March 2009 - openSUSE Edu - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-edu] openSUSE-Education attracting attention
by Lars Vogdt 12 Mar '09

12 Mar '09

Heya! https://twitter.com/lhawthorn/statuses/1312082452 Looks like openSUSE-Education is attracting all kinds of attention... Please welcome Leslie Hawthorn, manager of the Google Summer of Code program and the Open Source Developers @ Google Speaker Series at our next Meeting on 2009-03-24! :-) With kind regards, Lars -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] LinuxTag 2009 -
by Lars Vogdt 12 Mar '09

12 Mar '09

Hi @ll I'm looking for people helping to represent openSUSE-Education at the LinuxTag 2009 [1]! Currently, we plan an openSUSE-Education workshop about "Using Linux in your school - from server to desktop" and some(?) Presentations about openSUSE-Education (General, Application based, whatever). Beside this, I think we also need people on the openSUSE booth. Interested? Please contact me directly, so we can coordinate our efforts. With kind regards, Lars [1] : http://www.linuxtag.org/2009/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] need a little help
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 12 Mar '09

12 Mar '09

Hey guys, My coworkers at os4ed are windows and ubuntu guys and our latest version of openSIS 4.2.1 is having issues when installing on SLES and openSUSE that don't seem to be a problem for them. Could I ask someone to try the install and see if they can help me out? https://eduforge.org/frs/?group_id=298 is where the files are openSIS4.2.1.zip -- James Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com mail james "AT" os4ed.com CNE 3,4,5 MCSE w2k CLE in training Registered Linux user #440182 http://en.opensuse.org/education -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-edu] Branding packages, volunteers to work on?
by Jan Weber 12 Mar '09

12 Mar '09

>I'm fine with starting our own branding - and if we get no success with >that until.... (one month?), we can ask to use the official >branding. ;-) I think branding is always a good way to get the attention on the project. People can see that the system in front of them is opensuse education, if it is branded as opensuse education. BTW, i took a look at the bootsplash and gdm branding packages and i will take care of one more package gconf2-branding-openSUSE-2.24-13.13 as parts are done there. Cheers Jan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] problems installing exelearning in opensuse 11.1
by jose Cifuentes Riquelme 11 Mar '09

11 Mar '09

Hello I installed opensuse 11.1 and loaded the education repositorie, but exelearning isn't . I use exelearning a lot. Is possible install exe in opensuse 11.1? what form do you recommend? Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] Branding packages, volunteers to work on?
by Rajko M. 10 Mar '09

10 Mar '09

This is list (on my computer): yast2-branding-openSUSE-2.17.0-9.10 gimp-branding-openSUSE-11.1-1.18 glib2-branding-openSUSE-2.16-44.6 bootsplash-branding-openSUSE-3.1-47.6 splashy-branding-openSUSE-0.3.8-105.15 kdebase4-workspace-branding-openSUSE-11.1.1-68.29 gconf2-branding-openSUSE-2.24-13.13 MozillaFirefox-branding-openSUSE-3.0.3-3.11 kde4-kio_sysinfo-branding-openSUSE-11.1.1-68.29 OpenOffice_org-branding-openSUSE-3.0-24.16 gtk2-branding-openSUSE-11.1-1.12 branding-openSUSE-11.1-1.10 gfxboot-branding-openSUSE-4.1.19-2.1 yast2-registration-branding-openSUSE-2.17.17-1.1 kdebase3-SuSE-branding-openSUSE-11.1-65.3 kde4-kdm-branding-openSUSE-11.1.1-68.29 Due to new trademark guidelines Education CD should be rebranded. Above is partial list of packages that need attention. -- Regards, Rajko -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] openSUSE-Education branding (Logo, Bootsplash, Background, ...)
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 10 Mar '09

10 Mar '09

In compliance with the new "Trademark Guidelines" we are looking to do some re-branding and other artwork first some title examples: openSUSE-Education powered by openSUSE openSUSE-Education Server and Software please make some suggestions to both the new disk titles and all the artwork. -- James Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com mail james "AT" os4ed.com CNE 3,4,5 MCSE w2k CLE in training Registered Linux user #440182 http://en.opensuse.org/education -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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RE: [opensuse-edu] Branding packages, volunteers to work on?
by Jan Weber 10 Mar '09

10 Mar '09

I will take a look at >yast2-branding-openSUSE-2.17.0-9.10 >bootsplash-branding-openSUSE-3.1-47.6 >splashy-branding-openSUSE-0.3.8-105.15 >gconf2-branding-openSUSE-2.24-13.13 >gtk2-branding-openSUSE-11.1-1.12 >yast2-registration-branding-openSUSE-2.17.17-1.1 and gdm-branding-openSUSE Regards Jan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] openSUSE - EDU Meeting
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 10 Mar '09

10 Mar '09

There is an EDU Meeting scheduled TODAY! come on down , hehe! It will be held in the #openSUSE-edu <irc://irc.freenode.net/opensuse-edu> Freenode IRC channel on * Tuesday 2009-03-10 17:00 (UTC/GMT) <http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_UTC.aspx?y=2009&mo=03&d=10&h…>* >> On Tuesday March 10th we will be having our next IRC meeting on >> Freenode.net in the #opensuse-edu channel. >> Please join us . For details read >> http://en.opensuse.org/Education/Meetings/Education_Meeting_2009-03-10 >> These are the current topics - perhaps someone has some >> additional ones? >> >> 1) Status of openSUSE-Education 1.0 >> 2) Targets for openSUSE-Education 2.0 >> 3) Google Summer of Code 2009 >> 4) Old action items >> 5) FOSDEM and 6) Success Histories >> -- James Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com mail james "AT" os4ed.com CNE 3,4,5 MCSE w2k CLE in training Registered Linux user #440182 http://en.opensuse.org/education -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-edu] SuSE in LPAR on as400 featuring openSIS
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 07 Mar '09

07 Mar '09

Kevin, While I expect to be heavily involved in representing openSUSE at SELF, I am also going to bring my co-workers and founders of OS4Ed to be the representatives of openSIS and OS4Ed. Together we will be bring to SELF 40 years of education technology experience. I can not speak to the availability or readiness of the LPAR for June, the Hardware we are on is donated to the POC and that is supposed to be completed before April. I will get my friends to speak with Mainline about joining us at SELF and making the LPAR available there. It would be my pleasure to visit with you and the CSCLUG regardless of when ;) I have been reading the CSCLUG mailing list everyday for a while now and I am anxious to meet everyone! JT Kevin J. wrote: > Wow, very nice! Btw, Zonker just committed to a Platinum SELF > sponsorship so Novell/openSUSE will have a strong presence there. I'm > hoping that you and he can get HP to sponsor SELF and possibly > showcase the education initiatives that you're working on. If you > think you'd have something ready to show by June with Mainline, you > may want to see if they'd be interested in getting a table at SELF to > present their proof of concept. The timing couldn't be better to push > open source in school systems. > > If you know of any other open source education projects/initiatives > that would be interested in promoting their efforts at SELF, please > let me know. > > Also, if you are available to come to Charleston towards the end of > March, we will be setting up the computer lab at the Gussie Green > Community Center. Check the CSCLUG site for details > http://www.csclug.com/?q=node/120. The date hasn't been announced yet, > but it is the first computer lab install for the Clemson Institute of > Economic Development. I'd like to meet with you, Harry, and Semmy from > CSLUG after the install to discuss the formation of a consortium of > volunteer-based computer labs to be built out in conjunction with > colleges and universities throughout the Southeast. The idea is just > in the beginning stages, but I think your experience with openSUSE and > education systems will be a tremendous asset. > > Hope to see you there! > > Kevin > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 3:27 PM, James Tremblay aka SLEducator > <fxrsliberty(a)opensuse.us <mailto:fxrsliberty@opensuse.us>> wrote: > > openSIS is proud to announce that we are beginning construction of > a Linux server on an IBM iSeries computer using a SUSE LPAR. This > is a > joint venture proof of concept with one of IBM's premier hardware > resellers, Mainline Information Systems. The goal of this effort > is to > demonstrate that openSIS and many of the other packages offered > in the > openSUSE for Education project will be viable solutions that run > natively on the IBM iSeries. > > The proof of concept is designed to demonstrate the viability of > openSIS > and openSUSE on the iSeries platform, which runs an older green screen > SIS (TERMs) for approximately half of Florida's school districts. If > the proof of concept is successful, OS4Ed and Mainline will be > positioned to offer Florida districts an alternative SIS that is free > and modern and will run natively on the same hardware they use today. > This will allow these school districts to migrate to a modern > web-based > SIS with no licensing costs, no proprietary software licensing > costs and > no hardware costs. Best of all, school IT personnel will not have > to be > retrained to support the hardware platform as it will remain the same. > This is very important during a time where Pearson School Systems is > ending SasiXP support in 2010 and state budget cuts in the > billions are > being made. > > Please stay tuned as we will post follow announcements and updates as > we move forward with this exciting proof of concept. > > -- > James Tremblay > openSIS Product Specialist > http://www.os4ed.com > mail james "AT" os4ed.com <http://os4ed.com> > CNE 3,4,5 > MCSE w2k > CLE in training > Registered Linux user #440182 > http://en.opensuse.org/education > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > <mailto:opensuse-edu%2Bunsubscribe@opensuse.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org > <mailto:opensuse-edu%2Bhelp@opensuse.org> > > -- James Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com mail james "AT" os4ed.com CNE 3,4,5 MCSE w2k CLE in training Registered Linux user #440182 http://en.opensuse.org/education -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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