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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Display Lease Expiry information in the "My Settings" -> "About My Computer" view.  
Display Lease Expiry information in the "My Settings" -> "About My Computer" view.  
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Expired leases cause a problem for technical support staff at deployments. They requested that if the security system is used, such information should be made easily accessible. This especially, was an important requirement coming out of the OLPC deployment in Paraguay.
Expired leases cause a problem for technical support staff at deployments. They requested that if the security system is used, such information should be made easily accessible. This especially, was an important requirement coming out of the OLPC deployment in Paraguay.
Another use case could be for the kids. During vacations, kids don't go to schools for many days and the leases can expire, resulting in the kids getting 'locked out'. If they can easily access this information, then they can make sure that this doesn't happen.


== Owner ==
== Owner ==
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== Benefit to Sugar ==
== Benefit to Sugar ==


As noted above, this feature will make the lives of tech. support guys at deployments, who use the Lease/Security system easier. This feature was specifically requested by the OLPC deployment in Paraguay and is in use there since the last >1.5 years.
As noted above, this feature will make the lives of tech. support guys at deployments (and kids in some cases), who use the Lease/Security system easier. This feature was specifically requested by the OLPC deployment in Paraguay and is in use there since the last >1.5 years.


== Scope ==
== Scope ==