To all --
And don't forget that whatever document format/app you
choose to use or
make, it needs to be able to allow authoring and running of
children's
graphical scripts of the Logo or Etoy type.
Cheers,
Alan
At 05:13 PM 7/11/2006, msevior physics.unimelb.edu.au
wrote:
> >
> > On 7/10/06, Ivan Krstic <krsticsolarsail.hcs.harvard.edu> wrote:
> >> Robert Staudinger wrote:
> >> > The only statement
> >> > we have is that AbiWord is considered for
the OLPC but unfortunately
> >> > we do now know if/how it is supposed to
interoperate with the planned
> >> > onboard "wiki" or
"document storage and manipulation system" in
> >> > whatever incanation.
> >>
> >> I should have a spec about this available
soon. To be perfectly level
> >> with you, and while I use Abiword and like it
quite a bit, I see any
> >> real (standalone) word processor on the Laptop
as a crutch to be removed
> >> as soon as possible in one of the next
software iterations, and in favor
> >> of a minimalistic, Writely-like in-browser
solution that directly
> >> integrates with the wiki. This is my personal
opinion, and isn't
> >> universally shared here; more details in the
spec, and I'll remember to
> >> point you to it when it's up. Until then,
excuse the brevity of the
> >> following answers.
> >
> > Thanks for speaking so frankly.
> >
> >> > what will the primary document format on
the OLPC be?
> >>
> >> Undecided, but moving quickly.
> >>
> >> > how are the stored documents accessed
(local ones, remote ones)?
> >>
> >> Will be detailed in the spec.
> >>
> >> > will documents be versioned, tracking of
changes?
> >>
> >> Fully.
> >>
> >> > are there any plans for collaborative
editing?
> >>
> >> Yes, both almost-real-time for documents, and
merge-mode for things like
> >> eBook annotations.
> >
> > That's very interesting information.
> >
>
>For your information, AbiWord has a total real-time
collaborative editing
>feature under heavy evelopment (like sub-ethaedit but
which handles all
>word-processor features). This extends to the ability to
update documents
>on a remote server also in real time. In other words,
we're planning to
>leap-frog Writely. The time-frame for stabilizing these
developments is
>similar to the OLPC. Erik's work can continue in
parallel with no worry of
>interference.
>
>Does OLPC plan to have an IM feature? I ask because we
use XMPP to connect
>our collaborative sessions, but we we can use a diferent
protocol for the
>OLPC if needed.
>
>Anyway, we'll keep you informed and you can watch our
progress.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Martin Sevior
>
> > Best,
> > Rob
> >
>
>
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