User:Bernie: Difference between revisions

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:IRC: _bernie, hanging on #sugar on FreeNet

:Jabber: bernie AT codewiz DOT org (yes, I run my own Jabber server ;-)

:Contact info: http://codewiz.org/ContactInformation

:PGP key: [http://keys.sugarlabs.org:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x71FF4BAC 71FF4BAC]

:Contact info: http://codewiz.org/wiki/ContactInformation

:Personal homepage: http://codewiz.org/

~~:Blog: http://codewiz.org/wiki/~~

:Resume: http://codewiz.org/wiki/AbridgedResume

:Resume: http://codewiz.org/wiki/~~CurriculumVitae (somewhat outdated)~~

:LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/codewiz

:LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/~~profile?viewProfile=&key=5159373 (somewhat outdated)~~

:Previous OLPC projects: http://codewiz.org/wiki/OneLaptopPerChild

:~~Old~~ OLPC projects: http://codewiz.org/wiki/OneLaptopPerChild

I'm a volunteer working for the [[Sugar Labs]] foundation.

I'm a volunteer working for the [[Sugar Labs]] foundation. Before that, I was a

full-time volunteer developer at OLPC. My job was hacking on X11, the base Fedora OS,

~~Until February 2008~~, I was a full-time volunteer developer at OLPC. My job was hacking X, the base Fedora OS, the Linux kernel, some i18n and input work. ~~Later~~ on, ~~until April 2008~~, ~~I was CTO of OLPC Europe and traveled around to present our project to government officials~~ and ~~dignitaries. Curremtly, I'm a volunteer at [http://www.olenepal.org/ OLE Nepal] in Kathmandu, Nepal~~.

the Linux kernel, some i18n and input work. I have also worked on-site at OLPC deployments

in Nepal, Paraguay, Uruguay and Mozambique.

== Oversight Board Platform ==

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=== Personal agenda ===

I~~'m helping~~ deployments and commercial entities interested in Sugar development

Within a few years computers will become central in primary education world-wide.

build capacity. I'm coordinating small teams of Sugar hackers focused on

This will stimulate the creation of a new industry of hardware, software, and

content for schools. Sugar is currently well positioned: it has greater momentum

and several competitive advantages over any proprietary platform on the horizon.

I work with deployments and commercial entities interested in Sugar development.

To build local capacity, I'm coordinating small teams of Sugar hackers focused on

service and support. Internet is our office. In the future, I'd like to work

with hardware vendors ~~for porting~~ Sugar ~~to specific more~~ educational platforms.

with hardware vendors with the goal of making Sugar available across all educational

platforms.

~~Sugar has a great competitive advantage over any proprietary offering on the~~

~~horizon and huge momentum. Over the next few years, computers will become central~~

~~in world education. This will in turn stimulate the creation of a florid industry~~

~~offering hardware, software, and contents for the specific needs of schools.~~

~~This is why I see Sugar as a promising investment~~.

== On openness ==

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 :IRC: _bernie, hanging on #sugar on FreeNet
 :Jabber: bernie AT codewiz DOT org (yes, I run my own Jabber server ;-)
-:Contact info: http://codewiz.org/ContactInformation
+:PGP key: [http://keys.sugarlabs.org:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x71FF4BAC 71FF4BAC]
+:Contact info: http://codewiz.org/wiki/ContactInformation
 :Personal homepage: http://codewiz.org/
-:Blog: http://codewiz.org/wiki/
+:Resume: http://codewiz.org/wiki/AbridgedResume
-:Resume: http://codewiz.org/wiki/CurriculumVitae (somewhat outdated)
+:LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/codewiz
-:LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=5159373 (somewhat outdated)
+:Previous OLPC projects: http://codewiz.org/wiki/OneLaptopPerChild
-:Old OLPC projects: http://codewiz.org/wiki/OneLaptopPerChild
-I'm a volunteer working for the [[Sugar Labs]] foundation.
+I'm a volunteer working for the [[Sugar Labs]] foundation. Before that, I was a
+full-time volunteer developer at OLPC. My job was hacking on X11, the base Fedora OS,
-Until February 2008, I was a full-time volunteer developer at OLPC.  My job was hacking X, the base Fedora OS, the Linux kernel, some i18n and input work.  Later on, until April 2008, I was CTO of OLPC Europe and traveled around to present our project to government officials and dignitaries.  Curremtly, I'm a volunteer at [http://www.olenepal.org/ OLE Nepal] in Kathmandu, Nepal.
+the Linux kernel, some i18n and input work. I have also worked on-site at OLPC deployments
+in Nepal, Paraguay, Uruguay and Mozambique.
 == Oversight Board Platform ==
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 === Personal agenda ===
-I'm helping deployments and commercial entities interested in Sugar development
+Within a few years computers will become central in primary education world-wide.
-build capacity. I'm coordinating small teams of Sugar hackers focused on
+This will stimulate the creation of a new industry of hardware, software, and
+content for schools. Sugar is currently well positioned: it has greater momentum
+and several competitive advantages over any proprietary platform on the horizon.
+I work with deployments and commercial entities interested in Sugar development.
+To build local capacity, I'm coordinating small teams of Sugar hackers focused on
 service and support. Internet is our office. In the future, I'd like to work
-with hardware vendors for porting Sugar to specific more educational platforms.
+with hardware vendors with the goal of making Sugar available across all educational
+platforms.
-Sugar has a great competitive advantage over any proprietary offering on the
-horizon and huge momentum. Over the next few years, computers will become central
-in world education. This will in turn stimulate the creation of a florid industry
-offering hardware, software, and contents for the specific needs of schools.
-This is why I see Sugar as a promising investment.
 == On openness ==