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? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help@opensuse.org