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* We are seeking candidates for the [[Oversight_Board/2011-2012-candidates#Candidates|2011 Sugar Labs Oversight Board.]] Please consider running. If you do decide to run, please add your name to the list of candidates.
* We are seeking candidates for the [[Oversight_Board/2011-2012-candidates#Candidates|2011 Sugar Labs Oversight Board.]] Please consider running. If you do decide to run, please add your name to the list of candidates.
* In anticipation of the upcoming election, we are updating our [[Sugar_Labs/Members/List|membership list]]. If you are not yet a member of Sugar Labs, please send your name and an explanation of your contribution to Sugar Labs in an email to '''members at sugarlabs dot org'''.
* In anticipation of the upcoming election, we are updating our [[Sugar_Labs/Members/List|membership list]]. If you are not yet a member of Sugar Labs, please send your name and an explanation of your contribution to Sugar Labs in an email to '''members at sugarlabs dot org'''.
[[File:SugaronastickCoconut.png|320px|right|link=Sugar on a Stick/Coconut]]
* Sugar on a Stick '''[[Sugar on a Stick/Coconut|Coconut]]''' has finally ripened and ''fallen from the tree''. It features Fedora 15 and [[0.92/Notes|Sugar 0.92]]. It won't be long before the next version, '''[[Sugar on a Stick/Pineapple|Pineapple]]''', with Fedora 16 and Sugar 0.94 is ready. Please [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Pineapple#Contributing_to_Sugar_on_a_Stick|participate]].
* '''[[0.94/Notes|Sugar 0.94]]''' is released: many improvements and new features.
* '''[[0.94/Notes|Sugar 0.94]]''' is released: many improvements and new features.
* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Using_Sugar_in_the_Classroom_in_Arabic.pdf الكمبيوتر المحمول إكس أو في الفص] Sdenka Salas's book, ''Using the XO in the Classroom'' is now available in Arabic, thanks to the work of Dr. Rashid Ismael Hag Ibrahim.
* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Using_Sugar_in_the_Classroom_in_Arabic.pdf الكمبيوتر المحمول إكس أو في الفص] Sdenka Salas's book, ''Using the XO in the Classroom'' is now available in Arabic, thanks to the work of Dr. Rashid Ismael Hag Ibrahim.
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* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/11.2.0 11.2.0] has just been released by OLPC (for those of you who run Sugar on XO hardware). Congratulations to everyone involved in the effort, with a special tip of the hat to Daniel Drake, who led this effort.
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/11.2.0 11.2.0] has just been released by OLPC (for those of you who run Sugar on XO hardware). Congratulations to everyone involved in the effort, with a special tip of the hat to Daniel Drake, who led this effort.
* [http://en.flossmanuals.net/como-hacer-una-actividad-sugar/ Como Hacer Una Actividad Sugar] (''Make Your Own Sugar Activities!'') is now available.
* [http://en.flossmanuals.net/como-hacer-una-actividad-sugar/ Como Hacer Una Actividad Sugar] (''Make Your Own Sugar Activities!'') is now available.
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* [[Sugar on a Stick/Mango Lassi |Sugar on a Stick '''Mango Lassi''']] has been released. It features the Sugar Learning Environment version 0.90, a small collection of core Activities, and is aimed to encourage customization and collaboration between deployments and developers.
* Listen to Walter Bender talk about Sugar on [http://twit.tv/floss134 FLOSS Weekly].
* Listen to Walter Bender talk about Sugar on [http://twit.tv/floss134 FLOSS Weekly].
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Recursos_en_espanol Recursos en espanol]
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Recursos_en_espanol Recursos en espanol]
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== Archival entries ==
== Archival entries ==
* Our new release '''Sugar 0.92''' is available in [[OLPC:11.2.0|OLPC Release 11.2.0 test builds]] and in [[Sugar on a Stick/Beta]]. Release notes will be posted soon.
* [[Sugar on a Stick/Mango Lassi |Sugar on a Stick '''Mango Lassi''']] has been released. It features the Sugar Learning Environment version 0.90, a small collection of core Activities, and is aimed to encourage customization and collaboration between deployments and developers.* Our new release '''Sugar 0.92''' is available in [[OLPC:11.2.0|OLPC Release 11.2.0 test builds]] and in [[Sugar on a Stick/Beta]]. Release notes will be posted soon.
* We elected four members to the Sugar Labs [[Oversight Board]]: Sebastian Silva, Aleksey Lim, Chris Ball, and Adam Holt. They join Bernie Innocenti, Mel Chua, and Walter Bender on the board.
* We elected four members to the Sugar Labs [[Oversight Board]]: Sebastian Silva, Aleksey Lim, Chris Ball, and Adam Holt. They join Bernie Innocenti, Mel Chua, and Walter Bender on the board.
* Interested in Google Summer of Code? Visit our [[Summer of Code]] page.
* Interested in Google Summer of Code? Visit our [[Summer of Code]] page.