[OLPC-NYC] Sugar Font Editor Activity as Google Summer of Code + Next NYC Meetup?

[Dave Crossland]

Hi Samson!

Thanks for joining the conversation :)

Have you read http://laptopstudy.net ?

Cheers
Dave

On 24 March 2016 at 19:00, samson goddy <samsongoddy at hotmail.com> wrote:

> i have been  thinking about getting a job or something in olpc so that i
> will be able to reach out to people. like paying visit to some olpc
> communities like haiti. i don't really have money to travel outside
> nigeria. also if i am called upon i will be happy to help.
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:26:31 -0400
> Subject: Re: [OLPC-NYC] Sugar Font Editor Activity as Google Summer of
> Code + Next NYC Meetup?
> From: holt at laptop.org
> To: dave at lab6.com
> CC: olpc-nyc at lists.laptop.org; samsongoddy at hotmail.com
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 5:49 PM, Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
>
> Awesome!
>
> I am happy that it seems to me today that the broad OLPC community has not
> actually gone down a *Sugata Mitra* sort of path, and the original
> mission seems to be thriving :)
>
> Thanks for all the links - I'll wander around and post any questions here
> :)
>
> Is http://laptopstudy.net worth reading?
>
>
> Yes, Lars Bo Andersen is (or at least was!) more cluefully-connected to
> authentically poor/struggling communities than most~
>
> Samson Goddy in River State, Nigeria (cc'd, who is a product of this OLPC
> Nigeria initiative, currently about 17 years old) may have different
> opinions than a European academic of course ;-)
>
> For this year I can't imagine my material contributions will extend past
> mentoring the GSoC fonts Sugar Activity, but I've travelled extensively and
> haven't been to Haiti yet :D
>
> I don't mind sharing my details publicly :) You can reach me on
> +1-415-343-5226 and I'm happy to meet anyone involved in all any time in
> NYC :)
>
>
> Thanks.  Now texting you my number so you have it for future NYC community
> work if you have time to connect this summer~
>
>
> --
> Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org !
>



-- 
Cheers
Dave
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