I don't have a recent build handy to check, so my information might be rusty...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 4, 2007 1:03 AM, Yoshiki Ohshima <<a href="mailto:yoshiki@vpri.org">yoshiki@vpri.org</a>> wrote:
<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Thank you, Morgan,<br><br> I just imagined that having the "ask expert" key, (a la "view
<br>source" key) would be handy and the familiar tool (i.e., the Chat) can<br>be used to ask the people with proper background...</blockquote><div><br>Agreed.<br><br>There were mumblings about including a minimalist IRC client that could automatically connect to freenode/OLPC channels. The developer console was the original home. Our thinking was that, to really involved XO users with true development, access to the tools and communication mediums that the current developers use is important.
<br><br>Maybe it should be tied to getting a developer key. When you get approved for a developer key, information about how to use it (and what you can use it for), along with common tools (vi, irc, etc) that could prove useful.
<br><br>Come to think of it, a "hey, you know have permissions to install custom kernels, would you like a gcc build environment installed? [YES/no]" might be a sub-optimal idea given our target audience. :)<br>
<br></div></div>-- <br>Michael Burns * Student<br>Open Source {Education} Lab