On Sun, 2006-12-17 at 19:16 +1100, Peter Flodin wrote:
"
If I have understood correctly we are talking about Installation
software patterns and an extra repository (or add-on cd) to provide
software for the educator. Is it envisaged that this will include the
desktop similar to the ideas of Edubuntu? Or are we just talking
School Administration?
"
The direction is indeed to have this "add-on" cd that works as a part of
all three SUSE environments. (a total vertical sales solution approach)
first: as a set of "install Patterns" for OpenSUSE that include both
desktop and server\edu-administration materials.
second: as set of patterns to make SLED more education centric.
third: as a set of patterns to make SLES more education management
centric.
With OpenSUSE we get a chance to "reach the world" by keeping this
approach in mind , we should build the cd to minipulate the build
process to produce one machine that is both desktop\ltsp and
adminstrative, giving even the poorest of schools the ability to
transmit student records electronically, even if it's on a floppy.
With the SLE variants we should be thinking about specific network
functions i.e. will this be the SLED\LTSP box or the SIS server , the
CMS server , the LAS server, the internet gateway, the website, the
e-mail server, will there be M$ boxes on the network, etc. Remembering
that a lot of schools have money for technology but it's limited and the
persons in charge are more likely to be technology passionate
educators , not technologists who are passionate about education. (I,
being the latter and still rather rare).
you wrote:
" It should probably be part of a total comprehensive Education solution
ie you would have admin or server component and desktop component of
something like:
openSUSE Education
openSUSE Scholar
openSUSE Academia
openSUSE Learn
eduSUSE
eSUSE
SUSE-Edu
"
This is correct, however I don't quite get all the names, are you
thinking that a separate ISO be created for each of these or suggesting
an overall project name? Should we create a voting area on the project
name?
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