[Olpc-open] Making Plans

[Edward Cherlin]

On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 5:46 AM, Kim Quirk <kim at laptop.org> wrote:
> OLPC's focus is on development, funding and delivery of laptops to the least
> developed countries. The expectations for features, testing, support,
> logistics, delivery, IT and RF infrastructure (to name a few things) are
> widely different between schools in Rwanda and those in NYC (for example).
> We just don't have the man-power today to meet these expectations
> world-wide.

So we at OLPC Chicago are on our own, then?

> There are a number of partnerships that we are investigating that can help
> us by taking on some of these efforts themselves, but it will take time.
> Finding a 'sales' team is not the immediate problem to selling in the US.

What is, then? Some of us would like to take on whatever role you feel
is needed.

> Kim
>
>
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> On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 7:08 AM, Simon Schampijer <simon at schampijer.de>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> > Edward Cherlin wrote:
> > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Michael Stone <michael at laptop.org>
> wrote:
> > > ...
> > >>  Chris, Scott, and I are formulating a release strategy
> > >>  for the next 8 or so months with detailed information about what we
> > >>  hope to release in 4 months. It remains to be seen how the strategy
> > >>  proposed by the Tech Team will be received by the sales team, the
> > >>  deployment team, and by other interested parties; however, I am fairly
> > >>  confident that, when presented, it will:
> > > ...
> > >>  In its final form, it will also explain what feedback we have received
> > >>  from sales & deployment. In its draft form, it will propose a
> > >>  reasonable deadline for revisions based on new feedback from those
> > >>  teams.
> > > ...
> > >>  Michael
> > >
> > > Who are the sales team, apart from Nicholas? Is there a way for any of
> > > us to talk to them? I, OLPC Chicago, and others out here are working
> > > on Illinois HB5000, The Children's Low-Cost Laptop Act, which proposes
> > > to put laptops in up to 300 schools. It has passed the Illinois House
> > > and gone to the Senate. It needs amendments, and we are working with
> > > the Lieutenant Governor's office on this. We would like to coordinate
> > > our efforts with OLPC's.
> >
> > Which is the group providing input to the process from the eduction
> > point of view (educators, teachers, kids)? Is this feedback part of the
> > input from the deployment team?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >    Simon
> >
> >
> >
> >
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