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Line 1: − + + + + − + − This page is updated each week (usually on Monday morning) with notes from the Sugar Labs community. (The digest is also sent to the community-news at sugarlabs.org list, blogged at [http://walterbender.org/ walterbender.org], and [[Sugar Labs/Current Events/Archive|archived here]].) If you would like to contribute, please send email to [[User:walter|walter]] at sugarlabs.org by the weekend. (Also visit <span class="plainlinks">[http://planet.sugarlabs.org planet.sugarlabs.org].</span>)+ − + + − 1. Simon Schampijer and the Sugar release team announced Sucrose 0.88 last night. This is the fourth Sugar release since we launched Sugar Labs last year. Beyond the significance of the numerous improvements made to Sugar over the past six months is the professionalism of the release team. They have a predictable process; this means that deployments can reliably anticipate how Sugar will be able to meet their needs. Also significant is the degree to which deployments participated in this release. Most of the feature requests and many of the patches came from the field. This is a healthy sign, both in terms of Sugar's long-term sustainability and relevance.+ − You can read about Sucrose 0.88 in the [[0.88/Notes|extensive notes]] compiled by Simon and the team. (Note that many of the 0.88 features have been backported to Sugar 0.84, the version of Sugar initially being deployed on the OLPC XO 1.5 machines.)+ + − Many thanks to the Sugar community.+ + − 2. There has been a heated debate regarding the inclusion of Adobe Flash support on the laptop.org developer list that the Sugar community may find interesting. Please see these threads [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2010-March/027838.html [1]] and [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/devel/2010-March/027865.html [2]] as well as a post from Chris Ball from a [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2009-January/003516.html previous instantiation of the debate] in 2009).+ − + + − 3. I gave the keynote this past weekend at a Hult International Business School Case Study event. They held a contest for proposals regarding the future of One Laptop per Child. I got to play the role of historian and also had the opportunity to plant a seed regarding a future study of Sugar Labs.+ − 4. The DC Learning Club held a sprint this past weekend in order to update [http://laptop.org/7.1.0/gettingstarted/index.shtml the getting started guide] on the laptop.org website. When they "push" their changes, they will have updated much of the Sugar material on the site. + + + − 5. Rita Freudenberg announced that the University of North Carolina Wilmington will be the host for this year's USA Squeakfest! You are invited to a face-to-face gathering, sharing of experiences and materials relative to the usage of Etoys, July 26, 27 and 28th.+ + + − + − 6. 2010 Google Summer of Code intern candidates are beginning to circulate proposals. Please give them feedback. + + − + + − 7. Thomas C Gilliard has built a first pass Sugar Creation kit as a DVD iso image. The idea is to have a DVD that can be used to create Sugar on a Stick USB keys and to install Sugar onto your computer's hard drive. The image (which is quite large) can be found at [http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Sugar-Creation-Kit-ver05.iso [3]].+ + − 8. Paraguay Educa technology team has released a Sugar/F11 image for field testing in their Caacupé pilot: [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os115.img os115.img],[http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os115.crc os115.crc], [http://people.sugarlabs.org/bernie/olpc/f11-xo1-py/os115.img.fs.zip os115.img.fs.zip].+ − The image is "a derivative of Stephen Parrish's excellent F11-XO1 series, frozen a few weeks ago to concentrate on stability and field testing." The team's short-term goal is to meet a release criteria of "no regressions against build 801". Once this is done, they plan to synchronize with the latest improvements from our upstreams, F11-XO1.5 and F11-XO1.+ + + + + + − + − + − + − − Visit our [http://planet.sugarlabs.org planet] for more updates about Sugar and Sugar deployments.+ + − + − An '''[[Sugar Labs/Current Events/Archive|archive]]''' of this digest is available.+ + + + − + + − <span class="plainlinks">The Sugar Labs [http://planet.sugarlabs.org/ Planet] is found [http://planet.sugarlabs.org/ here].</span>+ + + + + − ==Sugar in the news==+ − {|+ − |- − |align=right valign=top|02 Apr 2010||'''Dailymotion''' – [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xct0lp_un-jour-a-paris-ensembles-pour-olpc_tech Un jour... à Paris... ensembles pour OLPC et Sugar...] (video) − |- − |align=right valign=top|15 Mar 2010||'''nbc13.com''' – [http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/video_birmingham_city_students_opt_to_spend_spring_break_in_class_xo_comput/138224/ Birmingham City students opt to spend spring break in class, XO computer camps] (video) − |- − |align=right valign=top|18 Feb 2010||'''LWN''' – [https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/374790/8dc41b030f4562b1/ Karma targets easier creation of educational software] − |- − |align=right valign=top|05 Feb 2010||'''iprofesional''' – [http://tecnologia.iprofesional.com/notas/93943-La-PC-barata-de-Negroponte-desembarca-en-la-Argentina-para-pelear-contra-Intel.html La PC barata de Negroponte desembarca en la Argentina para pelear contra Intel] − |- − |align=right valign=top|14 Jan 2010||'''AALF''' – [http://www.aalf.org/articles/view.php?ArticleID=86 Open Systems for Broader Change] − |- − |align=right valign=top|03 Jan 2010||'''Educacion 2.0''' – [http://www.educdoscero.com/2009/12/plan-ceibal-el-libro.html PLAN CEIBAL, El Libro] − |- − |align=right valign=top|14 Dec 2009||'''xconomy''' – [http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/12/14/sugar-gets-sweeter-former-olpc-exec-walter-bender-on-netbooks-e-books-blueberry-and-cloudberry/?single_page=true Sugar gets sweeter] − |- − |align-right valign=top|10 Dec 2009||'''Ars Technica''' – [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2009/12/sugar-software-environment-gets-sweeter-with-version-2.ars Sugar software environment gets sweeter with version 2] − |- − |align=right valign=top|09 Dec 2009||'''Wired''' – [http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/12/new-sugar-on-a-stick-brings-much-needed-improvements/ New Sugar on a Stick Brings Much Needed Improvements] − |- − |align=right valign=top|08 Dec 2009||'''engadget''' – [http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/sugar-on-a-stick-os-goes-to-2-0-gets-blueberry-coating-and-crea/ Sugar on a Stick OS goes to 2.0, gets Blueberry coating and creamy Fedora 12 center (video)] − |- − |align=right valign=top|07 Dec 2009||'''Teleread.org''' – [http://www.teleread.org/2009/12/07/sugar-on-a-stick-what-it-means-for-e-books-and-education/ Sugar on a Stick: What it means for e-books and education] − |- − |align=right valign=top|27 Nov 2009||'''CNET Japan''' – [http://japan.cnet.com/special/story/0,2000056049,20404126,00.htm 「コードを見せて、もっと良くなるよ」と言える子どもが生まれる--Sugar Labsが描く未来] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 Nov 2009||'''zanichelli''' – [http://scienze.zanichelli.it/notizie/2009/11/16/intervista-walter-bender-e-sugar-labs/ software libero a scuola] − |- − |align=right valign=top|12 Nov 2009||'''opensuse.org''' – [http://en.opensuse.org/Marketing/Team/11_2_Launch/Announcement openSUSE 11.2 Released] − |- − |align=right valign=top|07 Nov 2009||'''My Broadband News''' – [http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/10351.html Mandriva 2010 packs a punch [and Sugar]] − |- − |align=right valign=top|06 Nov 2009||'''GhanaWeb''' – [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=171387 Open education and an IT-enabled economic growth in Ghana: Musings of a dutiful citizen] − |- − |align=right valign=top|09 Oct 2009||'''interdisciplines''' – [http://www.interdisciplines.org/mobilea2k/papers/2 OLPC and Sugar: mobility through the community] − |- − |align=right valign=top|08 Oct 2009||'''IBM developerWorks''' – [http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-linux-10th-anniversary/index.html 10 important Linux developments everyone should know about] − |- − |align=right valign=top|01 Oct 2009||'''OLPC France''' – [http://olpc-france.org/wiki/index.php?title=Interview_Walter_Bender_au_SugarCamp Interview Walter Bender au SugarCamp] − |- − |align=right valign=top|25 Sep 2009||'''The Inquirer''' – [http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1555781/one-laptop-per-child-marches One Laptop per Child marches on] − |- − |align=right valign=top|18 Sep 2009||'''Groklaw''' – [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090918110925298 The Role of Free Software in Education] − |- − |align=right valign=top|18 Sep 2009||'''Reuters''' – [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS97755+18-Sep-2009+PRN20090918 Sugar Labs and Free Software Foundation Celebrate Software Freedom Day] − |- − |align=right valign=top|17 Sep 2009||'''ICTDev.org''' – [http://ictdev.org/pulse/20090916/ict4d/dreaming-again-one-laptop-child Dream Again with One Laptop per Child] − |- − |align=right valign=top|26 Aug 2009||'''Latinux''' – [http://www.latinuxmagazine.com/ediciones/pdf/latinux-magazine-VolINum1-beta.pdf Azúcar en una memoria USB] − |- − |align=right valign=top|03 Aug 2009||'''Wired: Geek Dad''' – [http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/08/inventing-a-new-paradigm-sugarlabs-and-the-sugar-ui/ Inventing a New Paradigm: SugarLabs and the Sugar UI] − |- − |align=right valign=top|30 Jul 2009||'''Zanichelli''' – [http://scienze.zanichelli.it/notizie/2009/06/30/sugar-on-a-stick-imparare-insieme/ Sugar on a Stick: imparare insieme] − |- − |align=right valign=top|23 Jul 2009||'''Everything USB''' – [http://www.everythingusb.com/recycle-usb-17077.html RecycleUSB.com - Donate your Flash Drives for a Good Cause] − |- − |align=right valign=top|22 Jul 2009||'''OLPC France''' – [http://olpc-france.org/blog/2009/07/sugar-mauvaise-presse-et-mise-au-point/ Sugar : mauvaise presse et mise au point] − |- − |align=right valign=top|13 Jul 2009||'''Spiegel Online''' – [http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/tech/0,1518,634718,00.html Das zuckersüße Leichtbau-Linux] − |- − |align=right valign=top|07 Jul 2009||'''ComputerWorldUK''' – [http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2334&blogid=14 Gran Canaria Desktop Summit: a Study in Contrasts] − |- − |align=right valign=top|06 Jul 2009||'''Windows Forest''' – [http://www.forest.impress.co.jp/article/2009/06/30/olpcusb.html USBメモリなどから“OLPC”用のOSを利用できる「Sugar on a Stick」が無償公開] − |- − |align=right valign=top|02 Jul 2009||'''Howard County Library''' – [http://hclibrary.org/opensource/?p=228 Sugar on a Stick] − |- − |align=right valign=top|27 Jun 2009||'''Deutschlandfunk''' – [http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/computer/989765/ Süßes für die Kleinen: Sugar ist Linux speziell für Kinder] (in Deutsch) − |- − |align=right valign=top|26 Jun 2009||'''EduTech''' – [http://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/sugar-on-a-stick-and-other-delectables-praise-for-the-lowly-usb-drive Sugar on a stick, and other delectables (praise for the lowly USB drive)] − |- − |align=right valign=top|26 Jun 2009||'''Ars Technica''' – [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/06/sugar-on-a-stick-brings-sweet-taste-of-linux-to-classrooms.ars Sugar on a Stick brings sweet taste of Linux to classrooms] − |- − |align=right valign=top|24 Jun 2009||'''BBC''' – [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8117064.stm OLPC software to power aging PCs] − |- − |align=right valign=top|24 Jun 2009||'''Technology Review''' – [http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22919/ $100 Laptop Becomes a $5 PC] − |- − |align=right valign=top|15 Jun 2009||'''TechSavvyKids''' – [http://techsavvykids.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-06-15T11_15_29-07_00 Episode 10 FOSSVT: Sugar on a Stick] (audio) − |- − |align=right valign=top|10 Jun 2009||'''LWN.net''' – [http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/336910/3878a88c0c27f977/ Sugar moves from the shadow of OLPC] − |- − |align=right valign=top|27 May 2009||'''LWN.net''' – [http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/334911/cf451c615cfdaa33/ Activities and the move to context-oriented desktops] (subscriber link) − |- − |align=right valign=top|27 May 2009||'''Business Wire''' – [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090527006237&newsLang=en Dailymotion Launches Support for Open Video Formats and Video HTML Tag] − |- − |align=right valign=top|01 May 2009||'''Guysoft''' – [http://guysoft.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/nokia-n810-running-olpc-sugar/ Nokia N810 Running OLPC Sugar] − |- − |align=right valign=top|29 Apr 2009||'''El Mercurio''' – [http://www.mer.cl/modulos/catalogo/Paginas/2009/04/29/MERSTVS017AA2904.htm?idnoticia=CC116HNVJ120090429 Así se vivió la fiesta del software libre] − |- − |align=right valign=top|27 Apr 2009||'''ostatic''' – [http://ostatic.com/blog/sugar-on-a-stick-good-for-kids-minds-and-school-budgets Sugar on a Stick: Good for Kids' Minds (and School Budgets)] − |- − |align=right valign=top|25 Apr 2009||'''Free Software Magazine''' – [http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bittersweet_facts_about_olpc_and_sugar The Bittersweet Facts about OLPC and Sugar] − |- − |align=right valign=top|24 Apr 2009||'''Ars Technica''' – [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/04/sugar-labs-releases-beta-of-live-usb-learning-environment.ars First taste: Sugar on a Stick learning platform] − |- − |align=right valign=top|22 Apr 2009||'''Betanews''' – [http://www.betanews.com/article/Beta-of-Live-USB-Sugar-OS-opens/1240409113#talkback Beta of Live USB Sugar OS opens] − |- − |align=right valign=top|27 Mar 2009||'''Mass High Tech''' – [http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/03/23/weekly3-Google-promotes-summer-open-source-internships.html Google promotes summer open-source internships] − |- − |align=right valign=top|18 Mar 2009||'''Metropolis''' – [http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090318/a-good-argument A Good Argument] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 Mar 2009||'''Laptop Magazine''' – [http://blog.laptopmag.com/sugar-labs-new-version-of-sugar-learning-platform-is-netbook-and-pc-ready Sugar Labs’ New Version of Sugar Learning Platform Is Netbook and PC Ready] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 Mar 2009||'''Market Watch''' – [http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/sugar-labs-nonprofit-announces-new/story.aspx?guid={EF4B8934-0046-465F-AD4D-E82FBCE8F1EC}&dist=msr_7 Sugar Labs Nonprofit Announces New Version of Sugar Learning Platform for Children, Runs on Netbooks and PCs] − |- − |align=right valign=top|14 Feb 2009||'''OLPC Learning Club – DC''' – [http://olpclearningclub.org/meetings/learning-learning-on-a-stick/ Learning Learning on a Stick] − |- − |align=right valign=top|05 Feb 2009||'''xconomy''' – [http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/02/05/sugar-beyond-the-xo-laptop-walter-bender-on-olpc-sucrose-084-and-sugar-on-a-stick/ Sugar Beyond the XO Laptop: Walter Bender on OLPC, Sucrose 0.84, and “Sugar on a Stick”] − |- − |align=right valign=top|26 Jan 2009||'''Linus Magazine''' – [http://www.linux-magazine.com/content/view/full/32999 Sugar Defies OLPC Cutbacks] − |- − |align=right valign=top|19 Jan 2009||'''Feeding the Penguins''' – [http://morgancollett.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/the-status-of-sugar-post-olpc/ The status of Sugar, post-OLPC] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 Jan 2009||'''OLPC News''' – [http://www.olpcnews.com/software/sugar/xo_acer_aspire_one_thin_client_sugar.html Sugar on Acer Aspire One & Thin Client via LTSP] − |- − |align=right valign=top|12 Jan 2009||'''Bill Kerr''' – [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2009/01/thoughts-about-olpc-cutbacks.html thoughts about olpc cutbacks] − |- − |align=right valign=top|07 Jan 2009||'''Ars Technica''' – [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090107-olpc-downsizes-half-of-its-staff-cuts-sugar-development.html OLPC downsizes half of its staff, cuts Sugar development] − |- − |align=right valign=top|06 Jan 2009||'''OLPC News''' – [http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html An Inside Look at how Microsoft got XP on the XO] − |- − |align=right valign=top|30 Dec 2008||'''OLPC News''' – [http://www.olpcnews.com/software/sugar/sugar_labs_status_at_six_month.html Sugar Labs Status at Six Months] − |- − |align=right valign=top|22 Dec 2008||'''The GNOME Project''' – [http://www.gnome.org/press/releases/2008-12-sugarlabs.html Sugar Labs, the nonprofit behind the OLPC software, is joining the GNOME Foundation] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 Dec 2008||'''Feeding the Penguins''' – [http://morgancollett.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/sugar-git-repository-change/ Sugar git repository change] − |- − |align=right valign=top|14 Dec 2008||'''NPR''' – [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96825852 Laptop Deal Links Rural Peru To Opportunity, Risk (Part 2)] − |- − |align=right valign=top|13 Dec 2008||'''NPR''' – [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96510072 Laptops May Change The Way Rural Peru Learns (Part 1)] − |- − |align=right valign=top|09 Dec 2008||'''SFC''' – [http://conservancy.softwarefreedom.org/news/2008/dec/09/sugar/ Sugar Labs joins Conservancy] − |- − |align=right valign=top|31 Oct 2008||'''Linux Devices''' – [http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3023016259.html An OLPC dilemma: Linux or Windows?] − |- − |align=right valign=top|10 Oct 2008||'''Feeding the Penguin''' – [http://morgancollett.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/sugar-on-ubuntu/ Sugar on Ubuntu] − |- − |align=right valign=top|21 Sep 2008||'''Groklaw''' – [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080920181151638 Interview with Walter Bender of Sugar Labs] − |- − |align=right valign=top|17 Sep 2008||'''Bill Kerr''' – [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/09/sugar-labs.html Sugar Labs] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 Sep 2008||'''Open Source''' – [http://opensource.sfsu.edu/node/562 Sugar everywhere] − |- − |align=right valign=top|28 Aug 2008||'''OLPC News''' – [http://www.olpcnews.com/use_cases/education/an_answer_to_question_22.html An answer to Walter Bender's question 22] − |- − |align=right valign=top|20 Aug 2008||'''OLPC News''' – [http://www.olpcnews.com/software/operating_system/sugarizing_it_intel_classmate_2.html Sugarize it: Intel Classmate 2] − |- − |align=right valign=top|08 Aug 2008||'''Investor's Business Daily''' – [http://www.investors.com/Tech/TechExecQA.asp?artid=303074322503278 'Learning' Vs. Laptop Was Issue] − |- − |align=right valign=top|06 Aug 2008||'''OLPC News''' – [http://www.olpcnews.com/people/leadership/23_questions_on_technology_education.html Twenty-three Questions on Technology and Education] − |- − |align=right valign=top|18 Jul 2008||'''Bill Kerr''' – [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/07/evaluating-sugar-in-developed-world.html evaluating Sugar in the developed world] − |- − |align=right valign=top|28 Jun 2008||'''OLPC News''' – [http://www.olpcnews.com/software/sugar/cutting_edge_sugar_ui.html A Cutting Edge Sugar User Interface Demo] − |- − |align=right valign=top|18 Jun 2008||'''PC World''' – [http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/147265/olpc_spinoff_developing_ui_for_intels_classmate_pc.html OLPC Spin-off Developing UI for Intel's Classmate PC] − |- − |align=right valign=top|17 Jun 2008||'''Datamation''' – [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3753376_1 If Business Succeeds with GNU/Linux, Why Not OLPC?] − |- − |align=right valign=top|11 Jun 2008||'''LinuxInsider''' – [http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Sugar-Labs-Walter-Bender-on-the-Sweetness-of-Collaborative-Learning-63354.html The Sweetness of Collaborative Learning] − |- − |align=right valign=top|06 Jun 2008||'''Bill Kerr''' – [http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/06/untangling-free-sugar-and.html untangling Free, Sugar, and Constructionism] − |- − |align=right valign=top|06 Jun 2008||'''Open Education''' – [http://www.openeducation.net/2008/06/03/walter-bender-discusses-sugar-labs-foundation/ Walter Bender Discusses Sugar Labs Foundation] − |- − |align=right valign=top|06 Jun 2008||'''BusinessWeek''' – [http://prod-blogs.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/globespotting/archives/2008/06/olpc_the_educat.html OLPC: The Educational Philosophy Controversy] − |- − |align=right valign=top|05 Jun 2008||'''Code Culture''' – [http://radian.org/notebook/distraction-machine The Distraction Machine] − |- − |align=right valign=top|05 Jun 2008||'''BusinessWeek''' – [http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/globespotting/archives/2008/06/olpc_the_open-s.html OLPC: The Open-Source Controversy] − |- − |align=right valign=top|27 May 2008||'''The New York Times''' – [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/27/why-walter-bender-left-one-laptop-per-child-edited-hold-for-wed-am/ Why Walter Bender Left One Laptop Per Child] − |- − |align=right valign=top|26 May 2008||'''Ars Technica''' – [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080526-former-olpc-software-president-wants-to-expand-sugars-reach.html OLPC software maker splits from X0 hardware, goes solo] − |- − |align=right valign=top|22 May 2008||'''BetaNews''' – [http://www.betanews.com/article/Linux_startup_Sugar_Labs_in_informal_talks_with_four_laptop_makers/1211467857 Linux start-up Sugar Labs in informal talks with four laptop makers] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 May 2008||'''OSTATIC''' – [http://ostatic.com/162220-blog/olpcs-open-source-sugar-platform-aims-for-new-hardware OLPC's Open Source Sugar Platform Aims for New Hardware] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 May 2008||'''PCWorld''' – [http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146002/bender_forms_group_to_promote_olpcs_sugar_ui.html Bender Forms Group to Promote OLPC's Sugar UI] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 May 2008||'''MHT''' – [http://masshightech.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2008/05/12/daily35.html Bender jumps from OLPC, founds Sugar Labs] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 May 2008||'''News.com''' – [http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9946242-7.html Sugar Labs will make OLPC interface available for Eee PC, others] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 May 2008||'''Feeding the Peguins''' – [http://morgancollett.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/the-future-of-sugar/ The future of Sugar] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 May 2008||'''Sugar list''' – [http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/sugar/2008-May/005800.html A few thoughts on SugarLabs] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 May 2008||'''xconomy''' – [http://www.xconomy.com/2008/05/16/bender-creates-sugar-labs-new-foundation-to-adapt-olpcs-laptop-interface-for-other-machines/ Bender Creates Sugar Labs—New Foundation to Adapt OLPC’s Laptop Interface for Other Machines] − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 May 2008||'''BBC''' – [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7405346.stm '$100 laptop' platform moves on] − |- − |align=right valign=top|15 May 2008||'''OLPC wiki''' – [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/AnnounceFAQ Dual-boot XO] Claim: OLPC will not work to port Sugar to Windows. − |- − |align=right valign=top|16 May 2008||'''Softpedia''' – [http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bender-Launches-Sugar-Labs-for-Better-Development-of-OLPC-039-s-Sugar-UI-85881.shtml Bender Launches Sugar Labs for Better Development of OLPC's Sugar UI] − |} − − ==Press releases== − [http://www.sugarlabs.org/index.php?template=press See our Press Page] − −
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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>
[[Image:Alphaomega.jpg|thumb|200px|God is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, the beginning and the ending]]
{{cquote|'''Genesis 1:1'''<br />In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.}}
{{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.
==What's new==
== 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.
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== 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.
=== God is Triune ===
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Although the Bible does not use the term, it is clear that God is a triune God, or three in one.
These are sometimes referred to as ''God the Father'', ''God the Son'' ([[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]), and the ''[[Holy Spirit]]''.
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.
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The three persons of God are treated as equivalents in these words of Jesus shortly after His resurrection:
{{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}}
==== Jesus is God ====
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:
{{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.
[[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}}
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==== The Holy Spirit is God ====
In the following passage, the [[Holy Spirit]] is referred to as God:
{{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}}
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=== God is omniscient ===
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God knows everything:
{{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.
== "God" sometimes used to refer to God the Father ==
[[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."
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== Terminology ==
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The Bible uses several different words to refer to God.
:File:2010-Mar-20-26-som.jpg|Gary Martin has generated a SOM from the past week of discussion on the IAEP mailing list.
"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>
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The other main term for God is the Hebrew ''adonai'', usually translated ''Lord''.
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" />
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''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 also==
*[[Other gods]]
*[[Atheism]]
*[[Christianity in Conservapedia]]
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== References ==
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==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?]
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