Putting some kittens at risk, it would be useful to have some analysis of both the work involved and potential benefits to an Android port, a Qt port, etc. I am not suggesting we divert our current efforts, as we are quite lean, but a better understanding of these options would be useful in defining our future roadmaps.<br>
<br>-walter<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/5/28 NoiseEHC <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:NoiseEHC@freemail.hu">NoiseEHC@freemail.hu</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
It was already discussed to death on the mailing lists. (The threads
derailed very fast so there was almost no discussion about important
things like the feasibility of a future Sugar -> Android transition.)<br>
<br>
<a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2009-June/015369.html" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2009-June/015369.html</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2009-December/027058.html" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2009-December/027058.html</a><br>
<br>
My advice is not to mention Android on these lists because every time
somebody talks about Android, God kills a kitten, or something like
that... :)<br>
<br>
<br>
James Zaki wrote:
<blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On the tablet topic... I'm now wondering what it will take
for the potential of Android developers to be harnessed? (Assuming it
will be a good thing)<br>
<br>
<br>
<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703630304575270761658543340.html?mod=WSJ_business_whatsNews" target="_blank">Android
Emerges as Big Rival to iPad</a><br>
<br>
>From the article...<br>
<p>"Without applications, the device itself means nothing," said
Barry Lam, chairman of the contract laptop manufacturer <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=2382.TW" target="_blank">Quanta Computer</a> Inc.,
during a recent investor conference. </p>
<p>Google's Android operating system, as it did in smartphones, is
emerging as the most potent alternative to Apple's technology. "The
tablet trend is clearly going toward Android," said Jack Kang, director
of technical marketing for <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=MRVL" target="_blank">Marvell Technology Group</a>
Ltd.</p>
...<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
James Zaki<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">2010/5/27 Ed McNierney <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ed@laptop.org" target="_blank">ed@laptop.org</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Folks
-<br>
<br>
Below is the text version of the press release OLPC and Marvell issued
this morning, announcing our agreement to work together on the
tablet-based efforts we've been calling "XO-3.0" and Marvell has been
calling "Moby" (both previously announced). The link takes you to the
same document with a few pictures.<br>
<br>
We're just starting this cooperation, so there are things we don't know
yet, but the release pretty well covers what we do know. I think it's
important to recognize that our goal with Marvell is to work with them
to make a family of tablet products possible, not all of which will be
"OLPC" products. That's something new, and potentially confusing, but
we think it can really help us both broaden the community working with
us, and help drive our own product costs down by increasing volumes.<br>
<br>
In some of the press interviews around this release, there's discussion
of the goal of introducing something at CES 2011 (in January). That's
important to Marvell, but that device will certainly not be an "XO-3.0"
and probably won't be an OLPC product at all. But it's one of the
steps along the way. Remember that this cooperation is intended to
help our goals as well as Marvell's goals, so some of the things
announced from the partnership won't be things directly pertinent to
OLPC's product plans.<br>
<br>
As we've previously announced, our XO-1.75 product, bringing a Marvell
ARM-based motherboard to the current XO-1 laptop platform, is the next
product release in our efforts to provide ARM-based, lower-power
devices to achieve our mission.<br>
<br>
- Ed<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/one-laptop-per-child-and-marvell-join-forces-to-redefine-tablet-computing-for-students-around-the-world-95007559.html" target="_blank">http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/one-laptop-per-child-and-marvell-join-forces-to-redefine-tablet-computing-for-students-around-the-world-95007559.html</a><br>
<br>
One Laptop per Child and Marvell Join Students Around the World<br>
<br>
Marvell and OLPC Empower Education Industry to Revolutionize the
Classroom Experience through Advanced, Affordably-Priced Tablets<br>
<br>
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a global organization whose mission is
to help provide every child in the world access to a modern education,
and Marvell, a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, have
agreed to jointly develop a family of next-generation OLPC XO tablet
computers based on the Marvell® Moby reference design. This new
partnership will provide designs and technologies to enable a range of
new educational tablets, delivered by OLPC and other education industry
leaders, aimed at schools in both the U.S. and developing markets.
Marvell is also announcing today it has launched Mobylize, a campaign
aimed at improving technology adoption in America's classrooms.<br>
<br>
The new family of XO tablets will incorporate elements and new
capabilities based on feedback from the nearly 2 million children and
families around the world who use the current XO laptop. The XO
tablet, for example, will require approximately one watt of power to
operate (compared to about 5 watts necessary for the current XO
laptop). The XO tablet will also feature a multi-lingual soft keyboard
with touch feedback, enabling it to serve millions more children who
speak virtually any language anywhere in the world.<br>
<br>
The device is also decidedly "constructionist" in nature. By design,
it combines hardware and software to deliver a platform that will
enable educators, students and families around the world to create
their own content, and learn to read, write, and create their own
education programs and share all of these experiences via a mesh
network model. The device will also feature an application to directly
access more than 2 million free books available across the Internet.<br>
<br>
"While devices like eReaders and current tablets are terrific literary,
media and entertainment platforms, they don't meet the needs of an
educational model based on making things, versus just consuming them.
Today's learning environments require robust platforms for
computation, content creation and experimentation – and all that at a
very low cost," said Dr. Nicholas Negroponte, Founder and Chairman of
One Laptop per Child. "Through our partnership with Marvell, OLPC will
continue our focus on designing computers that enable children in the
developing world to learn through collaboration, as well as providing
connectivity to the world's body of knowledge."<br>
<br>
"Marvell has made a long-term commitment to improving education and
inspiring a revolution in the application of technology in the
classroom. The Moby tablet platform – and our partnership with OLPC –
represents our joint passion and commitment to give students the power
to learn, create, connect and collaborate in entirely new ways," said
Weili Dai, Marvell's Co-founder and Vice President and General Manager
of the Consumer and Computing Business Unit. "Marvell's cutting edge
technology – including live content, high quality video (1080p full-HD
encode and decode), high performance 3D graphics, Flash 10 Internet and
two-way teleconferencing – will fundamentally improve the way students
learn by giving them more efficient, relevant – even fun tools to use.
Education is the most pressing social and economic issue facing
America. I believe the Marvell Moby tablet can ignite a life-long
passion for learning in all students everywhere. I am immensely proud
of the capability of our Moby tablet and I am extremely honored to
partner with the inventor of the netbook market for education, Dr.
Nicholas Negroponte. I applaud his leadership, vision, passion and
together we will make the world a better place."<br>
<br>
About the One Laptop per Child Foundation<br>
<br>
The One Laptop per Child Foundation (OLPC at <a href="http://www.laptop.org" target="_blank">http://www.laptop.org</a>)
is a nonprofit organization created by Nicholas Negroponte and others
from the MIT Media Lab to design, manufacture and distribute laptop
computers that are inexpensive enough to provide every child in the
world access to knowledge and modern forms of education.<br>
<br>
About Marvell Moby Tablet Platform and Mobylize.org<br>
<br>
Powered by a high-performance, highly scalable, and low-power Marvell
ARMADA™ 610 application processor, the Moby tablet features gigahertz
processor speed, 1080p full-HD encode and decode, intelligent power
management, power-efficient Marvell 11n Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM/GPS
connectivity, high performance 3D graphics and support for multiple
software standards including full Adobe Flash, Android™, Windows Mobile
and Ubuntu. The Moby platform also features a built–in camera for live
video conferencing, multiple simultaneous viewing screens and Marvell's
11n Mobile Hotspot which allows Wi-Fi access that supports up to eight
concurrent users connected to the Internet via a cellular broadband
connection. The ultra low power mobile tablet is expressly for
long-battery life. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.mobylize.org" target="_blank">www.mobylize.org</a>.<br>
<br>
About Marvell<br>
<br>
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a world leader in the development of storage,
communications, and consumer silicon solutions. Marvell's diverse
product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications
controller, wireless, and storage solutions that power the entire
communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home, and
storage networking. As used in this release, the term "Marvell" refers
to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries. For more
information, visit <a href="http://www.marvell.com" target="_blank">http://www.marvell.com</a>.<br>
<br>
Media Contacts:<br>
<br>
One Laptop per Child<br>
Jackie Lustig, (781) 487-4664<br>
Kyle Austin, (781) 487-4603<br>
<a href="mailto:press@racepointgroup.com" target="_blank">press@racepointgroup.com</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Marvell Media Relations<br>
Daniel Yoo, (408) 222-2187<br>
<a href="mailto:yoo@marvell.com" target="_blank">yoo@marvell.com</a><br>
<br>
Marvell and the M logo are registered trademarks of Marvell and/or its
affiliates. ARMADA is trademark of Marvell and/or its affiliates. Other
names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
Devel mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Devel@lists.laptop.org" target="_blank">Devel@lists.laptop.org</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel</a><br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<br>
</div></div><pre><hr size="4" width="90%"><div class="im">
_______________________________________________
Devel mailing list
<a href="mailto:Devel@lists.laptop.org" target="_blank">Devel@lists.laptop.org</a>
<a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel</a>
</div></pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
</div>
<br>_______________________________________________<br>
Devel mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Devel@lists.laptop.org">Devel@lists.laptop.org</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel" target="_blank">http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Walter Bender<br>Sugar Labs<br><a href="http://www.sugarlabs.org">http://www.sugarlabs.org</a><br><br>