<div dir="ltr">Well, looks like "no dice" at work.  I can help burn CDs at home if the decision is for everyone to do a couple.<br><br>Oh...hello everyone.  I'm a newbie to the group.  I look forward to helping out on projects like these.<br clear="all"> <br>Parrish<br> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Mike Lee <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:curiouslee@gmail.com">curiouslee@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div dir="ltr"><div>I was confused too. 50 LiveCDs would be fine for OLPC LCDC. I will have business cards and flyers.</div> <div> </div> <div>Word I got from between the cubicles at OLPC Headquarters when I was there two weeks ago was more like October or November for start of another G1G1. But hopefully they will announce by TPFF. </div> <div> </div> <div>I may even make a special sign that says "NO LAPTOPS FOR SALE TODAY, keep checking <a href="http://laptop.org" target="_blank">laptop.org</a>." In the events I've done, that question gets asked pretty much all the time.</div> <div> </div><font color="#888888"> <div>Mike<br><br></div></font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Kevin Cole <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dc.loco@gmail.com" target="_blank">dc.loco@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div>On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 08:56, Parrish Swann <<a href="mailto:parrish.swann@gmail.com" target="_blank">parrish.swann@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> I ask because I may be able to pull a string or two at my job to get some<br> > CDs pressed.  No guarantees, but I might be able to.  I don't know if I'll<br>> get 180, but we'll see.<br><br></div>No, no, no.  No need to go to that extreme. That's going to be some<br>serious overkill for OLPC Learning Club.  I was thinking more like<br> 50-60.<br><br>a) this will be the first year for OLPC LCDC at Takoma Park.  It took<br>Ubuntu LoCo two tries to build to 180 CDs.<br>b) most people who already have a computer would probably feel that<br>turning it into the equivalent of an XO laptop is a step backwards,<br> unless they're into innovative ways to teach young children or they're<br>geeks.<br><br>(I suppose there's always the "Oh, free shit? Gimme, even if I don't<br>know what the heck it is." mentality, but I'd hate to waste materials<br> and labor, not to mention the environmental impact of just generating<br>more landfill material.  If people get home, try it once and throw it<br>out, that's no good.)<br><br>Mike, any word on G1G1?  'Twould be nice if that were a definite for<br> TPFF, cuz you know the interested will be asking "Where can I get<br>one?" and telling them "eBay," sorta sucks.  ;-)<br><br>P.S. If it wasn't clear, we've already got enough Ubuntu CD's to cover<br> TPFF.  I was only referring to the OLPC Live CD's.<br> <div> <div></div> <div><br>>> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 01:20, Parrish Swann <<a href="mailto:parrish.swann@gmail.com" target="_blank">parrish.swann@gmail.com</a>><br>>> wrote:<br>>> > How many discs need to be burned?<br> >><br>>> Excellent question... No idea.  The 1st year at TPFF we (Ubuntu LoCo<br>>> and Ubuntu Linux) were pretty much complete unknowns. Last year, we<br>>> distributed around 180 Ubuntu CD's.<br> >><br>>> I've got our group covered again for this year.  But I imagine OLPC<br>>> Live CD's will be sort of where we were three years ago, and won't<br>>> have the benefit of nice packaging, unlike us.<br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div>