[olpc-nz] spare XO?

[Brenda Wallace]

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Tabitha Roder <tabitha at tabitha.net.nz> wrote:
>
>>
>> We have a volunteer doing Twi -- i missed him out. His name is Charlie
>> Parker.
>> http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/2276#comment:5
>> He's begun translating by using the open office document that was used
>> by Cook Island Maori translators.
>>
> Charlie Parker, like the famous Charlie Bird Parker? Ask him if he plays the
> saxophone

Charlie is a semi-famous musician around these parts... he plays percussion.
I'll convince him to get on the mailing list one day...

>> He's also visiting Ghana in December, taking the family to see his
>> homeland, and has expressed interest in visiting deployments. Any idea
>> where to start on whether this is a good idea and how to get in
>> contact?
>>
>>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Ghana says Baah-Wiredu Laptop per Child
> Foundation is coordinating Ghana deployment.
>
> A quick search turns up this article from August 2010 -
> http://www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/forum/topics/what-has-happened-to - which
> doesn't tell you much either.
>
> Maybe the grassroots mailing list is a good place to look -
> grassroots at lists.laptop.org

thanks - will continue the mission.