January 2004 - openSUSE Edu - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Rolling out software
by Ben Higginbottom 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

>How do people manage their large installs? Silent >install scripts? I'm new to this but I think this >issue is possibly the show stopper in terms of >convincing management they don't need to be locked in >to proprietory companies. Take a look at AutoYaST: http://www.suse.de/~nashif/autoinstall/ Other options to consider are Norton Ghost (but your limited to using Ext2/3) or Clone In regard to CC3, North Manchester CLC went down that routewhen they were first set up, and apparently ripped out an active directory system because they couldnt get the policies to work, recently I've heared that that system too is in the process of being removed as well, so clearly isnt all that good or far too restrictive (imagine my surprize :) regards, Ben (currently spending half his week trying to keep a connect 2/win 98 system going a few months longer)

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Ximian
by Paul Taylor 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

Hi all: Has anyone managed to get Ximian working from download? I have tried on 2 machines at home with 9.0 and both times it downloads fine and installs to about 99.9999% and then crashes out saying that x file is not compatable. Also, at school my colleague has tried to install it on a test machine and with the proxy it downloads about 60% and then says "IO - Soup error". I assume this is security related but I'm not sure on more than that. That machine will not do online updates as in the error log it says that there is no public key for gnpgp. Is that related to Soup? Paul Ps If Michael Brown is reading, my e-mails are bouncing back as spam and my calls are not getting through. I need to order 5-10 NICs from you but need to know the price for the finance manager. Can you let me know on this e-mail address or ptaylor(a)writhlington.bathnes.sch.uk please. -- ポール, 美弥子 & 小雪

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Ximian
by Ben Higginbottom 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

>Has anyone managed to get Ximian working from download? I have tried on >2 machines at home with 9.0 and both times it downloads fine and installs >to about 99.9999% and then crashes out saying that x file is not >compatable.Also, at school my colleague has tried to install it on a test machine >and with the proxy it downloads about 60% and then says "IO - Soup error". >I assume this is security related but I'm not sure on more than that. >That machine will not do online updates as in the error log it says that >there is no public key for gnpgp. Is that related to Soup? Well guessing your refering to Ximian desktop rather than evolution, then yes I played with it over christmas on suse 9. Its a very nice,very polished version of Gnome 2.2, with lots of little fixes rather than anything hugely different. However unless your converting a group of mac users to linux or require corporate levels of support for windowmanagers I'd just install Gnome 2.4, IIRC ximian wont be upgraded until gnome goes to 2.6. As for the errors your getting, I cant be sure but wget can get a little troublesome with proxies, what are your settings in wgetrc? Regards, Ben

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RE: [Schoolforge-uk] FLOSSIE Progress
by Grahame Leon-Smith＠FreeComputers 11 Jan '04

11 Jan '04

Hi all I will be attending. I also have a possible speaker. Is there any room left ? Regards, Grahame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grahame Leon-Smith, Chairman of Trustees Tel +44-1932-874303 Fax +44-1932-874068 FREE COMPUTERS FOR EDUCATION Registered Charity No. 1059116 PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT < http://www.free-computers.org> and for further information just send a blank email to: < mailto:free-computers-news-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: schoolforge-uk-admin(a)lists.centralmanclc.com [mailto:schoolforge-uk-admin@lists.centralmanclc.com]On Behalf Of John Ingleby Sent: 08 January 2004 11:31 To: Schoolforge-UK; suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com Subject: [Schoolforge-uk] FLOSSIE Progress Aplogies for cross-posting - I just learned there are now 22 registrations for the FLOSSIE conference on 18th February! We're making progress, but there's not long to go. Remember, the conference needs 50 delegates to break even, so just *28 more* will do it. We're aiming for at least 100, and there's capacity for 400, so if you haven't registered already, please do it now! To register, download the booking form from the link at www.schoolforge.org.uk/flossie/conference200402.html or send an email to yvonne(a)thelearningmachine.co.uk Keep 'em coming! John Ingleby ************ -----Forwarded Message----- From: YPlows(a)aol.com To: john(a)coronet.co.uk Cc: ian.lynch2(a)ntlworld.com Subject: Flossie Numbers Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 06:17:09 -0500 John Just to let you know that as at this morning we have 22 bookings for the conference with more (hopefully) expected. Regards Yvonne _______________________________________________ Schoolforge-uk mailing list Schoolforge-uk(a)lists.centralmanclc.com http://lists.centralmanclc.com/mailman/listinfo/schoolforge-uk --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.554 / Virus Database: 346 - Release Date: 20/12/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.554 / Virus Database: 346 - Release Date: 20/12/2003

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FLOSSIE Progress
by John Ingleby 08 Jan '04

08 Jan '04

Aplogies for cross-posting - I just learned there are now 22 registrations for the FLOSSIE conference on 18th February! We're making progress, but there's not long to go. Remember, the conference needs 50 delegates to break even, so just *28 more* will do it. We're aiming for at least 100, and there's capacity for 400, so if you haven't registered already, please do it now! To register, download the booking form from the link at www.schoolforge.org.uk/flossie/conference200402.html or send an email to yvonne(a)thelearningmachine.co.uk Keep 'em coming! John Ingleby ************ -----Forwarded Message----- From: YPlows(a)aol.com To: john(a)coronet.co.uk Cc: ian.lynch2(a)ntlworld.com Subject: Flossie Numbers Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 06:17:09 -0500 John Just to let you know that as at this morning we have 22 bookings for the conference with more (hopefully) expected. Regards Yvonne

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Sftp Client for windows.
by Rob Keeling 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

Can anyone recommend a good simple sftp client for use on windows to allow secure file transfer to from a Linux web server? I am looking for something that I can install on our windows machines and Laptops for teachers laptops that will allow staff hopefully to drag and drop their resources onto our intranet. What do other schools use? I really want to avoid ftp as I don`t want to use plain text passwords over the internet if we allow access from beyond our firewall. Rob Keeling -- I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.

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Extremely frustrating intermitant printing problem.
by Brett Roberts 06 Jan '04

06 Jan '04

We are running Suse Linux 8.2 with Samba 3.0.0.1 and Cups as our print server on a network with windows 98 and 2000 clients and HP1300, 2100, 2200 and 4050 printers. We are experiencing an intermitant error whereby the printer on the client machine will set itself to work off line and sometimes freeze up the pc when an attempt is made to print from it. This error does not happen in any consistant way an I have checked the samba and cups logs and cannot find anything which would seem to relate to the problem. I would be very grateful for any help provided by anyone who's experienced a similar problem or has any ideas how we can overcome this. Cheers Brett.

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] BECTa's spec on laptops for teachers
by G.Harris 05 Jan '04

05 Jan '04

At Maidenhill School we have a very different system from many schools which combines systems from Unix, Linux, Windows, Apple and even Acorn. Our Unix server acts as system manager, web server, and mail server. We use Webmail by Precedence Technologies of Cambridge as a our mail reader and this meets the Becta spec. It also has a filtering system which dumps offensive e-mails in a box where they can be read and acted upon by teachers. The rest of our system is a mix of Windows PCs, Linux terminals, Unix PCs and even some Mac and old Acorn machines all running Citrix Metaframe centrally to deliver a mixture of software from the Microsoft and Open Source communities. It is available for 99% of the year, is accessible from home through a web browser and TCO is much lower than other systems. We can also run specialist software on local PC disks as required, eg. Cubase, Pinnacle, Quicktime without giving any access to the local machine to users. Like all systems it has a few problems but we are very pleased because it allows us to get on with educating. The technology cannot be tampered with and the interface is consistent. Whatever the local processor speed Metaframe runs at the central processor speed. If we had the knowhow and the time we would devlop the Open Source stuff further as it saves us a lot of money. > On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 01:47:58PM +0000, David Bowles wrote: > > As far as I can recall the way the spec is worded the reference to > > e-mail omits the term 'freeware' as an exclusion. Hence Outlook > > Express is a valid e-mail client. > > The spec states "Email: Facility for offline email reading and > composition. Freeware or shareware is not acceptable" > > There isn't actually that much which meets such a spec. > -- If this e-mail contains anything that the recipient takes exception to, please contact: The Headteacher, Maidenhill School GL10 2HA UK (+44) (0) 1453 822469

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OOO.org in libraries FYI
by Matt Williams 02 Jan '04

02 Jan '04

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but I came across this earlier http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/34593.html

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Becta's other activities
by garry saddington 01 Jan '04

01 Jan '04

Has anyone seen the test - bed program? http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/corporate.cfm?section=15&id=3078#ans1 27 million pounds for 5 secondary schools and associated feeder schools ought to ensure that they get the right answers! Some time ago I emailed this program to ask if any of the testbed schools were using open source solutions - guess what the answer was. Is this in breach of the e-envoy's rules? I also offered to help them by becoming a testbed, so far I have not recieved a reply. We can all be thankful to Becta for this one also: http://www.becta.org.uk/corporate/press_out.cfm?id=3098 Such a wise institution charged with protecting UK educational ICT falling for one of Microsoft's well documented lock-in tactics - surely not? http://www.iht.com/articles/96369.html On new year's eve I sit comfortable in the knowledge that the future of our ICT provision is in such safe hands. Happy new year to all. kind regards garry ps. The laptop spec problem could have been due to a misguided attempt to protect us from the inevitable sharks (AKA suppliers) that prey on UK educational establishments.

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