Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-edu (18 mails)

["M.Blackmore" <mblackmore@xxxxxxxxx>]

Picked this off another list. Never heard of this project, so if others
are interested (tho' y'all probably know all about it!).

Now ... if suse has open sourced its distie (www.opensuse.com or
www.opensuse.org, don' remember which) ... if you take my drift. One
could do a cut down version to fit onto a CD but utilising the cuddly
interface and yast of suse ... until the open source yast is transferred
to debian...
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Hi all

Has anyone taken a look at Skubuntu?
http://www.skubuntu.org.za

Basically it is being developed for the the Tuxlab (Linux labs in
schools) project. The reason being that the K12-LTSP (Linux Terminal
Server Project) which is used in the labs is built around Fedora Core
and this changes rather too rapidly for schools.

I think this is a clear example of the trend in OSS to act like a
serious player in the software market. E.g. being adequately resourced
to support active development and offer a stable and mature product
with a reasonable release time table.

Of course it still maintains its flexibility by allowing you the
option of downloading the latest bleeding edge builds and using /
adapting it to your needs. Basically it means more choice for the end
user as they can go with either a more leisurely release schedule or
the rapid OSS style release cycle. Choice is good thing.

Obviously Linux in schools is great. <g>