Fwd: Re: FW: Python Aboriginal ebooks for 3K OLPC laptops

[Xavier Barker]

Hi,

I was technical lead on the OLPC project for Nauru.  I'm happy to help
how I can.  I do remember starting up a similar project in Nauruan - i
can check the progress.  I don't think you need to rewrite the code.  I think you can use existing tools to make your content readable.
Cheers,
Xavier

  30/03/10 11:25 AM, Gail Woods wrote:
>  Hi all
>  I wonder if the list can help here...?
>  Please see below.
>
>
>  Gail Woods
>  Lecturer B
>  Centre for Australian Languages and Linguistics
>  Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
>  PO Box 9170, Alice Springs, NT, 0871
>  t:  08 8951 8354
>  f:  08 8951 8300
>  e:  gail.woods at batchelor.edu.au
>
>
>
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>  From: Dennis J<dennisj at fastmail.com.au>
>  Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:53:44 +0930
>  To: Margaret Carew<margaret.carew at batchelor.edu.au>, Gail Woods
>  <gail.woods at batchelor.edu.au>
>  Subject: Fwd: Python Aboriginal ebooks for 3K OLPC laptops
>
>  Gail, Margaret,
>
>  FYI. Bit of techy language below, but the gist of it is...
>
>  "We will have 3000 green machines ("netbook" style small laptops) for
>  primary school children that we would like to load with Aboriginal
>  readers..." "...digitise Aboriginal readers by
>  inserting text, music and speech in various Aboriginal languages."
>
>  Dennis
>
>
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>  From: ninti at internode.on.net
>  To: aslug at lists.linux.org.au
>  Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:08:01 +1030
>  Subject: [Aslug] Fwd: Python Aboriginal ebooks for 3K OLPC laptops
>
>
>  Hi All
>
>  Currently I work for NTDET with the OLPC XO Fedora based laptops.
>  Previously I have been teaching in very remote Aboriginal  communities
>  for 12 years. I have also completed MIT at CSU.  We will have 3000
>  green machines for primary school children that we would like to load
>  with Aboriginal readers. Presently Gcompris is the most efficient
>  working literacy software on the XO . It is made in Python. I would
>  like to use it as a template to digitise Aboriginal readers by
>  inserting text, music and speech in various Aboriginal languages.
>
>  The author suggested that I edit the source code. As I don't know
>  Python, I am looking for someone who could help me to edit the source
>  code to my needs.  Gcompris can be downloaded from
>  http://gcompris.net/-en-
>
>  I have joined the ASLUG list.
>
>  Kind regards
>
>  Krys
>
>
>
>
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