[Olpc-open] RE: [mass storage] Is it possible to substitute flash?

[Xan]

En/na Ivan Krstić ha escrit:
> 
> In the *general* case, software is not allowed to rely on the existence
> of a school server.
> 
>> Or more mundane: how will the kid browse his backups? a-la *nix? or a
>>  more user-friendly way integrated into Sugar?
> 
> Backups will be fully integrated with our information platform, which
> means they'll be reachable in searches, and browsable through the journal.

Why not distributed backups?: laptops could interconnect with wifi 
(without a server needed). So, one laptop could "help" another and store 
a partial chunk of a backup (the laptop that "help" could limite the 
borrowed space in % or MB). By that, for example one child could store 
the today backup in 5 laptops of his/her friends (and inversely).

It could be done easyly I think and they don't need the school server 
(at least for backup; perhaps for internet connection)



For the other hand, yes SD slot is a solution, but has a several 
problems: for example if a child lost it, as someone comment it. Another 
is the stolen problem. And black market?

This is the same problems that we could have with removable flash 
device, but with that we have two possibilities: remove the flash and 
substitute for another with more capacity or out SD in slot

Always having the two possibility is the better choice: laptops have 
more possibilities: they could benefit from old hardware that other 
people could have (being SD or old flashes); if only SD slot, then only 
one possibility

I don't know about technical motherboard specs, I only suggest an idea.


Regards,
Xan.