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==Using Sugar==

=== Is there an image of the OS that can be run on a PC? Where can I find that please, and other code maybe? ===

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*Also, if you are using Ubuntu Hardy, it is one of the included packages (Please see http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sugar_on_Ubuntu_Linux#Option_3_-_Hardy_included_packages).

==About Sugar Labs==

=== What is Sugar Labs? ===

Sugar Labs, a (soon to be established) non-profit foundation, serve sas a support base and gathering place for the community of educators and software developers who want to extend the Sugar platform and who have been creating Sugar-compatible applications.

=== What is the mission of Sugar Labs? ===

The overarching mission of Sugar Labs is to support the Sugar platform through software development, and community outreach and support. The purpose of the Sugar platform is provide a software and content environment that enhances learning. Towards this end, Sugar is designed to facilitate learners to “explore, express, debug, and critique.”

=== What are the principles that guide Sugar Labs? ===

Sugar Labs subscribes to principle that learning thrives within a culture of freedom of expression, hence it has a natural affinity with the free and open-source software movement (Please see [[Sugar_Labs#Principles]] for more details). The core Sugar platform has been developed under a GNU General Public License (GPL); individual activities may be under different licenses.

=== What is its relationship to One Laptop per Child? ===

Sugar was originally developed as the user interface (UI) for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) XO-1 laptop. Sugar Labs was established as an independent entity in order to facilitate the growth of Sugar beyond any single hardware platform. Why Sugar Labs has a cooperative working relationship with OLPC, it is by no means an exclusive or proprietary relationship. Sugar Labs is not bound to any specific hardware platform or Linux distribution (Please see [[Supported systems]]).

=== How do I get involved? ===

Please see the [[GetInvolved|Getting Involved]] page in this wiki.

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+==Using Sugar==
 === Is there an image of the OS that can be run on a PC? Where can I find that please, and other code maybe? ===
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 *Also, if you are using Ubuntu Hardy, it is one of the included packages (Please see http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sugar_on_Ubuntu_Linux#Option_3_-_Hardy_included_packages).
+==About Sugar Labs==
+=== What is Sugar Labs? ===
+Sugar Labs, a (soon to be established) non-profit foundation, serve sas a support base and gathering place for the community of educators and software developers who want to extend the Sugar platform and who have been creating Sugar-compatible applications.
+=== What is the mission of Sugar Labs? ===
+The overarching mission of Sugar Labs is to support the Sugar platform through software development, and community outreach and support. The purpose of the Sugar platform is provide a software and content environment that enhances learning. Towards this end, Sugar is designed to facilitate learners to “explore, express, debug, and critique.”
+=== What are the principles that guide Sugar Labs? ===
+Sugar Labs subscribes to principle that learning thrives within a culture of freedom of expression, hence it has a natural affinity with the free and open-source software movement (Please see [[Sugar_Labs#Principles]] for more details). The core Sugar platform has been developed under a GNU General Public License (GPL); individual activities may be under different licenses.
+=== What is its relationship to One Laptop per Child? ===
+Sugar was originally developed as the user interface (UI) for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) XO-1 laptop. Sugar Labs was established as an independent entity in order to facilitate the growth of Sugar beyond any single hardware platform. Why Sugar Labs has a cooperative working relationship with OLPC, it is by no means an exclusive or proprietary relationship. Sugar Labs is not bound to any specific hardware platform or Linux distribution (Please see [[Supported systems]]).
+=== How do I get involved? ===
+Please see the [[GetInvolved|Getting Involved]] page in this wiki.