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Line 1: − Benjamin M. Schwartz has proposed a taxonomy for the various Sugar components to remedy an ongoing naming problem.+ − "I think Sugar has a naming problem. There are a lot of different digital − objects being produced by this project, and referring to all of them as − Sugar is becoming increasingly confusing. For example, the discussion − about "Sugar on Windows" has been all but incomprehensible, because each − author means something entirely different by the term "Sugar". Similarly, − the recent proposals for "inclusion in Sugar" are extremely confusing, − since these components will not be required to run Sugar. − "To resolve this, I am going to attempt to list a number of important,+ − distinct digital objects that this work has produced. I will also+ − introduce cutesy codenames. I hope that the Sugar developers will adopt a+ − clear set of distinct names, and I do not care if they choose these names+ − or other names." − ==Sweet: The abstract design of the interface==+ − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − + − and behavior, independent of any code actually implementing this style.+ − The mockups at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Designs represent this+ − component's second major release, or perhaps 2.0-alpha.+ + − + − + Line 36:
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Line 66: − ==Sucrose: The interface, plus a set of demonstration activities==+ − ''("table sugar", the kind you buy in the store. It consists of glucose and fructose, combined)''+ − Description: Sucrose consists of both Glucose and Fructose. It therefore+ − represents a complete example Sugar environment, ready to be installed − through a package manager. The purpose of Sucrose is so that prospective − deployers can install the "sugar-sucrose" package, and immediately say − "Wow! Look at all the cool capabilities that this system has!". − − ==Ribose: The base Linux distribution being used by Sugar== − − Line 68:
Line 78: − + − ''(starch is composed of multiple sugars bonded together)''+ − Description: We often distribute complete disk images for Sugar, ready to+ − boot. These images are composed of multiple elements of the above stack. − ~ For example, the current Joyride images are composed of Ribose (the − non-graphical work) and Glucose (the shell) but not Fructose (the activity − package). Each image series should be named separately, to minimize − confusion. For cutesy codenames, we could have a development build − ("glycogen", a starch used to produce Glucose) and a stable build − ("cellulose", an extremely stable starch). + + + + − + − − − +---------------------------------------------------------------+ − | SWEET: The abstract design of the interface | − | | − +---------------------------------------------------------------+ − − +---------------------------------------------------------------+ − | STARCH: A complete disk image for Sugar | − | | − | +---------------------------------------------------------+ | − | | SUCROSE: The interface, plus a set | | − | | of demonstration activities | | − | | | | − | | +------------------------------+ +--------------------+ | | − | | | FRUCTOSE: A set of demo | | | | | − | | | activities | | | | | − | | | | | | | | − | | +------------------------------+ | | | | − | | +--------------------------------+ | | | − | | | GLUCOSE: The base Sugar environment | | | − | | | | | | − | | +-----------------------------------------------------+ | | − | +---------------------------------------------------------+ | − | | − | +--------------------------------------------------------+ | − | | OPERATING SYSTEM +-----------------+ | | − | | | RIBOSE | | | − | | | | | | − | | +-----------------+ | | − | +--------------------------------------------------------+ | − +---------------------------------------------------------------+ − − +---------------------------------------------------------------+ − | HARDWARE | − | | − +---------------------------------------------------------------+ − − Note: See discussion for details about the OS/Ribose stacking − − Current implementations of Sugar elements can be found at [[Supported systems]] − − − ===Lead acetate: An implementation of Sweet on Windows=== − − ''(often called '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_of_lead sugar of lead]''', lead acetate tastes better than sugar but isn't good for children)'' − − Description: "Lead acetate" is the proposed implementation − of Sweet on Windows XP. Lead acetate may provide better performance − than Glucose, but it is obsolete and − [http://www.healthychildrenproject.org/pdf/PPLEAD.pdf toxic to young brains]. − It causes learning disability, behavioral tendencies − toward violence, and even brain damage. − − :I know this is tongue-in-cheek, but how about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy aspartame] - once thought better than sugar, but possibly connected with brain tumors... --[[User:Morgs|Morgs]] 11:44, 17 May 2008 (UTC) − − ===Honey: activities developed by 'in the wild' vendors=== − − ''a sweet fluid made by bees, mostly Fructose'' − − Description: Activities that are packaged by outside developers, sometimes ports of activities to Sugar from other OS. It might enhance Sugar and the Sweet experience, but "honey frequently contains dormant endospores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which can be dangerous to infants" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey Wikipedia]. − ~ For example, Skype, printer capability, IM software − : as a former beekeeper I can tell you that not all honey is organic, though we all wish it were so (antibiotics taint a lot of it, especially in developing countries) [[User:Yamaplos|Yamaplos]] 15:04, 17 May 2008 (UTC) − ===One-liners===+ − − <sub>Kevin Cole</sub> − + − + − <sub>Yama Ploskonka</sub> − ''Molasses: a beta, unfinished release of Sugar''+ − + − + + + + + + + + − ''How sweet it is!'' <sub>Jackie Gleason</sub>+ − ''Insulin: what Microsoft needs to make Sugar go away.'' <sub>davewa</sub>+
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== The SUGAR stack: ==
[[Image:Sugar Taxonomy.png|400px]]
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*''Note: See discussion for details about the OS/Ribose stacking''
*Current implementations of Sugar elements can be found at [[Supported systems]]
''(the taste of sugar)''
==Stack Components==
===Starch(es): A complete disk image for Sugar===
''(starch is composed of multiple sugars bonded together)''
Description: We often distribute complete disk images for Sugar, ready to
boot. These images are composed of multiple elements of the above stack.
Each image series should be named separately, to minimize confusion. For cutesy codenames, we could have a development build ("glycogen", a starch used to produce Glucose) and a stable build ("cellulose", an extremely stable starch).
* In July 2010, Paraguay Educa chose the name '''[[Dextrose|Dextrose]]''' (approximately acronymized from "DEployments' Xo OS") for their release of Sugar 0.88 on Fedora 11 for XO laptops ([http://www.mail-archive.com/marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg01213.html announcement]). The molecule [[wikipedia:Dextrose|Dextrose]] is the dextrorotatory form of glucose or D-glucose, the sugar in blood and other living systems. So, it represents a vital infusion for the project.
===Honey: activities developed by 'in the wild' vendors===
''a sweet fluid made by bees, mostly Fructose''
Description: Activities that are packaged by outside developers, sometimes ports of activities to Sugar from other OS. It might enhance Sugar and the Sweet experience, but "honey frequently contains dormant endospores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which can be dangerous to infants" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey Wikipedia].
~ For example, Skype, printer capability, IM software
: as a former beekeeper I can tell you that not all honey is organic, though we all wish it were so (antibiotics taint a lot of it, especially in developing countries) [[User:Yamaplos|Yamaplos]] 15:04, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
===Sucrose: The interface, plus a set of demonstration activities===
''("table sugar", the kind you buy in the store. It consists of glucose and fructose, combined)''
Description: "Sweet" is the abstract design of the interface's appearance
Description: Sucrose consists of both Glucose and Fructose. It therefore
represents a complete example Sugar environment, ready to be installed
through a package manager. The purpose of Sucrose is so that prospective
deployers can install the "sugar-sucrose" package, and immediately say
"Wow! Look at all the cool capabilities that this system has!".
==Glucose: The base Sugar environment==
===Glucose: The base Sugar environment===
''(the fundamental, simple sugar used by all life forms)''
''(the fundamental, simple sugar used by all life forms)''
Description: Glucose is the minimal system that must be added to a
Description: Glucose is the minimal system that must be added to a
standard Linux distribution in order to enable Activities to run. This
standard GNU/Linux distribution in order to enable Activities to run. This
includes all the python code and graphics files that implement the shell,
includes all the python code and graphics files that implement the shell,
as well as the Journal. Glucose's dependencies may include xorg-server,
as well as the Journal. Glucose's dependencies may include xorg-server,
except those like the Journal that are non-optional.
except those like the Journal that are non-optional.
==Fructose: A set of demonstration activities==
===Fructose: The set of demonstration activities===
''(the main sugar in fruit, which is how we're supposed to get our sugar)''
''(the main sugar in fruit, which is how we're supposed to get our sugar)''
their own Activity sets.
their own Activity sets.
See [[Development_Team/Release/Modules#Fructose]].
===Ribose: The operating system components developed for Sugar===
''(the sugar used by all life forms to control their hardware, in the form of RNA. It's important, but not sweet)''
''(the sugar used by all lifeforms to control their hardware, in the form of RNA. It's important, but not sweet)''
Description: Ribose is the set of hardware-centric software components
Description: Ribose is the set of hardware-centric software components
to install Glucose if it has not yet been installed.
to install Glucose if it has not yet been installed.
==Starch(es): A complete disk image for Sugar==
== Related concepts ==
===Sweet: The abstract design of the experience===
''(the taste of sugar)''
Description: "Sweet" is the abstract design of the interface's appearance
and behavior, independent of any code actually implementing this design, and by extension—the learner experience.
The mockups at [[Design Team/Designs]] represent this
component's second major release, or perhaps 2.0-alpha.
== The SUGAR stack: block diagram view==
===Galactose: a future Sugar base designed for alternate computing forms===
==Deepening the concept==
''(an [[wikipedia:epimer|epimer]] of Glucose, a component of lactose, milk sugar, for the Milky Way galaxy of computing forms searching for something sweet)''
''So you're saying Sugar is now suite? ''
''Caramel: a "feature freeze" on Sucrose''
Description: A hypothetical new Sugar variation that begins to support Learner collaboration with the super nova of new computing forms, especially the [[wikipedia:Template:Mobile_operating_systems|mobile operating systems]], such as, [[wikipedia:Android_(operating_system)#Linux_compatibility|Android]], [[wikipedia:WebOS#Platform|webOS]], [[wikipedia:MeeGo#Technical_foundations|MeeGo]], [[wikipedia:IOS_(Apple)#Development|iOS]], [[wikipedia:Windows_Phone_7#Development|Phone 7]], etc. There is trend towards ubiquitous computing that inspires Learners to great expectations. It will require us to develop clever new [[wikipedia:Monosaccharide_nomenclature|aldoses]], like our XO's Ribose, to meet our children's demand for seamless collaboration without discrimination in their [[wikipedia:J._C._R._Licklider#Global_computer_network |Galactic Neighborhood]].
''Diabetic OS: an OS that cannot handle Sugar yet''
: See these threads: [http://www.mail-archive.com/fonc@vpri.org/msg01775.html Fundamentals of New Computing] & [http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg10877.html It's An Education Project (For Sugar Everywhere, ...)]
==Humour / One-liners==
''High Fructose Corn Syrup: Apparently similar, but made of patented materials''
* Lead acetate: An implementation of Sweet on Windows. Sweeter than sugar, but [http://www.healthychildrenproject.org/pdf/PPLEAD.pdf toxic to young brains].
<sub>Morgan Collett</sub>
* ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy aspartame] - once thought better than sugar, but possibly connected with brain tumors''<sub>[[User:Morgs|Morgs]] 11:44, 17 May 2008 (UTC)</sub>
* ''So you're saying Sugar is now suite? ''<sub>Kevin Cole</sub>
* ''Caramel: a "feature freeze" on Sucrose''
* ''Diabetic OS: an OS that cannot handle Sugar yet'' <sub>Yama Ploskonka</sub>
* ''Molasses: a beta, unfinished release of Sugar''
* ''High Fructose Corn Syrup: Apparently similar, but made of patented materials'' <sub>Morgan Collett</sub>
* ''How sweet it is!'' <sub>Jackie Gleason</sub>
* ''Insulin: what Microsoft needs to make Sugar go away.'' <sub>davewa</sub>
== Glossary ==
See [[Glossary]].