<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Hi Kate and all</DIV>
<DIV>I am meeting with custom duty responsible on coming Tuesday about the tax. Can you update for further information on the packing list please?</DIV>
<DIV>I don't guess the reference Olpc-mg Digest, Vol 3, Issue 16</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks<BR><BR>Jean Joseph Aimé RANDRIAMAHENINA<BR>Enseignant-Chercheur, Ingénierie Sociale en Agromanagement Stratégique<BR>ESSA, Expert en Gestion et Valorisation de projets, Communicateur, Administrateur Civil en Chef<BR>Tel 261 32 02 247 44<BR><BR>--- En date de : <B>Ven 12.6.09, Kate Doyle <I><ohshesang@gmail.com></I></B> a écrit :<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>De: Kate Doyle <ohshesang@gmail.com><BR>Objet: Re: [Olpc-mg] Olpc-mg Digest, Vol 3, Issue 16<BR>À: olpc-mg@lists.laptop.org<BR>Date: Vendredi 12 Juin 2009, 18h15<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Hi all,<BR><BR>I'm part of the OLPCorps team deploying in Ambatoharanana, and we just<BR>recently received unfortunate news that all packages sent to the<BR>country, regardless of charity status, will now have a tax levied on<BR>them. Does anyone have any information about this? This would be a<BR>significant hurdle and a large cost, as 100 XOs are already on their<BR>way via DHL.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Kate<BR><BR>On 6/12/09, <A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=olpc-mg-request@lists.laptop.org" ymailto="mailto:olpc-mg-request@lists.laptop.org">olpc-mg-request@lists.laptop.org</A><BR><<A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=olpc-mg-request@lists.laptop.org" ymailto="mailto:olpc-mg-request@lists.laptop.org">olpc-mg-request@lists.laptop.org</A>> wrote:<BR>> Send Olpc-mg mailing list submissions to<BR>> <A
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specific<BR>> than "Re: Contents of Olpc-mg digest..."<BR>><BR>><BR>> Today's Topics:<BR>><BR>> 1. Re: School server without/with wifi? (Katherine Doyle)<BR>><BR>><BR>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Message: 1<BR>> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:49:50 -0400<BR>> From: Katherine Doyle <<A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=katherine.e.doyle@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:katherine.e.doyle@gmail.com">katherine.e.doyle@gmail.com</A>><BR>> Subject: Re: [Olpc-mg] School server without/with wifi?<BR>> To: Sameer Verma <<A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sverma@sfsu.edu" ymailto="mailto:sverma@sfsu.edu">sverma@sfsu.edu</A>><BR>> Cc: Bruce Baikie <<A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bruce@green-wifi.org" ymailto="mailto:bruce@green-wifi.org">bruce@green-wifi.org</A>>, <A
href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kacandre@franxophonie.org" ymailto="mailto:kacandre@franxophonie.org">kacandre@franxophonie.org</A>,<BR>> <A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=yamaplos@bolinux.org" ymailto="mailto:yamaplos@bolinux.org">yamaplos@bolinux.org</A>, alberic janvier gervais chimon<BR>> <<A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=chimonalberic@gmail.com" ymailto="mailto:chimonalberic@gmail.com">chimonalberic@gmail.com</A>>, <A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=olpc-mg@lists.laptop.org" ymailto="mailto:olpc-mg@lists.laptop.org">olpc-mg@lists.laptop.org</A><BR>> Message-ID:<BR>> <<A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=211cb9af0906111149s75a0ab1fwaa59bda688aadf5d@mail.gmail.com"
ymailto="mailto:211cb9af0906111149s75a0ab1fwaa59bda688aadf5d@mail.gmail.com">211cb9af0906111149s75a0ab1fwaa59bda688aadf5d@mail.gmail.com</A>><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<BR>><BR>> Hi all,<BR>><BR>> Sameer is correct - the XS we are using as a part of OLPCorps has no<BR>> wireless. It's my understanding that all previous deployments have<BR>> bought their own server and simply installed the XS software on it. We<BR>> will be able to connect an access point to the XS we received with a<BR>> USB cord, thus creating a wireless network.<BR>><BR>> Greetings to all from Kigali!<BR>><BR>> Best,<BR>> Kate<BR>><BR>> On 6/11/09, Sameer Verma <<A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=sverma@sfsu.edu" ymailto="mailto:sverma@sfsu.edu">sverma@sfsu.edu</A>> wrote:<BR>>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 2:46 AM, Samy Boutayeb (OLPC<BR>>> France)<<A
href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=samy.boutayeb@olpc-france.org" ymailto="mailto:samy.boutayeb@olpc-france.org">samy.boutayeb@olpc-france.org</A>> wrote:<BR>>>> Hi all,<BR>>>><BR>>>> Two days ago, Ka?andre, from FranXOphonie (<A href="http://www.franxophonie.org/" target=_blank>http://www.franxophonie.org</A> )<BR>>>> and the Ecole Nationale Sup?rieure de Libreville, who is actually in<BR>>>> Kigaly, with the "OLPC learning centre"<BR>>>> (<A href="http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?issue=13922&article=16468" target=_blank>http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?issue=13922&article=16468</A> ) told us<BR>>>> the technical specifications of the "School server". This hardware should<BR>>>> be used in the 30 OLPC deployments due in various african countries,<BR>>>> among<BR>>>> them in Ambatoharanana (see <A
href="http://ampitso.wordpress.com/" target=_blank>http://ampitso.wordpress.com/</A> ) in<BR>>>> Madagascar.<BR>>>><BR>>>> The hardware configuration is the following:<BR>>>><BR>>>> SolidLogic GS-L02 Fanless Mini-ITX System<BR>>>> ? - Mainboard: EPIA LN10000EG 1GHz<BR>>>> ? - Case: Serener GS-L02 Fanless Mini-ITX Case - Black<BR>>>> ? - Memory: DDR2 667 RAM 1GB<BR>>>> ? - Hard Disk/Flash: Seagate Barracuda 3.5" SATA Hard Drive - 160GB<BR>>>> ? - Operating System: None<BR>>>> ? - Accessories: None<BR>>>> ? - Build and Test: Build & Test: Fanless - Standard (3-5 full<BR>>>> business days)<BR>>>> ? - Power Switch: None - Unit will be set to Auto-Power-On<BR>>>> ? - Wireless: None<BR>>>><BR>>>> There are images of the motherboard here:<BR>>>> <A
href="http://www.logicsupply.com/products/ln10000eg" target=_blank>http://www.logicsupply.com/products/ln10000eg</A><BR>>>><BR>>>> ... and from the enclosure here:<BR>>>> <A href="http://www.logicsupply.com/products/gs_l02" target=_blank>http://www.logicsupply.com/products/gs_l02</A><BR>>>><BR>>>> However, I didnt see any wifi component in this configuration.<BR>>>><BR>>>> I assume the configuration of the wireless network and the Internet<BR>>>> access<BR>>>> should be discussed among the participants of the training in Kigali, but<BR>>>> does anyone could share with us his/her vision or experience in that<BR>>>> matter?<BR>>>><BR>>>> Thank you in advance<BR>>>><BR>>>> Samy<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>> --<BR>>>> Samy Boutayeb<BR>>>> Secr?taire OLPC
France<BR>>>> <A href="http://olpc-france.org/" target=_blank>http://olpc-france.org</A><BR>>>> <A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=samy.boutayeb@olpc-france.org" ymailto="mailto:samy.boutayeb@olpc-france.org">samy.boutayeb@olpc-france.org</A><BR>>>><BR>>>> _______________________________________________<BR>>>> Olpc-mg mailing list<BR>>>> <A href="http://fr.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Olpc-mg@lists.laptop.org" ymailto="mailto:Olpc-mg@lists.laptop.org">Olpc-mg@lists.laptop.org</A><BR>>>> <A href="http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-mg" target=_blank>http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-mg</A><BR>>>><BR>>><BR>>> Samy,<BR>>><BR>>> It is my understanding that the wireless component (be it active<BR>>> antenna or access point) lives physically outside the school server<BR>>> (for convenience) and is attached either via
Ethernet (as in most wifi<BR>>> access points) or USB (as in the active antenna). I must note that<BR>>> OLPC is not deploying any active antennas at the moment.<BR>>><BR>>> If there are multiple access points and/or multiple USB AA, the<BR>>> devices are "bonded" so as to provide service across all the bonded<BR>>> interfaces.<BR>>> (<A href="http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net:Bonding" target=_blank>http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Net:Bonding</A>)<BR>>><BR>>> By the way, we tested a fit-pc<BR>>> (<A href="http://www.fit-pc.com/new/whats-new.html" target=_blank>http://www.fit-pc.com/new/whats-new.html</A>) as school server for about<BR>>> 14 XOs yesterday (the Maroantsetra batch), and it performed without a<BR>>> hitch. We actually ran it off a portable battery :-) The revision of<BR>>> fit-pc (fit-pc2<BR>>> <A
href="http://fit-pc2.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fit-PC2_Specifications" target=_blank>http://fit-pc2.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fit-PC2_Specifications</A>) has<BR>>> specs closer to the ones mentioned above. We might get our hands on<BR>>> one soon...we'll elt you know how that goes.<BR>>><BR>>> Hope this helps.<BR>>><BR>>> cheers,<BR>>> Sameer<BR>>> --<BR>>> Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.<BR>>> Associate Professor of Information Systems<BR>>> San Francisco State University<BR>>> San Francisco CA 94132 USA<BR>>> <A href="http://verma.sfsu.edu/" target=_blank>http://verma.sfsu.edu/</A><BR>>> <A href="http://opensource.sfsu.edu/" target=_blank>http://opensource.sfsu.edu/</A><BR>>><BR>><BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Kate Doyle<BR>> Be the Change, Inc.<BR>> 630-805-1893<BR>><BR>><BR>> ------------------------------<BR>><BR>>
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