Comments on: BookSprint – results! http://justwriteclick.com/2008/09/01/booksprint-results/ Documentation as conversation Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:58:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Robert Braxton http://justwriteclick.com/2008/09/01/booksprint-results/comment-page-1/#comment-5665 Robert Braxton Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:34:52 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/?p=447#comment-5665 Anne, deepest thanks for all the great work! Our very small group was in Kenya between July 2 and July 22 taking six of the "Get" XO systems to a primary school where we concentrated on training three teachers where there were over 400 students through "standard" eight. Now working to get in touch with other Kenya projects for this November and we have a larger group of about twenty going back in July 2009 (we hope with additional XO units). I am tech (support) guru in our very small group and the majority of requests were for manuals (by the people on the U.S.A. side). Paper and printing are rare where we have been going for 20 years, electricity having been connected after our 1996 summer work camp. This is church-sponsored. Anne, deepest thanks for all the great work! Our very small group was in Kenya between July 2 and July 22 taking six of the “Get” XO systems to a primary school where we concentrated on training three teachers where there were over 400 students through “standard” eight. Now working to get in touch with other Kenya projects for this November and we have a larger group of about twenty going back in July 2009 (we hope with additional XO units). I am tech (support) guru in our very small group and the majority of requests were for manuals (by the people on the U.S.A. side). Paper and printing are rare where we have been going for 20 years, electricity having been connected after our 1996 summer work camp. This is church-sponsored.

]]> By: James http://justwriteclick.com/2008/09/01/booksprint-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4791 James Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:45:28 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/?p=447#comment-4791 Hi, I found your blog on this new directory of WordPress Blogs at blackhatbootcamp.com/listofwordpressblogs. I dont know how your blog came up, must have been a typo, i duno. Anyways, I just clicked it and here I am. Your blog looks good. Have a nice day. James. Hi, I found your blog on this new directory of WordPress Blogs at blackhatbootcamp.com/listofwordpressblogs. I dont know how your blog came up, must have been a typo, i duno. Anyways, I just clicked it and here I am. Your blog looks good. Have a nice day. James.

]]> By: Free Libre Open Source Software Offers Documentation http://justwriteclick.com/2008/09/01/booksprint-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4580 Free Libre Open Source Software Offers Documentation Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:27:25 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/?p=447#comment-4580 [...] for kids, parents, and teachers using the XO laptop and Sugar operating system. We recently held a BookSprint in Austin, Texas, to create even more content to improve adoption rates and make the goal of the $100 laptop for [...] [...] for kids, parents, and teachers using the XO laptop and Sugar operating system. We recently held a BookSprint in Austin, Texas, to create even more content to improve adoption rates and make the goal of the $100 laptop for [...]

]]> By: Flossmanuals.net: A New Wiki Help Authoring/Publishing Tool Hybrid | I'd Rather Be Writing - Tom Johnson http://justwriteclick.com/2008/09/01/booksprint-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3874 Flossmanuals.net: A New Wiki Help Authoring/Publishing Tool Hybrid | I'd Rather Be Writing - Tom Johnson Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:52:28 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/?p=447#comment-3874 [...] Gentle is one of the go-to people for information on Flossmanuals. You can read the results of their “booksprint” (a long documentation writing party) on Anne’s [...] [...] Gentle is one of the go-to people for information on Flossmanuals. You can read the results of their “booksprint” (a long documentation writing party) on Anne’s [...]

]]> By: Charles http://justwriteclick.com/2008/09/01/booksprint-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3792 Charles Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:09:33 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/?p=447#comment-3792 Hi Anne, I discussed the Booksprint article with Tom Johnson in his new podcast: http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/05/podcast-whats-new-in-the-field-of-technical-communication/ I'm really proud of your team by the way, and what you've accomplished. I think this type of collaboration is revolutionary and innovative in supporting open source projects. Hi Anne,

I discussed the Booksprint article with Tom Johnson in his new podcast:
http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/05/podcast-whats-new-in-the-field-of-technical-communication/

I’m really proud of your team by the way, and what you’ve accomplished. I think this type of collaboration is revolutionary and innovative in supporting open source projects.

]]> By: annegentle http://justwriteclick.com/2008/09/01/booksprint-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3789 annegentle Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:46:13 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/?p=447#comment-3789 Hi Tony - You won't have to wait long! OLPC will offer the G1G1 (Give 1, Get 1) again this fall, and the neatest part is, it will include online user assistance written at the BookSprint. Docs rock! But wait, there's more! :) You might want to run Sugar, the kid's operating system from OLPC, on the Asus EEE hardware, or on an old laptop you've got laying around. There's a downloadable file on wiki.sugarlabs.org and my husband made a USB stick with Sugar on it the other night - runs on our hand-me-down Dell laptop (although the Internet doesn't work, so we're still troubleshooting that.) :) Anyway, thanks for the note and for showing your support of the project. Hi Tony – You won’t have to wait long! OLPC will offer the G1G1 (Give 1, Get 1) again this fall, and the neatest part is, it will include online user assistance written at the BookSprint. Docs rock!

But wait, there’s more! :) You might want to run Sugar, the kid’s operating system from OLPC, on the Asus EEE hardware, or on an old laptop you’ve got laying around. There’s a downloadable file on wiki.sugarlabs.org and my husband made a USB stick with Sugar on it the other night – runs on our hand-me-down Dell laptop (although the Internet doesn’t work, so we’re still troubleshooting that.) :)

Anyway, thanks for the note and for showing your support of the project.

]]> By: Tony Chung http://justwriteclick.com/2008/09/01/booksprint-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3700 Tony Chung Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:54:26 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/?p=447#comment-3700 Hi Anne, I think it's wonderful that you get to be involved with this project. Do let me know if and when OLPC offers the buy one local/send one abroad program again. I want to get each of my kids either one of these green laptops or a Linux-based Asus EEE. Cheers, Tony Hi Anne,

I think it’s wonderful that you get to be involved with this project. Do let me know if and when OLPC offers the buy one local/send one abroad program again. I want to get each of my kids either one of these green laptops or a Linux-based Asus EEE.

Cheers,
Tony

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