[OLPC-AU] OLPC Australia XO-AU OS 12 beta 1

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

Hi all,

I've made some improvements to the documentation:

https://dev.laptop.org.au/projects/xo-au/wiki/120_release_notes

I'd appreciate feedback especially on the items in the "What's new" list.

Of special note is our use of the Queensland Compact School Font for
the Sugar user interface, giving Australian children the same (or
similar) typeface on the screen as they would learn in the classroom,
hence assisting literacy.

Sridhar


Sridhar Dhanapalan
Engineering Manager
One Laptop per Child Australia



On 24 December 2011 02:56, Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar at laptop.org.au> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The OLPC Australia XO-AU OS 12 has reached beta 1. This is based on
> OLPC OS 11.3.1 and Dextrose 3.
>
> We'd really appreciate some testing. Please direct your feedback to
> the olpc-au at lists.laptop.org mailing list.
>
> Cheers,
> Sridhar
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Sridhar Dhanapalan <sridhar at laptop.org.au>
> Date: 24 December 2011 02:45
> Subject: Taking part in improving new XO software
> To:
>
>
> Friends,
>
> The 2012 OLPC Australia operating system, XO-AU OS 12, has reached a
> beta stage of development. It has many improvements, and we looking
> for feedback on how it works to help us create the final product. This
> beta is suitable for testing, documentation and developing lesson
> plans.
>
> In early February, we will have a near-final release candidate,
> suitable for trialling in classrooms. We are looking for clever
> teachers to provide us with real-world feedback on how the software
> works with their classes.
>
> This is an opportunity for you to take part in XO development and
> ensure that the device suits the needs of your classroom. We would be
> especially interested to know how the connectivity and collaboration
> works on your school's networks.
>
> To get started, visit our release notes page:
> https://dev.laptop.org.au/projects/xo-au/wiki/120_release_notes
>
> This page outlines the main changes in the new operating system. Go to
> the "Beta 1" part of the Installation section. Installing the beta is
> no different from installing the XO-AU USB 3 stable release: extract
> the zip file to a USB stick and you're ready to go.
>
> To provide feedback, join our technical mailing list:
> https://dev.laptop.org.au/projects/general/wiki/Technical_mailing_list
>
> Following this, you can send your comments or ask questions at
> olpc-au at lists.laptop.org
>
> The OLPC Australia Engineering team are active participants on this
> list, and we will reply. Remember, the better you can help us with
> quality information, the better we can make the product for you :)
>
>
> Regards,
> Sridhar
>
>
> Sridhar Dhanapalan
> Engineering Manager
> One Laptop per Child Australia