February 2005 - openSUSE Edu - openSUSE Mailing Lists

OpenOffice database
by Chris Puttick 17 Feb '05

17 Feb '05

Sorry for those who've already seen this, but if you're interested in seeing OpenOffice have a database that will be an easy replacement for MS Access, then your help is needed: http://hsqldb.sourceforge.net/web/openoffice.html If you haven't already had a look, download the latest build of v2 prerelease: http://download.openoffice.org/680/index.html and have a look at the DB part. Cheers Chris This message may contain information and/or data that is confidential and legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that any use, publication, reproduction or dissemination is strictly prohibited and may violate certain laws. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by return e-mail and destroy this and all copies of this message and/or data. The content of this message has been scanned by NetIQ MailMarshal for unacceptable language and inappropriate content. European Electronique limited thanks you in anticipation of your co-operation.

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Karoshi
by linuxgirlie 14 Feb '05

14 Feb '05

Hi, Just a quick spam message to let people know that Karoshi has a new version 4.0rc1, this now has Xen and Colossus run with Graphical Interfaces instead of the console. Karsohi is basically a replacement for your network adminstration system which most schools would run using a system owned by a company with a two letter name ;) More information can be found at www.karoshi.org.uk Sorry ;) Jo -- Spread FireFox: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=user/register&r=32751 Get FireFox: http://www.getfirefox.com OpenOffice: http://www.openoffice.org Mandrake: http://www.mandrakelinux.com Karoshi: http://www.karoshi.org.uk

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VLE Usage Survey
by Miles Berry 11 Feb '05

11 Feb '05

I've been working on virtual learning environment (VLE, sometimes referred to as learning platform or learning management system) implementation for an MBA Educational Management dissertation, and would like to find out more about experience elsewhere in this technology. My particular interest is the extent to which VLEs can contribute to knowledge management in schools. I've put together an online survey and would be very grateful if list members who're using VLEs could take 15 minutes to respond. Responses will be treated confidentially, and there's no need to identify yourself or your school unless you so wish. The address is http://vle.dyndns.org If you know of others who are using VLEs in their schools, I wonder if you could pass the address on to them: hardly a scientific sample I know, but given the still rather limited take up for this technology, the more responses the better. As well as making use of the survey responses for my dissertation, I hope to disseminate the findings more widely in due course. -- Miles Berry Deputy Head St Ives School Haslemere www.stiveshaslemere.com

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cups runneth over
by Paul Taylor 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

Hi: Does anyone have a working fix for the latest cups problem in 9.2? I have read and tried a few fixes on various sites, including SuSE but it still doesn't work. As far as I understand, another daemon (possibly nfs but possibly something else) is grabbing port 631 before cups can get it for it's server and therefore you get "Child process exited with code 98!" Fortunately the machine is dual boot with Fedore C3 so I can continue with my work but I would rather be in 9.2 as hours of fiddling have made it my preferred disrto (for now). Any help much appreciated and apologies in advance if this is too vague. Paul -- De omnibus dubitandum

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Schoolforge Open Letter
by Richard Rothwell 02 Feb '05

02 Feb '05

Hi, The following is the text of an open letter published by Schoolforge UK. I felt it might be of interest to you, so have forwarded it to you. It is also available on-line at: http://www.schoolforge.org.uk If you would like to attend or be kept informed please let me know. regards, Richard Rothwell Chair Schoolforge UK ------ Open Letter Schoolforge UK is an organisation that works towards the wide spread adoption of Free, Libre and Open Source solutions for Schools and Colleges (FLOSS) in the UK. Over the past two years we have worked with our partners to support this aim. We are now at the threshold of a much wider use of FLOSS in schools in this country and believe that Schoolforge offers an excellent means to ensure that this opportunity is neither squandered nor mis-directed. Current projects indicate that there is excellent return on investment on the use of FLOSS in schools. In general, tenders using FLOSS technology are around 30% cheaper than proprietary offerings. The time to use this as a method of extracting discounts from these expensive solutions is past. If we bring together the skills and knowledge of those working on these solutions we will be able to present a viable and vibrant set of solutions. With our partners we are proposing to meet to discuss areas of shared belief and common interest. We would like to invite all like minded individuals, organisations and businesses to send representatives to this meeting, which we plan to hold in Coventry on the 24th of February. The key objectives of this meeting will be to: * make a clear and public statement that recognises the practicality of an all Free and Open Source desktop and server solution in schools * identify areas of common benefit where effort should be exerted to support its more wide-spread adoption * decide the direction and structure that Schoolforge should adopt to support these aims We believe that commercial gain and community benefit, through Free and Open Solutions, are not mutually exclusive. The needs of the schools and educational sector will only be well met by a vibrant, diverse and prospering hardware and software market. The best way to open up this market to competition is through co-operation and the sharing of ideas and practice. We hope that you can share our vision by joining Schoolforge and attending or sending a representative to this meeting. Signed: Schoolforge UK * AFFS * CoroNet Information Systems * The Cutter Project * Fervent Software * Hypercube * Ingots * The Learning Machine * Linspire * Linux Consultants * Luminas * Novell * Open-S * OpenAdvantage * OpenOffice.org * Openscape * RedHat * Schoolinux * Sun * UKUUG The meeting will be held at Sun's Headquarters in Coventry, on the 24th February. It will start at 10 am and finish with lunch at 1pm. The agenda will be circulated a week before the meeting. Please register your interest by sending an email to conference(a)schoolforge.org.uk ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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