[wsfii-discuss] OLPC - Factfile: XO laptop/Help needed

[mahabir at himanchal.org]

Hello Jeff;

We need lots of volunteer help to develop open source learning materials
for the school children in Nepal. We need programmers, who can put the
materials that we will develop in Nepali and together. Right now we are
organizing ourselves and I will let you know the kind of help we need from
you.

Please let me know how much time you have and what area you can help. That
will be nice to know at this moment.

Thanks.

Mahabir

> Mahabir,
>
> Let me know what you need specifically in terms of assistance so that I
> can consider how I might help.
>
> Jeff
>
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> Subject: Re: [wsfii-discuss] OLPC - Factfile: XO laptop
>
> Hello All;
>
> Yes, the machine has the capability and we are testing that machine in
> Nepal. We are now working on to develop contents for the students. That
> is
> why I had sent a request letter about two weeks ago asking if you would
> be
> interested to help develop contents for the laptops using open source.
>
> Please let me know if you can spare time for this project. Our plan is
> to
> do pilot testing the laptops in some school and them try to get the
> laoptops as many as we could. In case we can not get the leptops, we
> will
> be able to use the contents in Linux machines.
>
> Mahabir
>
>> See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6679431.stm for an
> accessible
>> (non-ultra-geek) Factfile on the XO
>>
>> Especially interesting is the info on network connectivity: " Using
>> standard wireless protocols, the laptops are automatically able to
> form
>> a "mesh network" where each machine acts as both laptop and router,
> able
>> to pass information between computers."
>>
>> There is a flash based demo of a mesh network between laptops, and
>> between laptops and internet routes.
>>
>> Hope this is helpful for someone.
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>
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