Comments on: First OLPC deployment: now it’s real. http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment Code. Culture. Clarity. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:20:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-bleeding By: Pablo Sánchez http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-79 Pablo Sánchez Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:58:27 +0000 http://radian.org/notebook/http:/radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-79 Not only i like that the kids are widening their opportunities, but also ,that the 'll be using the x3105 servers with debian !!! Thanks to everyone who made this for real, and i hope this blur the digital divide. PS : I'm uruguayan , too . Not only i like that the kids are widening their opportunities, but also ,that the ‘ll be using the x3105 servers with debian !!!

Thanks to everyone who made this for real, and i hope this blur the digital divide.

PS : I’m uruguayan , too .

]]> By: Earl Hellum, Ph.D. ,EE http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-78 Earl Hellum, Ph.D. ,EE Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:01:42 +0000 http://radian.org/notebook/http:/radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-78 This may be a historical moment in time for you and all of us . And may as important as the invention of the printing press . This may be a historical moment in time for you and all of us .
And may as important as the invention of the printing press .

]]> By: Bryan Thalhammer http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-77 Bryan Thalhammer Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:56:49 +0000 http://radian.org/notebook/http:/radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-77 Ivan, I saw the OLPC doco on TV recently. I went to the site then, and then returned to it just today. But it was your blog with the pics and the excitement that has energized me. So, we have until 31 Dec, eh? -- Recién vi el documental OLPC en TV. Visité el sitio entonces, y luego volví allá hoy día. Pero era tu blog con las imágenes y la entusiasmo que me ha animado. Oséa, tenemeos hasta el 31 dic, no? I don't want an XO Laptop for myself, hehehe, I want to give one. Here is what I will do. Instead of giving software to my nephew/niece for their Wii, we will donate a laptop to this project, print out the receipt, and I will tell them "Merry Christmas" to them, as we look at further pictures on your blog and on the OLPC site. -- No yo quiero tener un laptop, jejeje, sólo quiero donarlo. Esto es lo que haré. En vez de regalarles software para sus Wii a mis sobrinos, donaremos un laptop a este proyecto, imprimiremos la factura, y les diré "Feliz Navidad" mientras ver las imágenes en tu blog y en el sitio OLPC. Next step, Perú. How can I help in Perú, my adopted country? -- Próximo paso, Perú. ¿Cómo puedo participar en Perú, mi país adoptivo? Thanks -- Gracias, --Bryan Ivan,

I saw the OLPC doco on TV recently. I went to the site then, and then returned to it just today. But it was your blog with the pics and the excitement that has energized me. So, we have until 31 Dec, eh? — Recién vi el documental OLPC en TV. Visité el sitio entonces, y luego volví allá hoy día. Pero era tu blog con las imágenes y la entusiasmo que me ha animado. Oséa, tenemeos hasta el 31 dic, no?

I don’t want an XO Laptop for myself, hehehe, I want to give one. Here is what I will do. Instead of giving software to my nephew/niece for their Wii, we will donate a laptop to this project, print out the receipt, and I will tell them “Merry Christmas” to them, as we look at further pictures on your blog and on the OLPC site. — No yo quiero tener un laptop, jejeje, sólo quiero donarlo. Esto es lo que haré. En vez de regalarles software para sus Wii a mis sobrinos, donaremos un laptop a este proyecto, imprimiremos la factura, y les diré “Feliz Navidad” mientras ver las imágenes en tu blog y en el sitio OLPC.

Next step, Perú. How can I help in Perú, my adopted country? — Próximo paso, Perú. ¿Cómo puedo participar en Perú, mi país adoptivo?

Thanks — Gracias,

–Bryan

]]> By: John Kemeny http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-75 John Kemeny Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:13:46 +0000 http://radian.org/notebook/http:/radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-75 Great work! But it is only the beginning. Congratulations. Great work! But it is only the beginning.

Congratulations.

]]> By: Sam Pablo Kuper http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-74 Sam Pablo Kuper Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:22:28 +0000 http://radian.org/notebook/http:/radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-74 Ivan, you're a wonderful chap doing wonderful things. I'm sorry to be ten days behind in congratulating you (and, by extension, all the great folks at OLPC) on the first real deployment. Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Sam (As a quick aside, this article took me by surprise: http://www.itpro.co.uk/news/145956/microsoft-looks-to-put-xp-on-lowcost-laptops.html . Say it ain't so, XO.) Ivan, you’re a wonderful chap doing wonderful things. I’m sorry to be ten days behind in congratulating you (and, by extension, all the great folks at OLPC) on the first real deployment.

Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!

Sam

(As a quick aside, this article took me by surprise: http://www.itpro.co.uk/news/145956/microsoft-looks-to-put-xp-on-lowcost-laptops.html . Say it ain’t so, XO.)

]]> By: tony sheng http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-73 tony sheng Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:32:22 +0000 http://radian.org/notebook/http:/radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-73 awesome awesome! i ordered via the G1G1 - neat to see an on the ground report. congrats! awesome awesome!
i ordered via the G1G1 - neat to see an on the ground report.
congrats!

]]> By: laslo http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-72 laslo Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:16:55 +0000 http://radian.org/notebook/http:/radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-72 hi there, that's right. peru is next. we made a story about kids on Arahuay, outside Lima, who are already testing the OLPC. this is what we found: http://napa.com.pe/2007/11/23/reportaje-napa-26-olpc-laptops-en-arahuay/ btw, our show is called "NAPA - No Apto Para Adultos", for kids between 11 and 16 yrs old. hi there,
that’s right. peru is next.
we made a story about kids on Arahuay, outside Lima, who are already testing the OLPC.
this is what we found:

http://napa.com.pe/2007/11/23/reportaje-napa-26-olpc-laptops-en-arahuay/

btw, our show is called “NAPA - No Apto Para Adultos”, for kids between 11 and 16 yrs old.

]]> By: Pierre Cloutier http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-69 Pierre Cloutier Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:06:21 +0000 http://radian.org/notebook/http:/radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-69 This is deeply moving. Also brought tears to my eyes. I spent two years in Bolivia. I can relate to those beautiful little copper-skinned kids. I predict a Nobel for Negroponte and Torvalds in a few years. This is deeply moving. Also brought tears to my eyes.

I spent two years in Bolivia. I can relate to those beautiful little copper-skinned kids.

I predict a Nobel for Negroponte and Torvalds in a few years.

]]> By: Zarko Kuvalja http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-68 Zarko Kuvalja Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:14:31 +0000 http://radian.org/notebook/http:/radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-68 Cestitam! Toliko sam sretan da je cijeli OLPC projekt uspio jer je zvucao toliko optimisticno i entuzijasticno da je bilo predobro da bi bilo istinito. Takoder, ponosan sam sto sam u rodu sa nekim iz tima. Laptop obozavam, ja sam mac ibook 12" fanboy tako da mi je ideja i dizajn OLPC-a ostvarenje sna. Nabavljam ga do kraja godine kada istrazim nacine da se nabavi u hrvatskoj privatno (a i da zastedim novaca). Veliki pozdrav i puno srece Cestitam! Toliko sam sretan da je cijeli OLPC projekt uspio jer je zvucao toliko optimisticno i entuzijasticno da je bilo predobro da bi bilo istinito. Takoder, ponosan sam sto sam u rodu sa nekim iz tima. Laptop obozavam, ja sam mac ibook 12″ fanboy tako da mi je ideja i dizajn OLPC-a ostvarenje sna. Nabavljam ga do kraja godine kada istrazim nacine da se nabavi u hrvatskoj privatno (a i da zastedim novaca).
Veliki pozdrav i puno srece

]]> By: Greg Smith http://radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-65 Greg Smith Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:51:17 +0000 http://radian.org/notebook/http:/radian.org/notebook/first-deployment#comment-65 Hi Ivan, Congratulations! Great work which will undoubtedly have a big impact on peoples lives in Uruguay and beyond. Its hard to find a way to make a difference from within the insular technology world. You are setting a great example for all of us! I especially liked the range of activities you engaged in from unpacking and imaging the laptops to "cleaning up the code" :-) A few questions for you on the data the kids created. The avergae was 30 - 50MBs. What was the range? That is, did some kids create nothing and some a lot or did they all create about the same? What happened to the content they created? Was it saved or did they lose it? Also, were there any comments or suggestions from the kids or teachers on what they liked the most or what else they wanted on the laptops? I'm trying to get a feel for where I can help and what is important to the teachers and kids in this project. Great job and thanks a lot for showing us the way to help people with technology. Thanks, Greg Smith Hi Ivan,

Congratulations! Great work which will undoubtedly have a big impact on peoples lives in Uruguay and beyond. Its hard to find a way to make a difference from within the insular technology world. You are setting a great example for all of us!

I especially liked the range of activities you engaged in from unpacking and imaging the laptops to “cleaning up the code” :-)

A few questions for you on the data the kids created. The avergae was 30 - 50MBs.

What was the range? That is, did some kids create nothing and some a lot or did they all create about the same?

What happened to the content they created? Was it saved or did they lose it?

Also, were there any comments or suggestions from the kids or teachers on what they liked the most or what else they wanted on the laptops?

I’m trying to get a feel for where I can help and what is important to the teachers and kids in this project.

Great job and thanks a lot for showing us the way to help people with technology.

Thanks,

Greg Smith

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