Spreadsheets

[Jim Gettys]

On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 21:21 -0700, MBurns wrote:
> I'll go out on a limb on this one.
> 
> On 5/30/07, Nathalia Sautchuk Patrício <nathalia.sautchuk at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I want to know if everyone is developing a spreadsheet for the XO or
> > thinking about that.
> 
> No.
> 
> There are no plans for an official OLPC spreadsheet activity. At
> least, none that I have heard of (or could imagine). Largely because 6
> year olds shouldn't have access to it.

Please don't make such sweeping pronouncements.

The systems are to be used by kids older than 6 as well.  And yes, we'd
like there to be a spreadsheet.

And yes, we'd like people to help on sugarizing gnumeric as a
spreadsheet for the Sugar environment.  
                              - Jim

> 
> Would be useful for a third party to do, though. You know someone
> interested in writing one? :)
> 
-- 
Jim Gettys
One Laptop Per Child