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− | Sugar is high-quality software for children to learn with, especially younger children. | + | Sugar is high-quality software for learning with a special focus on the needs of younger children. |
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− | Sugar is designed for use with or without direct internet access, as most of the world's children do not have regular or reliable internet access yet. | + | Sugar is designed for use with or without direct internet access, so it can be used by children do not yet have regular or reliable internet access. |
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− | Sugar runs on inexpensive desktop and laptop computers, and a web based version is under development for tablets and phones. | + | The Sugar desktop runs on inexpensive desktop and laptop computers; a web-based version is under development for tablets and phones. |
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− | Sugar Activities are programs that encourage learning through self-discovery and encourage collaboration, expression, and reflection. | + | Sugar Activities are applications that run in the Sugar desktop and/or on the web. Sugar Activities encourage learning through self-discovery and encourage collaboration, expression, and reflection. |
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− | Every Activity respects every user's freedom to run, study, modify and redistribute it using software licenses compatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3 or later. | + | Every Sugar Activity respects every user's freedom to run, study, modify and redistribute it using software licenses compatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL) Version 3 or later. |
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− | Sugar began in 2006 as part of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. | + | Sugar development began in 2006 as part of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project. |
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− | In 2016, the Sugar community is global, and we aspire to include users and contributors in all countries, all languages, and all cultures. | + | In 2016, the Sugar community is global; we aspire to include users and contributors in all countries, all languages, and all cultures. |
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| We are Sugar Labs, a volunteer-led and non-profit organization in service to the Sugar community. | | We are Sugar Labs, a volunteer-led and non-profit organization in service to the Sugar community. |
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− | We facilitate knowledge and software sharing across all continents, and relate the software freedom movement to education. | + | We facilitate knowledge and software sharing among all people; we relate the software freedom movement to education. |
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− | We raise funds and use them to accelerate our Members' progress, enabling access to laptops, travel, and more. | + | We raise funds and use them to accelerate the progress of our Members, enabling their access to laptops, travel, and more. |
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| We make things to think with. Join us. | | We make things to think with. Join us. |