Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
80 bytes removed ,  10:09, 29 May 2008
reorg
Line 7: Line 7:     
=== Who is doing Sugar development? ===
 
=== Who is doing Sugar development? ===
Sugar is a community project. Many of the developers are contracted by OLPC, many are volunteers. You can get an idea of the people involve from the [[Modules]] page.
+
Sugar is a community project. At present some of the Sugar developers under contract to OLPC; most of the Sugar developers are volunteers. You can get an idea of the people involve from the [[Modules]] page.
   −
=== Does Sugar run on {GNU/Linux, Fedora, Ubuntu, Suse, MAS OS, Windows, etc.}? ===
+
=== What makes Sugar different from other educational software platforms? ===
Please refer to the [[Supported systems]] page for an up-to-date list of supported systems.
  −
 
  −
== What makes Sugar different from other educational software platforms? ===
      
The Sugar interface, in its departure from the desktop metaphor for computing, is the first serious attempt to create a user interface that is based on both cognitive and social constructivism: learners should engage in authentic exploration and collaboration. It is based on three very simple principles about what makes us human: (1) everyone is a teacher and a learner; (2) humans by their nature are social beings; and (3) humans by their nature are expressive. These are the pillars of a user experience for learning.  
 
The Sugar interface, in its departure from the desktop metaphor for computing, is the first serious attempt to create a user interface that is based on both cognitive and social constructivism: learners should engage in authentic exploration and collaboration. It is based on three very simple principles about what makes us human: (1) everyone is a teacher and a learner; (2) humans by their nature are social beings; and (3) humans by their nature are expressive. These are the pillars of a user experience for learning.  
Line 25: Line 22:     
==Using Sugar==
 
==Using Sugar==
 +
 +
=== Does Sugar run on {GNU/Linux, Fedora, Ubuntu, Suse, MAC OS, Windows, etc.}? ===
 +
Please refer to the [[Supported systems]] page for an up-to-date list of supported systems.
    
=== Is there an image of the OS that can be run on a PC? ===
 
=== Is there an image of the OS that can be run on a PC? ===
 +
You can download a LiveCD version of Sugar (Please see http://wiki.laptop.org/go/LiveCd) or run Sugar natively on a [[Supported systems|supported system]].
   −
* You can download a LiveCD version of Sugar (Please see http://wiki.laptop.org/go/LiveCd).
+
=== Does Sugar run on an ASUS Eee PC (or other "ultra-mobile" or "mini" PCs)?===
   −
* Also, if you are using Ubuntu Hardy, it is one of the included packages (Please see http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sugar_on_Ubuntu_Linux#Option_3_-_Hardy_included_packages).
+
There is a thread on the mailing list about success stories with the Eee: http://lists.lo-res.org/pipermail/its.an.education.project/2008-May/000282.html Another pointer is: ftp://rohrmoser-engineering.de/pub/XO-LiveCD/XO-LiveCD_080321.pdf Many manufacturers are beginning to take an interest in supporting Sugar.
 
  −
=== Sugar on an ASUS Eee PC ===
  −
 
  −
Q: I have an ASUS Eee p.c. and i was wondering if sugar has been ported to it yet.
  −
if so has an image of a boot-able USB key been produced?
  −
and if so what is the URL of the image that i can drag and drop to a blank drive and reboot sugar from?
  −
and if not.... how much longer?
  −
 
  −
A: There is a thread on the mailing list about success stories: http://lists.lo-res.org/pipermail/its.an.education.project/2008-May/000282.html Another pointer is: ftp://rohrmoser-engineering.de/pub/XO-LiveCD/XO-LiveCD_080321.pdf
      
==About Sugar Labs==
 
==About Sugar Labs==
Line 58: Line 50:     
Sugar was originally developed as the user interface (UI) for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) XO-1 laptop. Sugar Labs was established as an independent entity in order to facilitate the growth of Sugar beyond any single hardware platform. While Sugar Labs has a cooperative working relationship with OLPC, it is by no means an exclusive or proprietary relationship. Sugar Labs is not bound to any specific hardware platform or Linux distribution (Please see [[Supported systems]]).
 
Sugar was originally developed as the user interface (UI) for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) XO-1 laptop. Sugar Labs was established as an independent entity in order to facilitate the growth of Sugar beyond any single hardware platform. While Sugar Labs has a cooperative working relationship with OLPC, it is by no means an exclusive or proprietary relationship. Sugar Labs is not bound to any specific hardware platform or Linux distribution (Please see [[Supported systems]]).
 +
 +
=== Is Sugar Labs upstream from OLPC (and other Sugar-supported platforms)? ===
 +
 +
Sugar Labs is the upstream for the Sugar project.
    
=== Who is Sugar Labs? ===
 
=== Who is Sugar Labs? ===

Navigation menu