[Community] fast tracking scelinux Bolivia

[Samuel Klein]

Was there a contributors' program request I missed?  Please submit
one, in one of two ways, and note the timing needs there:
 * still using projectdb.olpc.at until we have another form up
 * by creating a subpage of [[Projects]] (say [[Projects/SCELinux]])
and sending the snail mail info & any private details to
developer at laptop.org

SJ

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:12 AM, Yama Ploskonka <yama at netoso.com> wrote:
> The "Sociedad Científica Estudiantil" of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
> in La Paz, Bolivia, are the greatest, most self-sacrificial people I've ever
> met among Open Software types.
>
> When you talk about running on a shoestring, well, talk about running an
> Open Software congress on /half/ a shoestring as they've done a couple times
> already.
>
> Five of them were among the best support I had during the Aymara translation
> effort.  Two young ladies during the evening, and the gentlemen who actually
> were the only non Scouts who overnighted, working continuously and also
> doing a great job in teaching the Scout kids about Linux, Squeak and OLPC
> (instant experts...)
>
> I would want to request 15 XO laptops for them.  I would provide background
> support and accountability, and they would be able to hack activities and
> keep working the Aymara thing, as first-step projects, and focus mostly on
> developing and testing activities to deliver educational content, probably
> with me as advisor.
>
> As I get to talk with them we would be more definite as to what to do with
> the things.  It's been something I haven't thought until today, for before,
> a chance for them to work on actual XOs was unthinkable.
>
> Of course these guys would be the first I will hire when I get funds for
> deployment, but that seems still a bit far off.
>
> I am rushing this for it appears I will be in Bolivia January the 19th, and
> I dunno how long it takes Brightstar to send things.  Another possibility is
> that you send them to me here at Austin and I add a piece of luggage, at
> $100 for 50 pounds it is not that bad actually.
>
> Yama
>