<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>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 <div>> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:15:53 -0400 > From: walter.bender@gmail.com > To: tony_anderson@usa.net > CC: sugar-devel@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@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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sugar-devel mailing list > > Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > > > > > > -- > Walter Bender > Sugar Labs > http://www.sugarlabs.org > _______________________________________________ > Sugar-devel mailing list > Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel </div> </div></body> </html>