Bueno feliz navidad a todo el mundo, desde El Salvador con mucho cariño para todos!! que pasen bien amigos.

Estar en México era una gran oportunidad para acercar lazos con nuestros amigos de comunidades amigas, en este caso el hecho de estar en México suponía que estaría en tierras del compañero Fetova amigo con el cual ya tengo un buen tiempo de hablar por la matrix,  pues mediante el canal IRC #ubuntu-mx nos hemos coordinado para llevar a cabo una pequeña reunión a donde pudiéramos ubuntear en este caso se preparo una Ubuntu Pizza Bash en casa de Fetova, en ella estuvimos empatados 2 -2 en representación, pude compartir con el amigo Toluxero a quien ya le había conocido en la #cpartyMx  y también el amigo Jomagu que nos acompaño.

Hemos discutido algunos temas muy importantes los cuales nos sirven para seguir trabajando cada vez con mayor motivación y empeño, parte importante de nuestra ubunteada fue las comunidades locales, hablamos de los nacimientos y la estructura que se cuenta para el desarrollo de eventos y administrar los recursos.

Este próximo sábado 5 de diciembre estaré nuevamente en México y tendremos la primera “parrillada Ubuntera” por allá andaremos, será un gusto compartir con ustedes !

The picture above shows the students from Los Chilamates who have been attending Saturday XO classes at la Universidad Evangelica de El Salvador.

Classes have been proceeding well, and I’ll report back with more details as soon as I have them.  My son, Louis, will be heading to El Salvador on December 17 to help with the project.  I’ll be sending detailed reports back from Chalatenango during his visit.

Louis’s goals for the project during his visit include:

1. Bring two mini computers running Ubuntu Karmic for the lab.
2. Get a router working so that multiple computers can connect to the Internet at the same time.
3. Organize at least 2 classes with the 5 teenage activists in the project using the networked computers.
4. Jump start work on the website.

Scratch on Ubuntu

In related news, there is now a PPA (personal package archive) with the latest Scratch available on Launchpad.  The project is located here.  It works like a charm!  I’ve been using wine to run the windows version, but midi functions like playing notes and instruments never worked this way.  Now it does, and having a native version makes saving and finding projects a lot easier as well.

Since I will also need Scratch running on the Fedora 12 machines we have in the lab for Sugar development, I needed an rpm.  Sabastian Dzaillas, maintainer of the Fedora EDU spin, suggested I try using alien.  I did, and it worked!

Email me if you want a copy of the rpm.  I want to find a place to post it, but I’m still not sure about the licensing issues.  It works, but it still needs a bit of love to get rid of the errors that are reported during installation.

Jeff Elkner

http://proyectojuanchacon.blogspot.com/2009/11/update-from-los-chilamates.html

En la recién pasada Campus Party tuve el gusto de conocer a John Hall muy conocido dentro del mundo del Software Libre.

Hablo acerca del software Libre como modelo de negocios y explico algunos de los fundamentos por los cuales el Software Libre es mejor opción para el desarrollo.

Este enlace es una entrevista que le hicieron a Maddog en una campusparty

Cerro de las Pavas

Its principal tourist attraction from Cojutepeque is Cerro de las Pavas, from which the lake of Ilopango, the volcano of San Vicente, and the Valley of Jiboa can be seen.

The peak known as Cerro de las Pavas can be reached via two roads from Cojutepeque: one for cars, the other a zigzagging path for pedestrians.

In 1924, Governor Fidel Novoa began an improvement program for the peak and built the park known as Parque de Montaña. During the administration of President Oscar Osorio, the pathways leading to the peak were improved thanks to the efforts of the poet Raúl Contreras.

There is a grotto on the peak that displays an image of the Our Lady of Fátima. A pilgrimage to this grotto occurs in May and is a major religious festival in El Salvador.

(i’m  koala in this picture)

Our Karmic Koala party, Ubuntu El Salvador Team

More about Karmic Koala: http://decacross.org/blog/2009/10/ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/

Balboa, natural park

Balboa is a Natural Park with a complete and abundant area of vegetation, one of the main ecological reservoirs in El Salvador.

In Balboa there are many entertainment areas where you can practice skating, soccer fields, bike lanes, kids playground, a castle, a labyrinth, among others. There is also a wide dining area where you can enjoy the delicious pupusas with all sort of ingredients, made in a clean environment. The Maiz (corn) food court is a place you shouldn’t miss, where many dishes made from corn are served.

The park is visited by many people especially during the weekends because of the many cultural and sport activities organized.

Balboa was opened to public in 1949, and it has a fresh cool climate at 1070 m above sea level; scenic views, rocky formations, and coffee plantations, some stone monuments that resemble parts of our culture.

The Puerta del Diablo (Devil’s Doorway) a beautiful natural rocky formation can be observed from the park, with its pathways and natural sight spots.

More about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Salvador

Salvadorean Food, Riguas.