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== Release announcement ==

== Release announcement ==

 

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=== What's new in Pineapple ===

=== What's new in Pineapple ===

'''Sugar version 0.94.1''' The most recent release of the Sugar Learning Platform features more activities with new toolbars, activity duplication features, view source for the Sugar toolkit, and improved support for booting on Intel-based Apple computers.

'''Sugar version 0.94.''' The most recent release of the Sugar Learning Platform features more activities with new toolbars and duplication features.

More information about the 0.94 release of Sugar is available at [[0.94/Notes]].

More information about the 0.94 release of Sugar is available at [[0.94/Notes]].

'''Customize your own remix of Sugar on a Stick.''' Pineapple has a slightly larger Activity selection than its predecessor and has continued the trend of providing a few, better-tested Activities. We've realized that we'll never be able to create an Activity selection suitable for all deployments&mdash;instead, we've chosen to include and support a core set of basic, teacher-tested Activities in the default image, and invite deployments to use this as a base on which to build a customized Activity selection for their classrooms. See:  

'''Customize your own remix of Sugar on a Stick.''' Coconut has a slightly larger Activity selection than its predecessor Mango Lassi and has continued the trend of providing a few, better-tested Activities. We've realized that we'll never be able to create an Activity selection suitable for all deployments&mdash;instead, we've chosen to include and support a core set of basic, teacher-tested Activities in the default image, and invite deployments to use this as a base on which to build a customized Activity selection for their classrooms. See:  

#[[Build Your Own Remix with Fedora]]

#[[Build Your Own Remix with Fedora]]

#[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/customization-guide customization guide]

#[http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/customization-guide customization guide]

#[[Sugar on a Stick/Sugar Clone]] A quick, but less pristine, method of build customization

#[[Sugar on a Stick/Sugar Clone]] A quick, but less pristine, method of build customization

#[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sck/ASLOxo ASLO Activity Collection] DVD full of ASLO xo activities to Drag Drop into Soas Journal from DVD for Individual customizations.

#[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sck/ASLOxo ASLO Activity Collection] DVD full of ASLO xo activities to Drag Drop into Soas Journal from DVD for Individual customizations.

'''Sugar on a Stick is a Fedora Spin.''' Since SoaS v3 Mirabelle, Sugar on a Stick has been recognized by the [http://fedoraproject.org Fedora Project] as an official [http://spins.fedoraproject.org Spin]. For the first time, SoaS Pineapple is going to be shipped on the Fedora Multi Spin DVD. This means we'll be shipping on the front a

number of computer magazines across Europe and likely elsewhere in the coming months. These close ties with Fedora's release cycle and resources from their engineering and marketing teams extends the reach of Sugar on a Stick and makes the project itself more sustainable. In exchange, users of Fedora have access to an easily deployable implementation of the Sugar Platform; it's a great example of a mutually beneficial upstream&ndash;downstream relationship.  

'''Sugar on a Stick is a Fedora Spin.''' Since SoaS v3 Mirabelle, Sugar on a Stick has been recognized by the [http://fedoraproject.org Fedora Project] as an official [http://spins.fedoraproject.org Spin]. This ties us more closely to Fedora's release cycle and gives us resources from their engineering and marketing teams, which extends the reach of Sugar on a Stick and makes the project itself more sustainable. In exchange, users of Fedora have access to an easily deployable implementation of the Sugar Platform; it's a great example of a mutually beneficial upstream&ndash;downstream relationship.

=== Contributing to Sugar on a Stick ===

=== Contributing to Sugar on a Stick ===

With v6 of Sugar on a Stick, the team recognizes the need to continue to improve its release processes and engineering sustainability. New contributors are urged to get involved and help us move towards our long-term vision of bringing stability and deployability to Sugar's personalized learning environment.

With v6 of Sugar on a Stick, the team recognizes the need to continue to improve its release processes and engineering sustainability. New contributors are urged to get involved and help us move towards our long-term vision of bringing stability and deployability to Sugar's personalized learning environment.

If you'd like to contribute to the next version, due for release in November of 2011, join our [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas mailing list] and visit '''[[Sugar on a Stick]]'''. All types of contributions are welcome, from the technical to the pedagogical, and we're happy to teach what we know and learn what you have to share.

If you'd like to contribute to the next version, due for release in May of 2012, join our [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas mailing list] and visit '''[[Sugar on a Stick]]'''. All types of contributions are welcome, from the technical to the pedagogical, and we're happy to teach what we know and learn what you have to share.

Thank you to all the people involved for their awesome work!

Thank you to all the people involved for their awesome work!