[OLPC-SF] showing off your XO

Sameer Verma sverma at sfsu.edu
Wed Nov 19 09:56:31 EST 2008


On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 6:32 AM, Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
> How many of you plan on showing off your XO in public places? Any
> ideas? Maybe concerted efforts on showing up at your neighborood
> cafes, bookstores, libraries, campuses, etc.?
>
> I'm putting together a infocard that you can print on card stock or
> paper and carry it with you. If anyone asks about your XO, do a short
> pitch "Haven't you heard of the OLPC project? This is one of those
> things that can really change the world!" and hand them an infocard.
>

I've uploaded an infocard to http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/578 Feel
free to download and modify.

Sameer

> Any other ideas for advocacy and/or awareness are welcome.
>
> Speaking of advocacy, how many of you still need to upgrade to the
> latest Sugar build (significantly better than the one you got via Give
> 1 Get 1 last year)? Let us know on the list or drop me a note off list
> so that we can help you upgrade. You'll be surprised at how much
> better its become!
>
> cheers,
>
> Sameer
> --
> Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Information Systems
> San Francisco State University
> San Francisco CA 94132 USA
> http://verma.sfsu.edu/
> http://opensource.sfsu.edu/
>


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