<div dir="ltr">50-60 sound reasonable. I'll see what happens when I talk to my coworker.<br>
<br><br><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">dc.loco@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 class="Ih2E3d">On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 08:56, Parrish Swann <<a href="mailto:parrish.swann@gmail.com">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>
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>> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 01:20, Parrish Swann <<a href="mailto:parrish.swann@gmail.com">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>
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