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[opensuse-edu] Introduction
by Andy Trevor 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Hi guys, just dropping a line to introduce myself. I run Cutter Project and have been involved over the last couple of years in deploying LTSP based thin client systems in to UK education. We have used SUSE as our base OS. Originally 9.2 was used but we have now migrated to 10.0. The largest system we have built was for 270 thin clients and currently have 4 schools running our LTSP system. We also specialise in OS email, VLE and network monitoring systems. I would like to offer our experience in this area to the list. -- Regards Andy Trevor Technical Director Tel: 07840 988311 Cutter Project Limited http://www.cutterproject.co.uk -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- 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] Hello all and Welcome to 2007
by James Tremblay 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Hello, I just thought I'd open up the channel to the official new year, 2007, we have in front of us an entire year of new possibility. I hope everyday brings all the promise and joy that we all deserve! Thanks for joining in, James -- 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] Introduction
by fsgaston＠schooltechperson.com 10 Jan '07

10 Jan '07

Dear Opensuse Participants, My name is Forrest Gaston and for about the last year I have been the technical consultant for the IN ACCESS Project. I know I have worked with many of you and I'm very excited about what this group is working to achieve. If you would like a list of the applications we are using in IN ACCESS, please feel free to vist my website. http://schooltechperson.com/moodle/mod/wiki/view.php?id=11 I do currently have a YUM repository setup at http:schooltechperson.org/yum/suse I look forward to working with everyone. Forrest Gaston Consultant INACCESS Project 317-289-6843 fsgaston(a)schooltechperson.com BS Elementary Ed, MS CICS, MBA -- 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] Re: [opensuse-project] package wishlists
by James Tremblay 07 Jan '07

07 Jan '07

On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 01:43 +0000, Craig Millar wrote: > With regards to package wishlists on the website[1]. There are several > requests for packages that are already available through the build service / if the package is already on opensuse.org, can we put links to them in an "Education" update channel in the future? LRUPp seems to have linked the moodle packages from his /home:lrupp folder to education:server. if a package belongs in education:server folder, could you, would you link it please? same for education:desktop. please. I'd like to turn those two "channels" into the most trusted education software sites in the world! > packman / guru. Is it preferable to link to these available packages > (bearing > in mind that build service packages especially may not be production ready), why not ??? new tag line for the download service at opensuse, "Certified for OpenSUSE!" Does the build service repackage finished RPM's? if so I'd like to see all usable packages that are legally available as OSS brought into the BS for official product compatibility. one stop shop to build a school. (network) > either with or without a disclaimer that the packages therein may not be of > the standard expected, or to remove them as they are available elsewhere (esp > in a more popular source, such as pm or guru)? > shouldn't "guru" want to mirror us rather than us mirror him? frees up his disk space for other projects? openSUSE needs to become the default repo for all OpenSUSE users, this will help marketing and usability perceptions. The packages we can't offer should be the domain of other repo's i.e joe smith gives his child his old laptop , it runs w2k but it doesn't have support. joe smith says "hey, OpenSUSE will run on this why buy XP", downloads, installs , updates opensuse and says hey I'd like (insert RPM) package. he goes to the software updater, looks for the package and it's there. he sees an add for "long term support subscriptions" upgrades to SLED and is "happy as a clam" if it's not, then he goes elsewhere to find his package. > > On occasion, links have been supplied to, for eg, packman resources, only for > the user to complain that it's not part of the official openSUSE builds and > therefore less desirable[2]. my point exactly > Personally I tend to trust packman (and indeed guru and several build > service) builds having used them for ages. My question is more about the > intent of these pages. Is it to provide any link (no matter how reliable) to > SUSE rpms, or is it to provide links to better known (or only official) > builds? I trust them too, but let the more "experimental" users find the other repo's > I think the essential issue is that of relationship of trust built up between > a (group of) user(s) and a particular packager. everyone opensuse > Perhaps a revamp of the > wishlist pages is in order, something along the lines of wishlist items that > are (or perhaps in factory), officially fulfilled, do we need more specifics in writing regarding what can be wished for? > and a list of repos that > are available (unofficially, and stated as such). I don't think we can officially or unofficially point to repo's that offer "illegal" packages that infringe pattens or copyrights Craig, As much as I would like to take the easy route, I believe we owe it to OpenSUSE to bring everything SUSE under it's roof. if the BS doesn't currently have the tools for us to bring in existing RPM's, it should. I would like to be able to find an RPM elsewhere and bring it to the BS and make it "certified" and available according to category and repackaged for all current versions of OpenSUSE. Please, if I have misinterpreted any of your positions, let me know. James -- 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] are there any questions?
by James Tremblay 07 Jan '07

07 Jan '07

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone had anything to ask? James -- 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] which programming languages preferred?
by James Tremblay 02 Jan '07

02 Jan '07

On Sunday 31 December 2006 15:19, garry saddington wrote: > > I have a set of goals for these. > > 1) get them to install with a Q&A routine from an RPM. this will help > > make them more accessable to to people that don't know any command line. > > Why not make an easy to install Windows version just for testing by > 'normal' teachers. Then for production recommend SuSE - not difficult to > justify (security, stability etc.). I can't think of a good reason to waste time with a windows anything. except maybe shades ;) > > > 2) get them to share an LDAP directory , > > Not for the amount of data that needs to be held. Use an agreed upon > central db like Postgres. > not looking to move the stored data anywhere until stage three , just looking to make a sharable demographics interface, if Centre was the main interface then Moodle and OpenBiblio could be configured to use Centre as their authentication and user repository , Yes? This would also allow each product to remain independent until stage three, Yes? > > This is necessary to reduce data > > redundancy and inaccuracy, it would also bypass the need for a SIF > > (student information frameworks) agent which is soon to be a requirement > > in the states, > > Doesn't surprise me. > > > ( I think there is a similar requirement growing in the UK, possibly > > in the EU as well all though I don't follow there EDU regs.) > > SIF is pointless stupidity geared at allowing commercial interests to > continue to fatten themselves on education's meagre resources (and it > costs for SIF as well!), apart from many other more technical > pointlessnesses. > If this was real business (and not education) I suspect that SIF would > be a complete non-starter and even a laughing stock. > No argument here > > 3) blend them together into one interface. To create a Hybrid that would > > include the setup from the "Open School Server" , this last goal would > > set the stage for a commercial version that both Novell and the good > > folks at Extis.de could support. > > It may be better to hang on for a while to see if any of the in > development MIS software ever gets to the point that it can compete with > the likes of SIMS by Capita (in England of course). waiting isn't helping. Many schools are right now looking for a replacement for things like WInschool which isn't NCLB compliant and has already been decommissioned by Pearson. At least with a program like Centre we can make it meet the needs and maybe some regulations too. I have seen more than one thread on this idea. google search SIS+Moodle and you will see them, even a company selling the service of using Moodles API to sync data. -- 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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