Hi,<div>I just wanted to point out that we (Sugar Network developers and deployers) are quite alive and responsive.</div><div>So far we've worked under the radar because it's been hard to engage the wider community around the targeted deployment (Peru) which has huge logistic challenges, and we developed the first version since 2011 with Sugar Classic in mind (0.94, gtk2, gecko).</div><div><br></div><div>However, this year we are active and expect to shift our technologies into post 0.100 world. Aleksey has ported the server component to nodejs, keeping the same <a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Network/API">API</a>. </div><div>Also, he's worked on a new client done in pure js: </div><div><br></div><div>It would be nice if Social Help could link to the appropriate SN context for each activity, from looking at your demo. The url would be:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://network.sugarlabs.org/context/reviews/">http://network.sugarlabs.org/context/reviews/</a><bundleId_here></div><div><br></div><div>For example:</div><div><a href="http://network.sugarlabs.org/context/reviews/org.sugarlabs.FractionBounceActivity">http://network.sugarlabs.org/context/reviews/org.sugarlabs.FractionBounceActivity</a><br><br>This leads to the reviews section of the corresponding activity context. It might also be good to facilitate asking questions, posting ideas or problems, in the appropriate links.<br>It is expected that these reviews will also sync with activities.sugarlabs.org.<br><br>Note that with a Sugar Network plugin enabled shell, it is possible to click on the activity icon and thus launch the activity (it will download it in the background).</div><div><br></div><div>Sugar Network has been 2.5 years in the works now. Version 0.9 is beginning a slow trickle into the 850.000 users in Perú (<a href="http://network.sugarlabs.org/stats-viewer/">see user.total stats</a>).</div><div><br></div><div>One great advantage not covered by other options and crucial for Peru is that SN allows for offline/online operation. It is NOT the same as running multiple Discourse disparate servers. It was necessary to build a SN server/client component that is capable of synchronizing with other servers (and the main one on the Internet) and sharing what users have been doing while disconnected, receiving updates as well. </div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps ease whatever private concerns mentors have, encourages an open discussion around collaboration, as well as given you more reason to work with us. </div><div><br></div><div>Your proposal has a +1 from me. </div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Sebastian</div><div><br><br>El mar, 18 de mar 2014 a las 11:44 AM, Ana Balica <ana.balica@gmail.com> escribió:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">Thank you Laura :)</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">SN seems to be a perfect match to provide Social Help for Sugar students.</div><div class="gmail_extra">
Unfortunately as Prasoon mentioned earlier, mentors are concerned about the community developing SN and the interest around it. Discourse gets more attention, therefore is might be more reasonable to use it in the long run.</div>
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