[olpc-nz] [IAEP] IAEP Digest, Vol 18, Issue 61

[Alastair Munro]

I followed the instructions under the "Put SoaS onto a stick using Fedora
and Ubuntu" heading on this page

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Linux


    -Alastair

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Tabitha Roder <tabitha at hrdnz.com> wrote:

> Hi Caroline
>
> Volunteers roped into slave labour was the key to getting all those
> USB keys setup with SoaS. Seriously, I don't know, Alastair and Carl
> did it. Copied them in, don't think they will mind sharing how they
> did it. After weeks of trying to get it setup right and installing
> properly, on the day it took hardly any time at all. We did test a
> good portion booted to be sure before handing them out. We used USB
> hubs and two laptops.
>
> Kind regards
> Tabitha
>
>
> 2009/9/17 Caroline Meeks <solutiongrove at gmail.com>:
> > Great news!
> > What method did you use to burn that many USB sticks? How long did it
> take?
> > Thanks,
> > Caroline
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Tabitha Roder <tabitha at hrdnz.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Subject: Re: [IAEP] Sugar evaluation and impact
> >>
> >> With the struggle to to get small quantities of XOs into countries and
> >> through customs and getting funding for hardware, Sugar on a Stick is
> >> vital. It has helped us get information out and publicise the great
> >> work going on in developing countries and makes it possible for us to
> >> utilise existing hardware in schools.
> >>
> >> We are giving out SoaS at Software Freedom Day - we have about seventy
> >> USB keys that have been donated to us by Sun Microsystems for this
> >> purpose.
> >>
> >> SoaS allows us much easier means of getting Sugar into government too.
> >>
> >> We initially struggled to get SoaS working and found it hard to get
> >> support from the community. Making SoaS an official project might make
> >> this easier. It would also be good to have a a clear indication of
> >> which is the best version for us to hand out to people (we chose
> >> Strawberry) and which version we should only be testing with.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Tabitha
> >> Wellington OLPC and Sugar volunteer group coordinator -
> >> http://laptop.org.nz
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)
> >> IAEP at lists.sugarlabs.org
> >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Caroline Meeks
> > Solution Grove
> > Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
> >
> > 617-500-3488 - Office
> > 505-213-3268 - Fax
> >
>
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