May 2007 - openSUSE Edu - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-edu] opensuse and the EDU-CD project
by James Tremblay 31 May '07

31 May '07

hello all, We finally have little national press http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1079#more-1079 I hope this turns into increased participation. ;) Thanks for all you do, James Tremblay Director of Technology Newmarket School District 213 S. Main st Newmarket NH, 03857 603-659-3271 *318 CNE 3,4,5 MCSE w2k CLE in training http://en.opensuse.org/education -- 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] News: Edu-CD, Logo, Wiki-pages
by Lars Vogdt 23 May '07

23 May '07

Hi Just a short update today: 1) Edu-CD The first Alpha4 for the Edu-CD should be available for testing this weekend! This Alpha4 will be compatible to the openSUSE-10.3-Alpha4. You can add it as "add-on" media. As this media is _not_ from SUSE/Novell, you would get a Popup-Warning, that this media contains an "untrusted" GPG-Key. This is the new openSUSE-Education GPG key. Just import it and you should be able to see the two new patterns for "Education Desktop" and "Education Server Applications" and install the packages. 2) Logo Thanks to Andreas Ochs for a first openSUSE-Education Logo! If no one comes up with a better proposal, we can take it for the openSUSE-Education project as a whole, I think. 3) Wiki-pages See: http://en.opensuse.org/Education I got two Emails about an overloaded Education start page in the openSUSE wiki. So I reduced the size by splitting of subpages. We should remember that this page is the "signboard" of the whole Education project which is hopefully a bit more than links to other projects... So I vote for a rewrite of the =Goals= Section (last part of the second paragraph) with a focus on targets we could reach until 10.3 is out. This should just be an overview (containing a link to the "Education - To do" list) and not repeating the whole information which is covered on the other sites. We can go into details an a general future view later on - on other wiki sites. But having a page which doesn't even fit into a 3200x1600 resolution can't be the goal in my eyes ;-) Any objections? Any proposals? For the rest, see: http://en.opensuse.org/Education_News Lars -- 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: Edu & School Day at aKademy - Glasgow
by James Tremblay 18 May '07

18 May '07

On Friday 18 May 2007 14:55, you wrote: Anne-Marie, could you please send us a set of kdekiosk settings w\desktop color schemes and backgrounds based on 3 groups ? 1) early elementary k-5 2) middle school 6-8 3) high school 9-12 These would be used as presets for these age groups on the edu-cd and would be best configured by people who teach and know the kiosk tool or someone similarly qualified ,like a parent or other child hood development professional. -- James Tremblay Director of Technology Newmarket School District Novell CNE 3\4\5 CLE \ NCE in training. http://en.opensuse.org/education -- 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] Invitation to the Edu & School day at aKademy
by Anne-Marie Mahfouf 15 May '07

15 May '07

The KDE-Edu project would like to invite you to the Edu & School Day at aKademy 3rd July 2007 Department of Computer & Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde GLASGOW All people interested in Free Educational Software (developers, administrators, teachers, parents, community groups and associations,...) will try to share their success stories, difficulties and wishes. The program so far can been seen here: http://akademy2007.kde.org/codingmarathon/schoolday.php We still have room for lightning talks and we are looking for feedback from schools or teachers. You can also send me (annma(a)kde.org) ideas for workshops. Please spread the word about this day using the flyer here: http://edu.kde.org/akademy2007/flyer.php Send it to teachers you know, to LUGs and all people that are involved in free education! We would be very happy to have some Suse Edu representatives! Regards, Anne-Marie MAHFOUF KDE eV member KDE-Edu coordinator PS: Wiki page (more practical information will be added there): http://wiki.kde.org/tiki-index.php?page=Edu%20%26%20School%20Day%20%40%20aK… (please add your name in the Attendees list) -- 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] ltsp on openSUSE
by James Tremblay 11 May '07

11 May '07

On Friday 11 May 2007 07:55, Paco Cruz wrote: > Hello all > > I have tried the instructions and it worked like a charm. I have booted > OpenSUSE 10.2 through PXE, both in a physical system and in a VM using > the free VMware Server. This is going to be great for me :-) > > I plan to use this in a school to give students accounts in a central > server. > > However, I am now looking for a way to chroot *all* my students so they > cannot "wander" outside /home (or a specified directory). I have > "googled" around and found various papers on chrooting one user, or ftp > access, etc., but haven't found an easy way to create and administer > 50-80 users in a chrooted environment. > > I plan to couple the chroot environment with Kiosk profiles to assign > different capabilities to groups of users. > > I'll let you know if everything is going OK :-) i'm sure that a modified netboot client could be written, but the resources are a little thin right now. but I think it's a valuable idea and after we finish the ltsp stuff , I'll ask that we look at that. then you can take the hot seat lol > > > On a related topic. Could it be possible to "strip down" the start up > system to contain only the necessary files to boot a NX client and > connect to a NX server? I am playing with the free NX server in OpenSUSE > and the results in network speed and system responsiveness on various > linux clients are absolutely impressive. > > ¿Any hint out there? > > 2007/5/11, James Tremblay <jamesat(a)comcast.net>: > > On Thursday 10 May 2007 20:55, James Tremblay wrote: > > > I have just completed the first set of installation instructions for > > > > LTSP > > > > > on Opensuse 10.2 > > > Could I ask that those interested in using this give it a try. > > > Could I also ask the LTSP devs to give it a try. I know opensuse is > > > > foreign > > > > > to most of you but your input on what is missing and what can be done > > > to finish it up would be deeply appreciated. > > > Cyberorg and I are in the #opensuse-kiwi forum at irc.freenode.net > > > daily starting around 6:30 am EST and there until somewhere around > > > noon. schaefi is the core dev for KIWI and he can be left messages in > > > the > > > > forum > > > > > pertaining to things that need to be done to the chroot and kiwi in > > > general. -- > > > > oops those instructions are at > > http://en.opensuse.org/LTSP > > -- > > James Tremblay > > Director of Technology > > Newmarket School District > > Novell CNE 3\4\5 > > CLE \ NCE in training. > > http://en.opensuse.org/education > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org -- James Tremblay Director of Technology Newmarket School District Novell CNE 3\4\5 CLE \ NCE in training. http://en.opensuse.org/education -- 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] ltsp on openSUSE
by James Tremblay 11 May '07

11 May '07

I have just completed the first set of installation instructions for LTSP on Opensuse 10.2 Could I ask that those interested in using this give it a try. Could I also ask the LTSP devs to give it a try. I know opensuse is foreign to most of you but your input on what is missing and what can be done to finish it up would be deeply appreciated. Cyberorg and I are in the #opensuse-kiwi forum at irc.freenode.net daily starting around 6:30 am EST and there until somewhere around noon. schaefi is the core dev for KIWI and he can be left messages in the forum pertaining to things that need to be done to the chroot and kiwi in general. -- James Tremblay Director of Technology Newmarket School District Novell CNE 3\4\5 CLE \ NCE in training. http://en.opensuse.org/education -- 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] High-Availability school Infrastructure server success story
by Alan Robertson 09 May '07

09 May '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, IBM has installed approximately 300 infrastructure clusters at Oxfordshire schools in the UK. Each of these clusters has two IBM servers running Linux, including DRBD (http://www.drbd.org) and Heartbeat (http://linux-ha.org) to provide high-availability management for the provided services. IIRC, these services include: proxy caching server LDAP authentication using IBM's LDAP server running on DB2 DNS DHCP Samba file server services etc. In the end, each school has a highly-available, remotely manageable base infrastructure which is resilient to disk failure, server failure, software upgrades, hardware upgrades, other administrative events, etc. Of course, this is not as ambitious as making your school fully-Linux-run, but it will work for _any_ school, and is a modest and very doable step in the right direction. It is my understanding that because these services included "proxy caching", that they were considered an "internet enablement" project and were therefore subject to getting UK grant monies. It is my understanding that in the US, that such clusters might possibly qualify for Internet enablement grants from "erate" funding. I hope the above statements don't cause any SPAM filters to assume this is one of those Nigerian scams ;-). - -- Alan Robertson <alanr(a)unix.sh> "Openness is the foundation and preservative of friendship... Let me claim from you at all times your undisguised opinions." - William Wilberforce -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGQckhNkLhYXF6ZA4RAs6iAJsG7jHr+fkL2MAXnfKZgwFghynYSgCgkdx6 1XqQAhypFlXeC0jZbvZpFig= =GrCT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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] Missing: logo for the education project
by Lars Rupp 09 May '07

09 May '07

Hi Has someone a good idea for a "openSUSE-Education" logo? I see http://en.opensuse.org/MiniSUSE - and I know that there must be someone here who can produce a "better" one for the education project! :-) - perhaps a gecko looking like a teacher? - perhaps a gecko teaching little penguins? - ...<place for your ideas>... Do we have any artwork specialist here? Greetings, Lars -- 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] First list of desktop applications
by Lars Vogdt 08 May '07

08 May '07

Hi Luckily I've time for have a first look through the packages for openSUSE and here is the result: a first "draft" for the new "education desktop" pattern for openSUSE 10.3. This pattern should show up when you install openSUSE for the first time and click on "details" in the software selection. Or when you open the Software-Dialog after installation. Find more details about patterns in the openSUSE Wiki: http://en.opensuse.org/Patterns First a list of packages which _always_ should be installed if a user selects the pattern (list of required (must) packages to install) - these packages are already on the openSUSE-oss-CDs: audacity bc blender dia ding dosutils drgeo fluidsynth freqtweak gcalctool gimp gimp-help gramofile hydrogen inkscape kdissert kdeedu3 kiosktool kino knoda kseg ksimus ksudoku muse noteedit rasmol rekall rekall-mysql rekall-sqlite rekall-unisql sabayon sabayon-admin skencil vym wine xfig list of recommended (should) packages to install (will be installed, if they are available): batik blender-doc calctool celestia chemtool dosbox gcompris geonext gimp-doc grass italc italc-client kde-kids-theme klogic LabPlot latex-beamer maxima netbeans nvu pythoncad qcad rosegarden4 scilab stellarium taskjuggler taskjuggler-kde tuxmath tuxpaint winetools wxMaxima yacas list of suggested (may) packages to install (they will be shown in the detailed list, but _not_ be installed - the user must "click" on them to install them): childsplay octave openclipart OpenOffice_org-galleries scribus Any package missing? Greetings, Lars -- 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] Spanish Translation
by RŌNIN 02 May '07

02 May '07

Hi: I want to participate into the Spanish Translation Process ... of the Wiki Page and of the different programs of the Project. I'm awaiting your answer. Best Regards. Maxwell Draven -- No recibo/envío información elaborados en/para M$-Word, M$-Excel, M$-PowerPoint, M$-Outlook o formatos privativos similares. Le invito a leer mis razones: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.es.html -- 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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