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Sugar on a Stick, a Sugar Learning Platform that you can carry in your pocket.	Sugar on a Stick Pineapple released 08 November 2011
	Sugar on a Stick Pineapple released 08 November 2011

Introduction

Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) enables children to reclaim computers. SoaS aims to make it easy for children, parents, or local deployers to provide each student with a small device (USB stick or thumbdrive) that can starts any computer with the student's personalized Sugar environment. We would like to see Sugar's presence, journal, and clarity principles usable on any machine — at school, at home, and anywhere there is a suitable computing device. Sugar on a Stick starts up ("boots") the host computer directly, without touching the hard disk; however, it may be necessary to adjust the computer's settings to look for a USB device before the hard disk.

	What exactly is on the Stick?: The Sugar Learning Platform and Sugar Activities for children over Fedora GNU/Linux. Taking advantage of Live USB technology, it's possible to store everything you need to run Sugar on a single, USB flash memory stick. Compressed file systems are used to save space, and persistent overlay files are used to save changes to the system and the learner's work. See our resources page to learn about different component configurations we are designing to offer the option to use virtual machines on existing computers to host Sugar from a portable Stick and save the Sugar Journal (the learner's work) and personal settings on the Stick for use at another workstation - for example, a computer in the home.

Project Principles

Portability - One's Sugar environment, saved Activities, and Journal are available wherever one has access to suitable computing devices, at home, school, library, clubhouse in order to permit resumable, extended, and deep exploration of concepts and phenomena.
Customizability - Deployments, as well as users, can build their own SoaS easily.
Deployability - SoaS is easy to deploy, both for individual sticks and for multiple-instances deployed in computer labs.

Would you like to help? ...this is entirely a volunteer-run effort. Please get involved!

Getting Sugar on a Stick

Follow the instructions for our new v2 Blueberry release. Our previous stable version is the v1 Strawberry release.

Developers and testers can help us debug Beta test builds. See Sugar on a Stick/Beta.

Please let us know how it goes. You can always get in touch with us!

E-Books

For licensing reasons, Sugar on a Stick does not contain e-books with NC (noncommercial) licensing. To get teachers and parents started with finding, downloading, and reading e-books with Sugar, see our E-Books page.

More information

For general questions, please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for Sugar on a Stick. You can learn more from Walter Bender's interview with Xconomy, Wayan Vota's video and Mike Lee's pictures.

Problems?

Please file bug reports in The Sugar on a Stick bug tracker.

Here are some instructions for using the bug tracker.
This link will query the database for all tickets designated with the SoaS component/tag.
You must register an account to enter new bugs.
This link will take you to a new bug/ticket form for SoaS (once you are logged in).

Sugar developers can often be found in IRC at irc.freenode.net, channel #sugar

Or, send e-mail to feedback AT sugarlabs DOT org.

See the Get Help! section of the Blueberry release notes page for further information.

Related work

See these other portable Sugar distributions that share some of these goals.

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-<small>''This article is about the biblical God.  For the term as used to refer to any divine being, see [[Other Gods]]''</small>
+<noinclude>{{ Translations | [[Sugar_on_a_Stick|english]] &#124; [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/lang-es|español]] &#124; [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/lang-fr|français]]}}{{TeamHeader|Sugar on a Stick|home=Project Home|xbgColor=ffe792|join_label=Get Involved}}
-[[Image:Alphaomega.jpg|thumb|200px|God is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and the ending]]
+[[Category:Project]]
-{{cquote|'''Genesis 1:1'''<br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.}}
+[[Category:Live USB]]</noinclude>
-{{trinity}}'''God''' is the sovereign creator and eternal ruler of all things and beings that exist, whether in the physical [[universe]] or in the spiritual realm ([[Heaven]]).  Not only is God the creator and ruler of the things and beings within those two realms, but he is also the creator of the realms themselves. God created the physical universe, and before he acted in this creation, the universe did not exist. Likewise God did with the spiritual realm.
-== God is Revealed: How we know about God ==
-Other than creation itself, God is revealed in several ways, including conscience and special revelation (the bible, and prophets). Most importantly though, God is revealed in [[Jesus Christ]], who is the Son of God.
+{{/Pancake page}}
-== Attributes or Character of God ==
-The attributes of God are things that describe who he is. Similar to the way one might describe a close friend to another individual, so too do these attributes describe God's character and nature. Attributes of God include but are not limited to [[Wisdom]], [[Infinitude]], [[Sovereignty]], [[Holiness]], [[Trinity]], [[Omniscience]], [[Faithfulness]], [[Love]], [[Omnipotence]], [[Self-existence]], [[Self-sufficiency]], [[Justice]], [[Immutability]], [[Mercy]], [[Eternal]], [[Goodness]], [[Gracious]], and [[Omnipresence]]. These attributes all work in complete and perfect harmony with one another.
-God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart, namely [[Sin]]. According to the [[Bible]], the sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]] on the cross of [[calvary]] and then [[resurrection]], is God's merciful and gracious response to the problem of the human heart.
+{{TOCright}}
+== Introduction ==
+Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) enables children to reclaim computers. SoaS aims to make it easy for children, parents, or local deployers to provide each student with a small device (USB stick or thumbdrive) that can starts any computer with the student's personalized Sugar environment.  We would like to see [[Sugar]]'s presence, journal, and clarity principles usable on any machine &mdash; at school, at home, and anywhere there is a suitable computing device. Sugar on a Stick starts up ("boots") the host computer directly, without touching the hard disk; however, it may be necessary to adjust the computer's settings to look for a USB device before the hard disk.
-=== God is Triune ===
+{| class="wikitable"
-{{main|Trinity}}
+|[[Image:Soas-1.png|180px|link=0.86/Notes]]
+|
+'''What exactly is on the Stick?''': The Sugar Learning Platform and Sugar Activities for children over Fedora GNU/Linux.  Taking advantage of [[wikipedia:Live USB|Live USB]] technology, it's possible to store everything you need to run Sugar on a single, [[wikipedia:USB flash drive|USB flash memory stick]].  Compressed file systems are used to save space, and persistent overlay files are used to save changes to the system and the learner's work. See our [[Sugar on a Stick/Resources| '''resources page''']] to learn about different component configurations we are designing to offer the option to use [[wikipedia:Virtual machine|virtual machines]] on existing computers to host Sugar from a portable Stick and save the [[Human Interface Guidelines/The Laptop Experience/The Journal|Sugar Journal]] (the learner's work) and personal settings on the Stick for use at another workstation - for example, a computer in the home.
+|}
-Although the Bible does not use the term, it is clear that God is a triune God, or three in one.
+== Project Principles ==
-These are sometimes referred to as ''God the Father'', ''God the Son'' ([[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]), and the ''[[Holy Spirit]]''.
+* ''Portability'' - One's Sugar environment, saved Activities, and Journal are available wherever one has access to suitable computing devices, at home, school, library, clubhouse in order to permit resumable, extended, and deep exploration of concepts and phenomena.
+* ''Customizability'' - Deployments, as well as users, can build their own SoaS easily.
+* ''Deployability'' - SoaS is easy to deploy, both for individual sticks and for multiple-instances deployed in computer labs.
-The first hint of the Trinity is in {{Bible ref|Genesis|1|26}} which relates God saying, "Let us make man in our image", indicating that God is a plurality.
+'''Would you like to help?''' ...this is entirely a volunteer-run effort. Please [[/Getting Involved| get involved]]!
-The three persons of God are treated as equivalents in these words of Jesus shortly after His resurrection:
+== Getting Sugar on a Stick ==
-{{Bible quote|Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.|book=Matthew|chap=28|verses=19|version=NIV}}
+Follow the instructions for our new [[Sugar on a Stick/Blueberry| v2 Blueberry release]]. Our previous stable version is the [[Sugar on a Stick/Strawberry| v1 Strawberry release]].
-==== Jesus is God ====
+Developers and testers can help us debug Beta test builds. See [[Sugar on a Stick/Beta]].
-The first verse of the [[Gospel of John]], in which Jesus is referred to as the "Word", makes clear that Jesus is synonymous with God:
+Please let us know how it goes. You can always [[Sugar on a Stick/Contacts| get in touch]] with us!
-{{Bible quote|In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.|book=John|chap=1|verses=1|version=NIV}}
-This verse not only says that "the Word" (Jesus) is synonymous with God, but also says that the Word was "in the beginning", which means that He existed before all else existed, something that is only true of God.
-This is reinforced two verses later, in which Jesus is described as the creator.
+== E-Books ==
-[[Genesis]] refers to God as being the Creator.
-{{Bible quote|Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.|book=John|chap=1|verses=3|version=NIV}}
-==== The Holy Spirit is God ====
+For licensing reasons, Sugar on a Stick does not contain e-books with NC (noncommercial) licensing. To get teachers and parents started with finding, downloading, and reading e-books with Sugar, see our [[Sugar on a Stick/E-Books| E-Books page]].
-In the following passage, the [[Holy Spirit]] is referred to as God:
+== More information ==
-{{Bible quote|Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God."|book=Acts|chap=5|verses=3-4|version=NIV}}
-=== God is omniscient ===
+For general questions, please see the [[/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for Sugar on a Stick]]. You can learn more from [http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/02/05/sugar-beyond-the-xo-laptop-walter-bender-on-olpc-sucrose-084-and-sugar-on-a-stick/ Walter Bender's interview with Xconomy], [http://www.olpcnews.com/software/sugar/sugar_on_a_stick_netbooks.html Wayan Vota's video] and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/sets/72157613785006745/ Mike Lee's pictures].
-{{main|omniscience}}
-God knows everything:
+== Problems? ==
-{{Bible quote|This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.|book=1_John|chap=3|verses=19-20|version=NIV}}
-Because God is outside of [[time]], He can see and knows the [[past]] and the [[future]] as well as the present.
+Please file bug reports in [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org The Sugar on a Stick bug tracker].
+* Here are [[Talk:Sugar_on_a_Stick/Getting_Involved|some instructions for using the bug tracker]].
+* This link will [https://bugs.sugarlabs.org/query?component=SoaS&status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened query the database for all tickets designated with the SoaS component/tag].
+* You must [https://bugs.sugarlabs.org/register register an account] to enter new bugs.
+* This link will take you to a [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/newticket?component=SoaS new bug/ticket form for SoaS] (once you are logged in).
-== "God" sometimes used to refer to God the Father ==
+Sugar developers can often be found in IRC at irc.freenode.net, channel #sugar
-[[Image:Velasco Padre Eterno.jpg|left|140px|God the Father]]
-In the bible, the word "God" (θεός) does not always refer to God's being as a whole, but more specifically refers to the Person of the Father (God the Father). Here are some verses which demonstrate this:
-{{cquote|'''John 3:16''' (NASB)<br />For <u>God</u> so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten <u>Son</u>, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.}}
-{{cquote|'''1 John 4:10''' (NASB)<br />In this is love, not that we loved <u>God</u>, but that He loved us and sent <u>His Son</u> to be the propitiation for our sins.}}
-Notice how in each case, "Father" can be substituted for "God." For example, "For the ''Father'' so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son," and "not that we loved the ''Father'', but that He loved us and sent His Son."
-== Terminology ==
+Or, send e-mail to feedback AT sugarlabs DOT org.
-The Bible uses several different words to refer to God.
+See the '''Get Help!''' section of the [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Blueberry|Blueberry release notes page]] for further information.
-"God" itself is not a name, but an [[Old English]] word meaning ''supreme being, diety'',<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=god God] Online Etymology Dictionary.</ref> which the translators who translated the Bible in to English chose as the appropriate English word for the [[Hebrew]] ''elohim'' and the [[Greek]] ''theos'' used in the [[Old Testament]] and [[New Testament]] respectively.<ref name="DPK">Kruse, Dale P.,[http://www.layevangelism.com/advtxbk/sections/sect-10/sec10-9.htm More on the ''Names'' of God In the Bible], Advanced Training Program of Evangelism.</ref>
-The other main term for God is the Hebrew ''adonai'', usually translated ''Lord''.
+== Related work ==
-There are various compound words also used in the Bible, such as ''el shaddai'', which means ''God Almighty'' ("''el''" is a short version of ''elohim'').<ref name="DPK" />
-''YHWH'' is given in the Bible as God's actual name.  In most English Bibles it is translated as <span style="font-variant:small-caps">''Lord''</span>, in small capitals.  The name has various other English versions, including Yehovah, Jehovah, and Yahweh.<ref>McHyde, Tim, [http://www.escapeallthesethings.com/yahweh.htm God’s Name: LORD, Yahweh, Yahveh, YHWH, YHVH, Jehovah or Yehovah?]</ref>
+See these other [[:Category:Live USB|portable Sugar distributions]] that share some of these goals.
-==See also==
-*[[Other gods]]
-*[[Atheism]]
-*[[Christianity in Conservapedia]]
-== References ==
-{{Reflist|2}}
-==External links==
-*[http://www.theopedia.com/God Theopedia - God]
-*[http://christiananswers.net/dictionary/god.html ChristianAnswers.net - God]
-*[http://wikible.org/en/God Wikible.org - God]
-*[http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/is-there-a-god Opposing Views: Is There a God?]
-[[Category:Christianity]]
-[[Category:Divine Beings]]