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Line 3: − </noinclude> − + + + + + + + + − {|+ − |-+ − | style="border: 0; border-width: 0; width: 350px;" | [[File:SugaronastickMirabelle.png |300px|left|link=http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas]]+ − | style="border: 0; border-width: 0;" | '''[[Sugar on a Stick]]''' is a [http://fedoraproject.org Fedora-based] [[wikipedia:Live USB|Live USB]] operating system featuring the award-winning [[What is Sugar?|Sugar Learning Platform]] and designed to fit on an ordinary USB thumbdrive ("stick"). Learn more about [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#home the project] and the [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#about principles] behind it at our [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas Spin webpage]. The most recent version is version 3, code-named '''[[Sugar on a Stick/Mirabelle|Mirabelle]]''' and was released on '''May 25, 2010.''' The '''[[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#SugarCreationKit_DVD|Sugar Creation Kit]]''' is a downloadable DVD which includes Mirabelle, previous versions of Sugar on a Stick, Activities for children, documentation, and tools. − |} − − __TOC__ − − + − |- − | − |style="border: 0; border-width: 0;" align="center" | [[File:Download Mirabell.png|center|link=http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads]] − |- − | − |If you'd like to try out Sugar on a Stick, check out the [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas Sugar on a Stick Spin Page] - it's where our software downloads, installation and usage instructions, and support information lives. − + − Line 41:
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[[Category:Live USB]]
[[Category:Live USB]]
[[Category:Sugar on a Stick]]
[[Category:Sugar on a Stick]]
== What is Sugar on a Stick? ==
{{TeamHeader|Sugar on a Stick|home=Project Home|xbgColor=ffe792}}__NOTOC__</noinclude>
==What is Sugar on a Stick?==
{{:Sugar on a Stick/Downloads}}
=== What's new in Sugar on a Stick? ===
* '''Sugar version 0.110.0'''
*: More information about this version at [[0.110/Notes]].
* The current release comes with [[Fedora 27]], though Sugar on a Stick does not package all the software of other desktops.
*: See : [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/f27/release-notes/index.html Fedora 27 Release Notes].
==== Known bugs ====
* (pending input from users)
* See [[fedora:Common_F27_bugs|Common Fedora 27 bugs]]
=== Want to use Sugar on a Stick? ===
=== Want to use Sugar on a Stick? ===
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After you've tried out Sugar on a Stick, we hope you'll come back here and join our community of contributors to help us make the next release even better.
|After you've tried out Sugar on a Stick, we hope you'll come back here and join our community of contributors to help us make the next release even better.
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=== Want to contribute to Sugar on a Stick? ===
=== Want to contribute to Sugar on a Stick? ===
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== New contributors start here! ==
== New contributors start here! ==
Welcome! We're excited that you want to help us bring the Sugar Learning Platform to children around the world. No prior experience with computers or educational technology is required - in fact, we actively encourage a diversity of backgrounds, ages, and perspectives. See the [[Joining Sugar on a Stick]] page for instructions on how to get started. You may also want to check out the [http://openhatch.org/+projects/Sugar%20on%20a%20Stick Sugar on a Stick project page] on [http://openhatch.org OpenHatch], or attend one of our [[Sugar on a Stick meetings]].
Welcome! We're excited that you want to help us bring the Sugar Learning Platform to children around the world. No prior experience with computers or educational technology is required - in fact, we actively encourage a diversity of backgrounds, ages, and perspectives. See the [[Joining Sugar on a Stick]] page for instructions on how to get started.
== What can you do? ==
== What can you do? ==
* [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org Fix a bug or add a feature] to an existing Activity, to [[Development Team|sugar-core itself]], or to [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&component=SoaS&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component Sugar on a Stick]. See [[How to fix an Activity bug]] and [[How to fix a sugar-core bug]] to get started. ''Basic Python programming skills - or the desire to learn - are all that's needed.''
* [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org Fix a bug or add a feature] to an existing Activity, to [[Development Team|sugar-core itself]], or to [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&component=SoaS&order=priority&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component Sugar on a Stick]. See [[How to fix an Activity bug]] and [[How to fix a sugar-core bug]] to get started. ''Basic Python programming skills - or the desire to learn - are all that's needed.''
* [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Sugar_Activities Package Sugar Activities for Fedora]. ''If you're a [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/Join Fedora Packager] or want to become one, help in this area is something we desperately need - it's a trickier thing to learn, but rewarding once you get the hang of it.''
* [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Sugar_Activities Package Sugar Activities for Fedora]. ''If you're a [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/Join Fedora Packager] or want to become one, help in this area is something we desperately need - it's a trickier thing to learn, but rewarding once you get the hang of it.''
* [[Sugar on a Stick release process#Review|Review Activities for inclusion in the build]] - check submitted Activities against our [[SoaS Activity Criteria]] and help us choose what gets included in the next release! ''No prior experience needed - we do reviews during our [[Sugar on a Stick meetings|weekly meetings]] and will teach you how.''
* [[Sugar on a Stick release process#Review|Review Activities for inclusion in the build]] - check submitted Activities against our [[Sugar on a Stick/Activity Criteria]] and help us choose what gets included in the next release! ''No prior experience needed.''
* Have an idea for a technical feature that isn't an Activity? Check out our [[Sugar on a Stick release process#Feature process|feature process]].
* Have an idea for a technical feature that isn't an Activity? Check out our [[Sugar on a Stick release process#Feature process|feature process]].
Some things you can do to help:
Some things you can do to help:
* ''"It's a wiki: Edit away!"'' is often said in open source communities. Almost nothing is set in stone and can't be undone. So if you've got ideas how to make instructions clearer and more accessible to our users, just go for it!
* ''"It's a wiki: Edit away!"'' is often said in open source communities. Almost nothing is set in stone and can't be undone. So if you've got ideas how to make instructions clearer and more accessible, just go for it!
* We produce official documentation such as the [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/creation-kit/ Creation Kit] or the [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/customization-guide/ Customization Guide]. If you've an idea how to make them better, why don't you jump in and create a patch? Creating these nifty text files is simple - instructions live in the [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Documentation_SOP|Documentation SOP]].
* We produce official documentation such as the [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/creation-kit/ Creation Kit] or the [http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/docs/customization-guide/ Customization Guide]. If you've an idea how to make them better, why don't you jump in and create a patch? Creating these nifty text files is simple - instructions live in the [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Documentation_SOP|Documentation SOP]].
* Unofficial documentation for unsupported workarounds for [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation|installation]] and [[Sugar on a Stick/Sugar Clone|customization]] need to be edited, tested, and submitted for approval for official support. Check them out and leave comments and improvements; just jump in and edit the page.
* Unofficial documentation for unsupported workarounds for [[Sugar on a Stick/Installation|installation]] and [[Sugar on a Stick/Sugar Clone|customization]] need to be edited, tested, and submitted for approval for official support. Check them out and leave comments and improvements; just jump in and edit the page.
* [http://openhatch.org/+projects/Sugar%20on%20a%20Stick Point out starter tasks on OpenHatch] - fill in questions and ideas for beginner jobs, and point newcomers towards them.
* [http://openhatch.org/+projects/Sugar%20on%20a%20Stick Point out starter tasks on OpenHatch] - fill in questions and ideas for beginner jobs, and point newcomers towards them.
* [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas Watch for introductions on the mailing list], and send welcome emails to new contributors (copy the list, so we can see what advice a newcomer has gotten so far).
* [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas Watch for introductions on the mailing list], and send welcome emails to new contributors (copy the list, so we can see what advice a newcomer has gotten so far).
* Hang out with us on IRC: [http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=sugar #sugar]. This is the place where users join when using [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4029 IRC Activity]. Help them past initial trouble and provide instant help!
* Hang out with us on IRC: [http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=sugar #sugar]. This is where the [http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4029 IRC Activity] starts off. Help new joiners past initial questions and provide instant help!
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== What's happening? ==
== What's happening? ==
===[[Sugar on a Stick/Beta]]===
=== Meetings ===
===[[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Virtual_machines| Sugar Virtual Box Appliances]]===
* Import into VirtualBox
=== Contributor stories ===
To find out what other contributors are doing, check out [http://planet.sugarlabs.org Planet Sugar Labs], where contributors to Sugar Labs and the Sugar on a Stick project aggregate their blogs. You can also [[Sysadmin/Planet syndication request|add your own blog to the Planet]].
=== Contributor stories ===
=== <s>Meetings</s> ===
Communication through the [http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/soas Sugar on a Stick mailing list] has replaced regular meetings.
:We once had weekly meetings on IRC - see [[Sugar on a Stick meetings]] for more information, including logs from past meetings.
== Related work ==
== Related work ==
While the projects listed below are not part of Sugar on a Stick, we watch them closely and try to work with them when possible (or at least we're trying to learn!)
While the projects listed below are not part of Sugar on a Stick, we watch them closely and try to work with them when possible (or at least we're trying to learn!)
* [[Sugar_on_a_Stick/Installation/Variations#SugarCreationKit_DVD|SugarCreationKit DVD]] - Complete DVD containing all the resources required to create all 3 versions of Sugar-on-a-Stick without requiring Internet access
* For deployments lacking easy Internet access, one can turn a computer into a '''Sugar on a Stick Creation Station'''. The [[Sugar Creation Kit]] includes the materials you need to create Live USB sticks sticks and to install additional Activities, along with documentation and previous versions of Sugar on a Stick.
* Other [[:Category:Live USB|portable Sugar distributions]] - Live USB work based on other Linux distributions.
* Older [[:Category:Live USB|portable Sugar distributions]] based on other Linux distributions .
* [[The undiscoverable]] is an unofficial FAQ for tips, tricks, and solutions to common problems that may otherwise be tricky to find. These are being considered for inclusion in the official SoaS documentation.
== Previous versions and subpage index ==
== Previous versions and other subpages index ==
{{Show|Earlier versions of Sugar on a Stick can be reviewed at these pages: |{{Special:PrefixIndex/Sugar on a Stick/}}}}
{{Show|Earlier versions of Sugar on a Stick and other project pages can be reviewed at these pages: |{{Special:PrefixIndex/Sugar on a Stick/}}}}