Picked this off another list. Never heard of this project, so if others are interested (tho' y'all probably know all about it!). Now ... if suse has open sourced its distie (www.opensuse.com or www.opensuse.org, don' remember which) ... if you take my drift. One could do a cut down version to fit onto a CD but utilising the cuddly interface and yast of suse ... until the open source yast is transferred to debian... ______________ Hi all Has anyone taken a look at Skubuntu? http://www.skubuntu.org.za Basically it is being developed for the the Tuxlab (Linux labs in schools) project. The reason being that the K12-LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project) which is used in the labs is built around Fedora Core and this changes rather too rapidly for schools. I think this is a clear example of the trend in OSS to act like a serious player in the software market. E.g. being adequately resourced to support active development and offer a stable and mature product with a reasonable release time table. Of course it still maintains its flexibility by allowing you the option of downloading the latest bleeding edge builds and using / adapting it to your needs. Basically it means more choice for the end user as they can go with either a more leisurely release schedule or the rapid OSS style release cycle. Choice is good thing. Obviously Linux in schools is great. <g>
--- "M.Blackmore" <mblackmore@oxlug.org> wrote:
Now ... if suse has open sourced its distie (www.opensuse.com or www.opensuse.org, don' remember which)
What? Did we know about this...? Bli! I certainly didn't. I like it. -- Matt ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
--- Matt Johnson <johnsonmlw@yahoo.com> wrote:
What? Did we know about this...? Bli! I certainly didn't. I like it.
It was discussed in another thread as a by-product of something else a fair few weeks ago now. I'd be interested in hearing more about it. If someone wants to post a review and overview of the main features, please do so. -- Thomas Adam. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 M.Blackmore wrote:
Picked this off another list. Never heard of this project, so if others are interested (tho' y'all probably know all about it!).
More interesting still is edubuntu, an 'official' version of ubuntu packaged with schools directly in mind. At the moment they're focussing on classroom and desktop level stuff, with a desktop or server install. The desktop stuff is pretty much what you expect, but the server install comes with LTSP, SchoolTool (The Shuttleworth Foundation's embryonic school management information system), mediawiki and Moodle (virtual learning envirnoment) running out of the box. There's a CD version available for testing (do please give it a try, esp if you've got LTSP clients around) and launch is scheduled for mid October alongside the next ubunutu release. I believe they'd also appreciate help with artwork and documentation. Later on, it's hoped to have a live CD version, as well as more school level packages on the disk. The homepage is www.edubuntu.org - -- Miles Berry Deputy Head St Ives School Haslemere www.stiveshaslemere.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (MingW32) iD8DBQFDCr/Hr4l0LSzscoQRAj46AJ9HCqxCyWdgi06FMyNTZIdXkxqYDwCeNdpu h3l/O3ETHGhKCeaU/3Y7zeA= =ryPj -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--- Miles Berry <mberry@st-ives.surrey.sch.uk> wrote:
More interesting still is edubuntu, an 'official' version of ubuntu packaged with schools directly in mind. At the moment they're focussing on classroom and desktop level stuff, with a desktop or server install.
Indeed. I woud be interesting in seeing whether schoolforge or other such educational bodies are going to be jumping on the band-wagon with this, or not? Might even help put pressure on LEAs and the council as a serious and "viable" use of Linux within the educational environment. -- Thomas Adam Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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