Sugar Labs/FAQ
Using Sugar
Is there an image of the OS that can be run on a PC?
- You can download a LiveCD version of Sugar (Please see http://wiki.laptop.org/go/LiveCd).
- 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 Principles page in this wiki 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 the relationship of Sugar Labs 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).
Who is Sugar Labs?
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How do I get involved?
Please see the Getting Involved page in this wiki.
How do I learn more about Sugar Labs?
Please add new questions to the discussion page or send email to press at sugarlabs.org.