[Sugar-devel] Sugar-devel Digest, Vol 78, Issue 15

[samson goddy]

Did you know that there are more XO laptop users in my country Nigeria. All user have XO-1,  I was the only user using xo-1.5 in the country before i gave it to my cousin to use after i got the xo-4 touch. So i am saying that since the OLPC program is no longer working in Nigeria but there are till users, some i help them in download the latest OS from the OLPC site. My reason for speaking out is because if the OS is been focus on xo-1.5, xo-1.75 and xo-4 it's will not just reduction of the users in Nigeria, it's will also kill the only hope of using a computer for kids that can afford a system. I am also creating a way the Government will support the program just like Rwanda.

Best

Samson Goddy   

> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:15:53 -0400
> From: walter.bender at gmail.com
> To: tony_anderson at usa.net
> CC: sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org
> Subject: Re: [Sugar-devel] Sugar-devel Digest, Vol 78, Issue 15
> 
> Well said Tony.
> 
> -walter
> 
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Tony Anderson <tony_anderson at usa.net> wrote:
> > Hi, Sebastian
> >
> > This troll aside, I think we are doing the same thing with different
> > emphasis.
> >
> > I am looking at Rwanda which is still deploying laptops nationwide. They are
> > currently using XO-1.75, but continue to support a large number of XO-1 and
> > XO-1.5. I really don't detect any understanding that schools are different
> > than GE. GE will depreciate their computer purchases and replace obsolete
> > equipment. Schools get one chance and then must make do with what they have.
> > The only end-of-life for XO-1s is when they are scrapped or stop working or
> > end up as museum pieces in the original cartons in some principal's office.
> >
> > This troll's estimate of 300,000 is intended to be insulting because he has
> > no interest in an accurate answer. The claim of 3,000,000 is based on the
> > number shipped (and even then probably a round-up number). This is similar
> > to the regular announcements that x organization is making 100,000,000 books
> > available free to everyone or that a simple device will provide access to
> > the world's information throughout Africa or the internet will be available
> > to the world from balloons.
> >
> > You know as I do, from hands-on experience, that there are far more than
> > 300,000 laptops deployed. What we don't know is how many are being used
> > regularly and what impact they are having. You also know from hands-on
> > experience, that most of these laptops are XO-1s.
> >
> > Even 300,000 represents an investment in education 60 million dollars (plus
> > shipping and handling!), not a trivial amount. This investment has been made
> > to improve the educational opportunity of children without regular internet
> > access.
> >
> > My belief is that best course is to show what is possible with the XO and
> > open source software and open educational resources to facilitate learning
> > for those children.
> > Could we do better? Of course. Are we doing the best we can. Yes!
> >
> > If this troll wants to help, fine. Then he can ask the incisive question:
> > What can I do to help?
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> > On 04/11/2015 04:37 PM, Sebastian Silva wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 11/04/15 09:12, Tony Anderson wrote:
> >
> > I like incisive - to the point. He is not asking about the apparent
> > discrepancy between the potential number of laptops in use but is throwing
> > around words like deceit.
> >
> >
> > Looking at the statement in question, from our main website: "Sugar’s
> > Activities are used every school day by nearly 3 million children in more
> > than forty countries."
> >
> > I would not feel comfortable saying this out loud.
> > If there were 3 million XO laptops sold, I'd bet half of the ones still
> > running run GNOME.
> >
> > Like you say, we don't know.
> >
> >
> > After all, what is 'use'. Does this mean the number of laptops running Sugar
> > at a specific instance of time, or at least one hour in a week, a month, a
> > year or a laptop that is capable of running Sugar if turned on? How many
> > Window 7 systems are in use?
> >
> > None of us know an answer to that question, but we know the number is large
> > enough to warrant our spending our time as volunteers to make that
> > experience as constructive and enjoyable as possible.
> >
> >
> > This might have been a more constructive answer from you. Thank you.
> >
> > While it is important to support existing users, I am more concerned with
> > the next 1000 million people who's freedom to act with computers is at
> > stake.
> >
> > Sebastian
> >
> >
> >
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