
> We are told that the computers plus local network and other
> peripherals are available in Africa for the cost of trucking them to
> the site. OneVillage Foundation Ghana and Winneba Linux User Group
> will join in to provide wireless networking, and Fantsuam Foundation
> for microfinance. We will need to provide primary electricity
> (probably solar) for one site, and backup power for both. We will work
> with University of Education Winneba on teacher training, curriculum,
> and teaching materials.
>
> Once we get through these pilots, we expect that we can expand this
> program, at a very low cost per student, to whatever extent that
> funding can be arranged, and that companies will donate their used
> computers when they upgrade.
>
> > and a grant
> > proposal in so I am trying to think through various use cases around
> > creating ubiquitous access with a USB storage device.  I've written up
> some
> > use cases here:
> >
> >
> http://www.sugarlabs.org/go/DeploymentTeam/School_Key#Vision_of_different_ways_the_USB_might_work_in_the_students_environment
> >
> > I'd love thoughts on what is feasible, how hard, and how much benefit
> would
> > each scenario actually provide.
> >
> > I've done tests to show that "Home" and "Grandma's" are feasible.  I'm
> > curious as to whether putting some of the boot files on the hard drive
> (Zoo)
> > could reduce boot time or have any other advanatages as most of our
> donated
> > computers will likely have working disk drives.  I wonder if combining
> with
> > a LTSP or other virtualization scheme is possible (YMCA/School).
> >
> > Note all scenarios are fictional.
> >
> > Write your ideas here or on the Wiki page as you see fit.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Caroline
> >
> > --
> > Caroline Meeks
> > Solution Grove
> > Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
> >
> > 617-500-3488 - Office
> > 505-213-3268 - Fax
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sugar mailing list
> > Sugar at lists.laptop.org
> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/sugar
>
> --
> Silent Thunder (??/???????????????/????????????? ?) is my name
> And Children are my nation.
> The Cosmos is my dwelling place, The Truth my destination.
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai
>



-- 
Caroline Meeks
Solution Grove
Caroline at SolutionGrove.com

617-500-3488 - Office
505-213-3268 - Fax
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/attachments/20081031/525e3aa6/attachment-0001.htm