[Olpc-open] Status of MaMaMedia and Avallain

[Todd Kelsey]

That's helpful commentary -- perhaps you could add it to the MaMamedia and
availlain pages respectively -- not everyone knows how to use/consult the
"talk" pages or even the discussion tab, so I'd suggest adding a Status
section with your impressions.

Given the realities of volunteer work etc., maybe a helpful thing would also
be to add a Help section - "If you are interested in helping this project
if/when help is needed, please add your name and contact info in this
section"

It's also possible things can move along without them having the time to
update -- but if a project falters because of lack of assistance -- even
though there may be people coming who might be able to help -- perhaps this
is a way to help things come along.

On Dec 6, 2007 11:55 AM, Carol Lerche <cafl at msbit.com> wrote:

> Maybe, but a version of mamamedia was in the prior vmware build, and the
> group doing this is clearly affiliated with the media lab and olpc.  They
> had a bundle released in October.  Browsing to the links to the .xo files
> from the latest vmware image (649) and attempting to download starts an
> install which hangs and requires a reboot to clear.
>
> As for Avallain, it seems that they are working with the Nepal deployment,
> and email offering development help to their "contact us" link gleans no
> response, not even a "we received your mail, run along and play".  I think
> this is an instance where the page about them in the OLPC wiki needs to be
> clarified.  Literacy content is highly important in a product aimed at
> primary grades, and it is really hard to see any content/strategy that
> actually shows that someone has thought about it.  I don't think this is
> necessarily true of the facts on the ground -- it may be an artifact of the
> wiki's inherent lack of cohesive structure and update.  Also, the persons
> most active in instigating the project have a long history of finding ways
> to use technology in science and math education, especially in upper
> elementary grades where literacy competence was presumed, at least at some
> minimal level.
>
> On Dec 6, 2007 9:45 AM, Todd Kelsey <tekelsey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am not certain on either Mamamedia or Availlain -- my guess is that
> > they are both instances where employees of the companies are trying to fit
> > in product development for olpc in parallel with their corporate development
> > ( i.e. staying late at work to try and get it done). The best thing I
> > could suggest is to send an email once a month, asking them what the status
> > is of their work -- and if you like, asking them if there's any help you can
> > provide to put it forward -- simply by getting a sense of the help they
> > need, and possibly updating their wiki page (x,y,z needed, please add your
> > name if you are willing to help) -- eventually enough traction may occur to
> > get something going.
> >
> > On Dec 6, 2007 11:04 AM, Carol Lerche <cafl at msbit.com> wrote:
> >
> > >  Their wiki seems dead. November 30, the date stated as the next
> > > milestone, is past -- what is the status? When I look at the "blocker bugs"
> > > it isn't clear why they block a release. Why does language selection have to
> > > be dynamic, for example? Couldn't versions be packaged for individual
> > > countries? This stuff isn't present in the latest vmware image I downloaded
> > > (649), and when I tried to install by browsing to the .xo link on the olpc
> > > wiki I got a stalled activity that required a reboot of the vm to clear.
> > >
> > > The activities in the mamamedia group seem most appropriate for
> > > creating early literacy content and that is what I am trying to put together
> > > for my 4 g1g1 laptops, which are destined for a kindergarten in the South
> > > Bronx. Is there a mailing list for development activity?
> > >
> > > Also, the OLPC wiki tells me that Avallain is somehow the plan for
> > > supporting literacy contentn the OLPC, but I couldn't find any info on their
> > > website  There is mention of developing an open source version.
> > > Does anyone reading this list know about these content issues?
> > >
> > > Carol Lerche
> > >
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1000 Year Reunion (Poem) | http://welcome.cftw.com

Free Music by Me for You (mp3): http://www.cftw.com/music

"Fascinating for me to sit here and realize the interplay and influence that
music can have -- it is a part of my life, yet I haven't continued as I
could, partly out of thinking "there are more important things". but it has
it's place. i am sitting at olpc offices, and someone is playing pink floyd,
and I think music is a gift of creativity that can inspire an atmosphere of
creativity, and the range of such echoes is infinite." - Me
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