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== Summary ==
The 3G connectivity availability was only the first step. Next step consist in giving teachers and students an easy-to-use mechanism to share this resource to their community. This feature is a popular request from many deployments, including Paraguay and Uruguay.

== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:tch|Martin Abente]]
* Email: <tch AT sugarlabs DOT org>

== Current status ==
* Targeted release: (0.9x)
* Percentage of completion: 25% (design stage)

== Detailed Description ==
Provide a easy-to-use mechanism to share 3G connection over wireless network. This can be easily done using network manager's native functionalities through custom adhoc networks.

== Benefit to Sugar ==
Extend connectivity capabilities.

== Scope ==
sugar/extensions/deviceicon/network.py (frame device icon source)

==UI Design==
Guess we should follow the same metaphor that is being used on activities. A single button with the "private" or "My Neighbourhood" label,

== How To Test ==
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Testing}}

== User Experience ==
1. Plug GSM modem.

2. Click on "Connect" item on GSM device palette

3. When connected, a new item should de displayed in the GSM palette.

4. Toggling this new item should enable or disable a custom shared adhoc network over wireless (wifi) device.

== Dependencies ==
Network Manager 0.7 or newer.

== Contingency Plan ==
Work harder.

== Documentation ==
The use of this feature should be straightforward.

== Release Notes ==
Nothing to be released (yet).

== Comments and Discussion ==
Please follow the DESIGN discussion at the sugar-devel list.
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