OLPC Fork Sugar On a Stick Goes 1.0 146
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from the one-easily-lost-usb-stick-per-child dept.
from the one-easily-lost-usb-stick-per-child dept.
Marten writes "It was more than a year ago that Walter Bender left OLPC and started SugarLabs.org. Now, the first version of the new project has been released. Sugar on a Stick is a USB drive that runs on Mac and PC-style hardware. 'The open-source education software developed for the "$100 laptop" can now be loaded onto a $5 USB stick to give aging PCs and Macs a new interface and custom educational software.' Bender said, 'What we are doing is taking a bunch of old machines that barely run Windows 2000, and turning them into something interesting and useful for essentially zero cost. It becomes a whole new computer running off the USB key; we can breathe new life into millions of decrepit old machines.'"
Re:Um, (Score:4, Funny)
If this is your goal why not try to have it be "sugar on a disk" thats going to be infinitely easier than "sugar on a stick".
Or a compromise between the two.
And no, I don't mean "sugar on a stisk".
Wait for it...
Suger is like drugs? (Score:5, Funny)
http://www.sugarlabs.org/index.php?template=page&page=learners [sugarlabs.org]
Careful! (Score:2, Funny)
A word of caution. In the U.S., asking for sugar on your stick is only legal in Nevada and Rhode Island. [sexwork.com]
Re:Suger is like drugs? (Score:5, Funny)
Going by the pictures I would keep this away from children: http://www.sugarlabs.org/index.php?template=page&page=learners [sugarlabs.org]
Arrrgh. I need to dim the lights, put on some Pink Floyd and look at that comic strip again.
Re:Um, (Score:3, Funny)
That's not what they mean by "Think of the children!" you pervert!
Shiny? (Score:3, Funny)
> Bender said, 'we can breathe new life into millions of decrepit old machines.'
If it doesn't work, I wonder if we can bite his shiny metal ass?
Re:Does he really think schools are going to do it (Score:1, Funny)
Because omnipotence got really boring after you developed air conditioners.
Anyone know where I can get a 30,000km wide magnifying glass?
God
Re:Old computers boot from USB? YES! (Score:3, Funny)
Yes, you can use Sugar on a Stick with your old PC that doesn't support booting from a USB drive. In this case in addition to the thumb drive you need to make a "helper CD". Your system boots off the helper CD but all the data goes on the thumb drive. This is not just a Live CD to try out Sugar; it's a system children can actually use to do all their work. It's quite impressive and I encourage all Slashdot readers to try it out.