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| various netbooks. | | various netbooks. |
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− | What I'm basically trying to find out is whether *today* running SoaS on | + | What I'm basically trying to find out |
− | a netbook is a *real* alternative to XOs with build 767 when it comes to | + | ==is whether *today* running SoaS on a netbook is a *real* alternative to XOs with build 767 when it comes to classroom settings?== |
− | classroom settings? | + | |
| + | For the OLPC XO hardware, we are targeting F12 as the timeframe for |
| + | the switch. In the meantime, on that hardware, we recommend the 80X |
| + | series of builds from OLPC. But by all means, please test SoaS on |
| + | your XO hardware (you'll need a developer key) and give us feedback. |
| + | On all other hardware, SoaS, while just in Beta, is looking really |
| + | great!! |
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| ==Have the resolution issues, which used to be a major issue w/ running Sugar on a non-XO, been solved?== | | ==Have the resolution issues, which used to be a major issue w/ running Sugar on a non-XO, been solved?== |
| + | While not every activity has been modified, most now accommodate |
| + | variable screen sizes. All of the activities at |
| + | activities.sugarlabs.org work at variable sizes and resolutions as far |
| + | as I know. |
| + | |
| * What about font sizes? | | * What about font sizes? |
| + | *: This is also fixed in Sucrose 0.84 |
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| ==Do all the activities (incl. collaboration) work reliably on SoaS these days?== | | ==Do all the activities (incl. collaboration) work reliably on SoaS these days?== |
| + | Collaboration on SoaS is as robust as collaboration anywhere. (There |
| + | is a Google Summer of Code project that will be addressing one general |
| + | issue of collaboration robustness--this will be relevant to SoaS and |
| + | non-SoaS deployments.) |
| + | |
| + | There are some NetworkManager issues that need to be worked out in |
| + | general regarding Sugar on non-OLPC kernels, but this impacts |
| + | connectivity, not collaboration. |
| + | |
| ==Does SoaS allow for power-management to kick in on netbooks?== | | ==Does SoaS allow for power-management to kick in on netbooks?== |
| + | Yes, but currently not the special OLPC XO features. |
| + | |
| ==What exactly are the networking and audio issues that Walter described in yesterday's Sugar-Digest?== | | ==What exactly are the networking and audio issues that Walter described in yesterday's Sugar-Digest?== |
| + | AFAIK, the audio problems are fixed in the new Beta. |
| + | |
| + | We have found some issues with connectivity with a small number of |
| + | machines--this seems to be a Fedora issue, not a Sugar issue, and is |
| + | being worked on upstream. |