The OLPC (or One Laptop Per Child) project includes putting bundles of information onto the XO laptop, so that users have access to information without even having internet access.
When the OLPC's XO laptops are delivered to children around the world, they have a selection of content pre-installed. This includes content in their own language and other languages; it includes:
- content that we would easily recognize as educational material;
- games; and
- knowledge about wellbeing, sustainability, making efficient use of resources, and building resilient communities.
It is in the last category that Appropedia acts as a gathering point for knowledge. For Appropedia's work on contributing bundles, see Appropedia's OLPC content bundle.
How to contribute
So you want to contribute to contribute to the OLPC content bundles, and want to know how?
- Use an open license for your work. All content that is pre-installed on XOs must have a open license - usually this is CC-BY-SA or CC-BY but there are other acceptable licenses.Cite error: Closing
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- gives it more visibity, and gives access to a wider group of readers and contributors, besides XO users.
- avoids the technical details of making your own bundle.
- invites contributions to develop the content is further.
Notes
Interwiki links
- OLPC:Bundles - the OLPC wiki's page on bundles.