Hi, There are some emailing lists and sites where people share information on experiences on this subject. Check these: http://www.suse.co.uk/uk/company/schools/ http://lists.unicom.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-in-schools http://www.lfsp.org/ http://www.lslug.org.uk/ http://www.opensourceschools.org/ http://www.linuxinschools.org/ http://www.thestuph.com/litc/ and some SuSE info to help the transitions: http://www.suse.co.uk/uk/company/schools/linux_for_teachers.html Regards, Jostein
===== Original Message From Shane A Broomhall
===== Hi All, I have had an interesting Proposal put to me to consider. I have been approached to think about putting Linux in a school to replace their existing Windows based systems. The exact nature of just how much replacing will be done I don't know just yet, but I am seeing this as being a great opportunity to take on an exciting and interesting project.
I am planning on trying to convince the school to Go with SUSE, it is my favorite dist. I am living in Australia, and Red Hat seems to be the flavor of choice here, but like I said I like SUSE. I am hoping that of all the people here on this list that someone has completed, or a least commenced a project to replace Windows with Linux, in a school environment would be Ideal, and can let me know some of the problems or traps to avoid..
I would also be very appreciative if anyone could direct me to where to find any information how to undertake such a project.
I am a bit nervous about this as I have not contemplated doing this before.
I appreciate all of you taking the time to read this and to get back to me.
Thanks and Cheers
Shane Broomhall
Brisbane Australia.