Openmoko OpenLab Opens the Path for Open Learning [LWN.net]

From:		Pat Meier-Johnson <patmeier-AT-patmeier.com>
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Subject:		Openmoko OpenLab Opens the Path for Open Learning
Date:		Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:03:24 -0400 (EDT)
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PRESS RELEASE
September 15, 2008
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For Immediate Release
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Openmoko OpenLab Opens the Path for Open Learning
Openmoko, the leading open source mobile phone maker, launches OpenLab for students
at Tsing Hua University; plans to expand curriculum to universities worldwide
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - September 15, 2008 -- Renowned National Tsing Hua University of
 Taiwan has decided Openmoko will be used as a major teaching and researching platform
in its curriculum. Openmoko is an open source mobile communications platform that
empowers people to customize their phone, much like a computer, in any way they 
see fit.
Starting this coming semester students at the university will have the opportunity
to work at Openmoko's OpenLab on campus at Tsing Hua.  The full lesson plans take
students from powering on the device to writing complete mobile applications. All
content developed during the course as well as the course content itself is released
under a creative commons share-alike license.
A hub for research and student interaction, OpenLab will enable students to research
and work in an electronics environment to develop their own projects based on Openmoko
software and hardware,
National Tsing Hua University of Taiwan's announcement of this first step in Openmoko
education was hailed as the beginning of a welcome trend by teachers and educators.
"We're very glad to get Openmoko as our major mobile platform for researching," 
said Prof. King, from National Tsing Hua University, "we're going to put Openmoko
in our school courses for the coming semester."
Three of Prof. King's students, who joined Openmoko for a summer internship program,
now offer their projects on Google Code for download. The OpenLab will enable more
students to actively explore their skills and creativity. "The lab is great, and
 we have Neo FreeRunner phones right at our students' fingertips," said Jyuo-Min-Shyu,
Dean, College of Electronic Engineering and Computer Sciences.
The current relationship with Tsing Hua University is definitely just the beginning
of a unique and creative period in education. Openmoko, the company that makes open
source mobile products, has been venturing into the field of education over the 
last six months.
Openmoko's motto "Open. Mobile. Free." could soon become the mantra of students 
as plans to popularize Openmoko education around the country and the world unfold.
Prof. King will be working with the groundbreaking company towards this goal.
"The future of Openmoko rests with the imaginations of developers and innovators,
and students are an important part of the Openmoko community.  We will provide e-courseware
to the world in the near future," said Openmoko CEO, Sean Moss-Pultz.
About Openmoko
Openmoko is the commercial and community driven effort with a mission to create 
open mobile products that empower developers and consumers to personalize their 
devices, much like a computer, in any way they see fit. Openmoko is dedicated to
 helping innovators bring freedom and flexibility to consumer electronics and vertical
market devices.  For the latest information about Openmoko, visit www.Openmoko.com.
Press Contacts:
Company Contact:
Steven Mosher
Vice President Marketing
steve@openmoko.com
408.313.9284
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Openmoko OpenLab Opens the Path for Open Learning

Posted Sep 16, 2008 22:43 UTC (Tue) by ericc72 (guest, #41737) [Link]

For someone like me who is not versed in these things, what is wrong with it? I am not questioning that it isn't bad, I just want some insight into what is bad about it so I can learn.

Thanks,
Eric

Openmoko OpenLab Opens the Path for Open Learning

Posted Sep 17, 2008 5:57 UTC (Wed) by jamesh (guest, #1159) [Link]

Usually a block diagram shows the layering of a design -- which blocks depend on other blocks and which ones sit in parallel. That diagram seems to be pretty random:

It has D-Bus sitting above a bunch of things that depend on it and things that are independent of it (e.g. Avahi usually runs on the D-Bus system bus). Furthermore, the programs in the "applications" box do not rely on D-Bus to communicate with all the components in the lower boxes.
There doesn't seem to be much commonality between components inside the "framework" and "libraries" boxes. Some are graphical, so should be sitting above X or GTK. And I'm not sure why pulseaudio is in the libraries box.
The columns to the left and right look decorative. How does python-etk depend on the JVM.