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Greetings fellow SoCal Open Source fans! This is the list you signed up for at SCaLE 8X. It is also a sort of "test" to see if this mailing list really works!<br><br>Since Southern California is really too spread out to have an interest group that would meet regularly, we can use this list as a way to share ideas, experiences, news, and questions about OLPC, XOs, Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) and other open source software tools.<br><br>Let's start out with a repeat of the news I sent out a couple of days ago about the XO-1.5. Many of you asked at SCaLE 8X if there would be availability of these new machines. We now have news that a few will be available for developers of software or peripherals. If you have a specific idea you would like to work on that would require an XO-1.5, now is the time to apply. If your idea will use the mesh network, you will want to ask for more than one machine.<br><br>Not a programmer, engineer, or scientist, but have a great idea for using the XO with students? You can still apply for from 1 to 10 XO-1 machines under the same Contributors Program. Information for both can be found at:<br><br><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors</a><br><br>If you have an idea for a project and would like to find a collaborator, why not post a message to this list? <br><br>Caryl (aka SweetXOGrannie) </body>
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