Bonjour, <br><br>Comme vous le confirmera l'historique des mails ci-dessous, nous sommes actuellement en discussion pour l'achat de OLPC-XO. Nous sommes en équipe de chercheurs universitaires réalisant une évaluation d'impact d'un programme de développement (<a href="http://www.ptfm.net">http://www.ptfm.net</a>) au Burkina-Faso, au Mali et au Sénégal. Notre objectif est d'utiliser les XO pour les enquêtes de terrain (12 enquêteurs par pays). Par rapport à des enquêtes papier, cette option présente plusieurs avantages : gain de temps, amélioratin de la qualité des données collectées, moindre cout...<br>
<br>Notre préoccupation avant de confimer notre commande est de vérifier que nous puissions installer et faire correctement fonctionner sur les XO un logiciel de saisie des questionnaires.<br>Nous utilisons généralement Epidata, logiciel libre mais développé pour un environnement windows. Des responsables d'Epidata m'ont confirmé que Epidata pouvait fonctionner sous Linux en utilisant l'émulateur wine. Néanmoins, aucun test n'a été réalisé dans l'environnement Sugar. Notre souhait serait donc de pouvoir tester l'utilisation d'Epidata (ou d'autres logiciels alternatifs, éventuellement Base de Open Office) sur les XO. Ce serait également l'occasion pour nous de nous familiariser avec les XO puisque nous allons devoir former nos enquêteurs sur leur utilisation.<br>
<br>Nos délais sont très courts puisque nous souhaitons débuter l'enquête début avril. En ce sens, si ce test vous semble envisageable, nous souhaiterions le réaliser le plus rapidemment possible.<br><br>Cordialement, <br>
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</font><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/3/18 Robert D. Fadel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fadel@laptop.org">fadel@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;">
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Marie-Charlotte,</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">This is a good solution as it leverages
known technical expertise which will be needed to do this test.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I recommend contacting OLPC France through
their alias (see: </font><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_France" target="_blank"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_France).
I am also copying Bastien Guerry who I know and is active in the group.</font></a>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Robert</font>
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Arcand <jean-louis.arcand@graduateinstitute.ch>, <a href="mailto:matt@laptop.org" target="_blank">matt@laptop.org</a>,
Natascha Wagner <natascha.wagner@graduateinstitute.ch>, "Patrick
Doger, CERDI" <<a href="mailto:P.Doger@u-clermont1.fr" target="_blank">P.Doger@u-clermont1.fr</a>>, <a href="mailto:robert@laptop.org" target="_blank">robert@laptop.org</a></font>
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<br><font size="3">Robert, <br>
For us, a good way to make sure that Epidata could run satisfactory with
the XO would be to test it.<br>
It will also be a good way for us to familiarize ourself with the laptop.<br>
In that sence, would it be possible to put us in contact with the french
team of OLPC based in Paris. The idea is to test to install Epidata using
Wine emulator on one of their laptop, I suppose they have some for demonstration.
The deadline are still short, so if this idea is usefull and realistic,
the best would be to meet them at the end of this week or at the beginning
of the next week.<br>
Marie-Charlotte<br>
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<br><font size="3">2009/3/17 Robert D. Fadel <</font><a href="mailto:fadel@laptop.org" target="_blank"><font size="3" color="blue"><u>fadel@laptop.org</u></font></a><font size="3">></font>
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Marie-Charlotte,</font><font size="3"> <br>
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You are, of course, right. I left off the link which is </font><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware" target="_blank"><font size="2" color="blue" face="sans-serif"><u>http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware</u></font></a><font size="3">
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The software is going to be difficult. The XO can run Windows but the it
is not available as a product pending licensing and the identification
of a Microsoft OEM. </font><font size="3"><br>
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If you have a copy of the Linux distribution, we might be able to help.
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Robert</font><font size="3"> <br>
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</td><td><a href="mailto:adamadiaw@netcourrier.com" target="_blank"><font size="1" color="blue" face="sans-serif"><u>adamadiaw@netcourrier.com</u></font></a><font size="1" face="sans-serif">,
Jean-Louis Arcand <jean-louis.arcand@graduateinstitute.ch>, </font><a href="mailto:matt@laptop.org" target="_blank"><font size="1" color="blue" face="sans-serif"><u>matt@laptop.org</u></font></a><font size="1" face="sans-serif">,
Natascha Wagner <natascha.wagner@graduateinstitute.ch>, "Patrick
Doger, CERDI" <</font><a href="mailto:P.Doger@u-clermont1.fr" target="_blank"><font size="1" color="blue" face="sans-serif"><u>P.Doger@u-clermont1.fr</u></font></a><font size="1" face="sans-serif">>,
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Robert, <br>
Thank you for your answer. I'm not sure but the end of your answer on alternative
power seems to be truncated.<br>
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For the data entry solfware and its requirement : <br>
Epidata when installed is about 2,5Mb. It's developped for Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP).
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Tests for Linux with Wine exists, but the results point out some limitations.<br>
All informations on the software are </font><a href="http://www.epidata.dk/specialist.htm" target="_blank"><font size="3" color="blue"><u>here</u></font></a><font size="3">.<br>
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Yours<br>
<br>
Marie-Charlotte<br>
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2009/3/17 Robert D. Fadel <</font><a href="mailto:fadel@laptop.org" target="_blank"><font size="3" color="blue"><u>fadel@laptop.org</u></font></a><font size="3">>
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Marie-Charlotte,</font><font size="3"> </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
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I have answered the questions in-line below.</font><font size="3"> </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
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Don't hesitate to contact me with any additional questions.</font><font size="3">
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Robert</font><font size="3"> <br>
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</td><td><font size="1" face="sans-serif">Jean-Louis Arcand <jean-louis.arcand@graduateinstitute.ch>,
</font><a href="mailto:adamadiaw@netcourrier.com" target="_blank"><font size="1" color="blue" face="sans-serif"><u>adamadiaw@netcourrier.com</u></font></a><font size="1" face="sans-serif">,
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Natascha Wagner <natascha.wagner@graduateinstitute.ch>, "Patrick
Doger, CERDI" <</font><a href="mailto:P.Doger@u-clermont1.fr" target="_blank"><font size="1" color="blue" face="sans-serif"><u>P.Doger@u-clermont1.fr</u></font></a><font size="1" face="sans-serif">>,
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Robert, <br>
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Thank you for your answer on prices, it's coherent with our planning budgets.
We would like to have more technical details on the OLPC-XO specifications.
Some are available on the wiki but I wish to be sure that the models are
exactly the same that the ones we will get for the surveys. As you already
know our delays are short, and I want to be sure that we will be able to
take laptop in hand until their delivery.<br>
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In that sense I have several questions :<br>
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1. Can you send us the specifications of the hardware. </font><font size="3" color="blue"><br>
Please see the attached specification sheet. </font><font size="3"><br>
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2. Concerning the battery, could you indicate us which one, GoldPeak or
BYD (following the wiki) would be installed. And what is the time of discharge
in normal use. </font><font size="3" color="blue"><br>
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They would be BYD batteries. Normal is a hard standard given the variability
in field use. However, we would say 4 hours.</font><font size="3"> <br>
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3. Our objective is to install a data entry software which would be use
by the surveyors, Epidata for example. The standard environment used by
the OLPC-XO seems to be Sugar. Do you think that the installation of Epidata
will matter? And if it's the case, can we easily work in a windows environment,
or find an other data entry software functioning without problems under
sugar ? </font><font size="3" color="blue"><br>
What operating systems does it currently run on and what are the hardware
requirements for it? Depending I'll refer you to one of our software engineers
for further suggestions.</font><font size="3"> <br>
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4. Last but not least, the additional power generator : The fact is that
we'll work in rural villages without any power during at least 8 hours
each day. So we need a peripheral to charge each computer, the best would
be to charge laptop in real time, without switch down the laptop during
the charging process . Before to contact you, we have seen several options
: handle crank, yoyo power generator, foot power generator and solar options.
You seem to direct us toward solar panels. Can you explain us the specification
of this option and of the other (if available for purchase) to be sure
to make the right choice. </font><font size="3" color="blue"><br>
Currently only the solar option is available. The panels that we source
are 10 watts that are rated to charge in about 3 hrs. They cost $26 plus
shipping. There exist other mechanical and solar solutions in the market
place. The is a significant amount of discussion in the wiki about alternative
power. For starters, please see </font><font size="3"><br>
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Thank you for your answers.<br>
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Yours<br>
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Marie-Charlotte Buisson<br>
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Jean-Louis,</font><font size="3"> </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
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We can get this started very quickly.</font><font size="3"> </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
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Immediately, lets get laptops to you for your fieldwork. The laptops would
cost $399 each (inclusive of the ones you are Giving) plus shipping or
US $16,758 for the laptops. The solar panels are $26 each + shipping. It
would simplify things if we were sending to one address. I can send payment
information when you are ready.</font><font size="3"> </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
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Let me know what else I can tell you about this process or OLPC.</font><font size="3">
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"Patrick Doger, CERDI" <</font><a href="mailto:P.Doger@u-clermont1.fr" target="_blank"><font size="1" color="blue" face="sans-serif"><u>P.Doger@u-clermont1.fr</u></font></a><font size="1" face="sans-serif">>,
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Dear Robert,<br>
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Many thanks first of all to Matt for putting us in touch.<br>
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I am copying various colleagues who are participating in the project<br>
so that they are all in the loop.<br>
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As Matt mentioned, we need 42 of the laptops for survey fieldwork in<br>
Burkina, Mali and Senegal (with roughly the same numbers being donated<br>
as well), and we need to make sure that we have enough power: we saw<br>
your "yoyo generators" on the web, and Matt mentioned solar panels<br>
that are adapted to the conditions in the field.<br>
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Let me know how we can kickstart the process. I'm really looking<br>
forward to seeing these machines, and using them for fieldwork ---this<br>
should make data collection much more efficient in that we will be<br>
able to eliminate the data-entry phase and reduce errors through<br>
having surveyors directly enter information into the entry mask.<br>
<br>
I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience, and I<br>
can call you (on Skype or Skype out, for example) if that is ok with<br>
you --just let me know when. I am in South Africa right now, but
if<br>
you are in Cambridge MA, we can take advantage of the time difference<br>
and I can call you when I get out of my conference at the end of the<br>
working day.<br>
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Yours,<br>
<br>
Jean-Louis<br>
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