OLPC's ready for delivery

Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu Chad-jm at Hower.org
Thu Nov 29 11:50:39 EST 2007


How long does it take to hear back? I submitted a request last week IIRC.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerard J. Cerchio" <gjpc at circlesoft.com>
To: "Michael Burns" <maburns at gmail.com>
Cc: <devel at laptop.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: OLPC's ready for delivery


> Michael Burns wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Nov 28, 2007 5:18 PM, Gerard J. Cerchio <gjpc at circlesoft.com
>> <mailto:gjpc at circlesoft.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I just got the email announcing that the G1G1 will arrive before
>>     XMAS eve.
>>
>>     Is it possible that the technically adept could get a machine
>>     sooner so
>>     I can participate in the release debug?
>>
>>
>> You are welcome to apply to the Developer's Program.
>>
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers_program#How_to_apply_for_an_XO
>> <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers_program#How_to_apply_for_an_XO>
>>
>> -- 
>> Michael Burns * Student
>> Open Source {Education} Lab
>
> Gerard,
>
> We are very short of systems right now (production ramp is just
> starting), so must decline your request.
>                         - Jim Gettys
>
>
> On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 08:48 -0700, Gerard J. Cerchio wrote:
>
>> > 1. Name
>> >
>> > Gerard J. Cerchio
>> >
>> > 2. Email address
>> >
>> > gjpc at circlesoft.com
>> >
>> > 3. Employer (if any), University/College
>> >
>> > CircleSoft Llc.
>> >
>> > 4. Shipping address and instructions
>> >
>> > Gerard J. Cerchio
>> > 875 La Playa #479
>> > San Francisco, CA 94121
>> > USA
>> > +1 (415) 387-0367
>> >
>> > 5. any special instructions
>> >
>> > none
>> >
>> > 6. Quantity of machines desired
>> >
>> > 1
>> >
>> > 7. Description of your plans for the machine(s). Concrete proposals 
>> > with defined
>> >    outcomes are much more likely to result in a system than "it would 
>> > be cool to play
>> >    with these and demo them".
>> >         I wish to donate time to the debug effort. I can assure 10
>> >         hours a week minimum between now and January 1, 2008. I am
>> >         particular interested in the hardware driver debug effort and
>> >         networking, but am willing to be directed to any area of need.
>> > 8. Description of your experience, both with hardware and software
>> >         I have been a computer system developer for the past 30 years
>> >         at CircleSoft Llc
>> >         I was the system architect/implementor for the Jhai PC,
>> >         another 3rd world PC effort with telephony
>> >         I have recent Linux wireless driver development experience
>> >         I have much experience with design and implementation of
>> >         mobile computer systems
>> >         I have hardware experience ranging from system integration to
>> >         ASIC design
>> >         I was a member of the UNIX kernel team at Bell Labs in the
>> >         1970's
>> >         I work with Debian, RedHat, Ubuntu and FreeBSD on a daily
>> >         basis
>> >         I wrote a file system that runs under Linux, FreeBSD, and
>> >         Solaris.
>> >         I am a community oriented ISP OB1Net www.ob1net.net
>> >
>> >         For more details please see the attached PDF file
>> > Thank you for your consideration.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
> -- Jim Gettys One Laptop Per Child
>
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerard J. Cerchio" <gjpc at circlesoft.com>
To: "Michael Burns" <maburns at gmail.com>
Cc: <devel at laptop.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: OLPC's ready for delivery


> Michael Burns wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Nov 28, 2007 5:18 PM, Gerard J. Cerchio <gjpc at circlesoft.com
>> <mailto:gjpc at circlesoft.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I just got the email announcing that the G1G1 will arrive before
>>     XMAS eve.
>>
>>     Is it possible that the technically adept could get a machine
>>     sooner so
>>     I can participate in the release debug?
>>
>>
>> You are welcome to apply to the Developer's Program.
>>
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers_program#How_to_apply_for_an_XO
>> <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers_program#How_to_apply_for_an_XO>
>>
>> -- 
>> Michael Burns * Student
>> Open Source {Education} Lab
>
> Gerard,
>
> We are very short of systems right now (production ramp is just
> starting), so must decline your request.
>                         - Jim Gettys
>
>
> On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 08:48 -0700, Gerard J. Cerchio wrote:
>
>> > 1. Name
>> >
>> > Gerard J. Cerchio
>> >
>> > 2. Email address
>> >
>> > gjpc at circlesoft.com
>> >
>> > 3. Employer (if any), University/College
>> >
>> > CircleSoft Llc.
>> >
>> > 4. Shipping address and instructions
>> >
>> > Gerard J. Cerchio
>> > 875 La Playa #479
>> > San Francisco, CA 94121
>> > USA
>> > +1 (415) 387-0367
>> >
>> > 5. any special instructions
>> >
>> > none
>> >
>> > 6. Quantity of machines desired
>> >
>> > 1
>> >
>> > 7. Description of your plans for the machine(s). Concrete proposals 
>> > with defined
>> >    outcomes are much more likely to result in a system than "it would 
>> > be cool to play
>> >    with these and demo them".
>> >         I wish to donate time to the debug effort. I can assure 10
>> >         hours a week minimum between now and January 1, 2008. I am
>> >         particular interested in the hardware driver debug effort and
>> >         networking, but am willing to be directed to any area of need.
>> > 8. Description of your experience, both with hardware and software
>> >         I have been a computer system developer for the past 30 years
>> >         at CircleSoft Llc
>> >         I was the system architect/implementor for the Jhai PC,
>> >         another 3rd world PC effort with telephony
>> >         I have recent Linux wireless driver development experience
>> >         I have much experience with design and implementation of
>> >         mobile computer systems
>> >         I have hardware experience ranging from system integration to
>> >         ASIC design
>> >         I was a member of the UNIX kernel team at Bell Labs in the
>> >         1970's
>> >         I work with Debian, RedHat, Ubuntu and FreeBSD on a daily
>> >         basis
>> >         I wrote a file system that runs under Linux, FreeBSD, and
>> >         Solaris.
>> >         I am a community oriented ISP OB1Net www.ob1net.net
>> >
>> >         For more details please see the attached PDF file
>> > Thank you for your consideration.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
> -- Jim Gettys One Laptop Per Child
>
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