Re: Edubuntu Artwork for Edubuntu 6.04 - Dapper Drake

2005-11-14 Thread David Trask
Oli, You probably don't remember me, but we met at UBZI was with the LTSP team. I am a teacher of grades kindergarten through grade 8 in the US. (ages 5 - 14 years). We use K12LTSP in our school and have been for about 4 years. I currently run Edubuntu on my own laptop and am testing it

Re: Edubuntu Artwork for Edubuntu 6.04 - Dapper Drake

2005-11-14 Thread David Trask
Jonathan Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Mon Nov 14 2005 at 08:48 + wrote: To be honest, I don't like it that much personally (for the retro-reason), but I put it up there as an example of how people could contribute. I gotta' be perfectly honestI love it! I actually just showed it to my

NELS flyer posted on the site

2006-03-18 Thread David Trask
Hi all, Hope this finds you well and anticipating springtime (Tuesday!). Matt and I are both speaking at a conference in Massachussetts on Monday and we felt that it was time for us to put together a flyer to better show what NELS (Northeast Linux Symposium) is all about! Some of you have also

Re: So...

2006-10-10 Thread David Trask
Edubuntu Devel Group edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com writes: LTSP has something called LOCAL_APPS, though I'm not sure exactly what that does. Pretty much means what it saysby enabling local apps you are essentially using the workstations or terminals resources such as CPU and RAM to run the

Re: Linux as a platform

2006-10-11 Thread David Trask
I agree Simon. And believe it or not Maddog (Hall) and I have had this discussion several times over the past couple of years. It's trueresistance is futile. I see what awesome things are happening in Indiana and also here in the Northeastit's getting to be a big snowball. On the K12OS

Re: Edgy+1: Edubuntu for Secondary Schools Edubuntu for Universities

2006-10-20 Thread David Trask
Hi Richard (and all) I'm actually going to be at UDS Mtn. Viewand I am an actual classroom teacher and user of Edubuntu, K12LTSP, Ubuntu...etc. I currently teach US grades K-8, but have taught grades K-12 during my career. I'm bringing the user and implementer to the table and would love to

Re: Edgy+1 : Planning for the next Edubuntu version : Features Comments Sugge

2006-10-20 Thread David Trask
Richard Weideman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: * Ubuntu - base operating system - the features here would apply across Ubuntu / Edubuntu / Kubuntu * Edubuntu - the classroom desktop - the classroom server One thing I'd like to see...and this is a broad issue and encompasses LTSP as

Another idea-Re: Edgy+1 : Planning for the next Edubuntu version

2006-10-21 Thread David Trask
As schools begin to adopt things like Edubuntu, K12LTSP...etc on a large scalebeing able to set up multiple servers and centralized authentication is a big point. I already do this using Samba/LDAP. I have multiple K12LTSP servers and a Samba/LDAP server for all users and their home

Re: Creation of User profiles at install

2006-10-30 Thread David Trask
frank claessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Would like to know what others think about this. I would prefer the way of the other distro's Ummmin many other distro's I can log in as root from the GUI on the first loginUbuntu doesn't allow that. Ubuntu is much more secure from a first boot

Re: Software for Examination Management in Schools

2006-11-19 Thread David Trask
Great idea! Just wondering...how is this different than the testing modules in Moodle? Ch Sarada Prasanna Nanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Friends I am writing a software for managing examinations in School which have these following features. 1. There are three kinds of

Re: Greetings

2006-11-19 Thread David Trask
Message originally posted Nov 15th, but somehow didn't end up on this particular list. ;-) So I'm reposting just in case. DT Hi Abraham! My name is David Trask and I am a Technology Director/Teacher in the Northeast (Maine). We have been using Linux in the classroom for a few years now

Happy new year!

2007-01-01 Thread David Trask
Wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous 2007! And also hoping that 2007 is the best year yet for Linux and Edubuntu! David N. Trask Technology Teacher/Director Vassalboro Community School [EMAIL PROTECTED] (207)923-3100 -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify

Re: Packages to add to Edubuntu's 2nd CD

2007-01-10 Thread David Trask
Edubuntu Devel Group edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com writes: One minor comment. I don't have any particular issue with the second cd but I think it important not to overload edubuntu's default install with applications -- in particular the existing philosophy of choosing one application per task

Re: Packages to add to Edubuntu's 2nd CD

2007-01-10 Thread David Trask
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have found KEduca, but haven't found it very useful and user-friendly, although it combines a BRILLIANT idea. For those who don't know what it is, it's an application that lets you build questionaires and multiple choice tests, but I haven't really found any pre-made

Re: Packages to add to Edubuntu's 2nd CD

2007-01-10 Thread David Trask
Simon Ruiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: iTALC (italc.sourceforge.net) - intelligent Teaching And Learning with Computers - This is a classroom management tool in the Big Brother tradition of keeping tabs on what the students are doing. It also offers all kinds of neat functionality to the teacher

Re: Packages to add to Edubuntu's 2nd CD

2007-01-10 Thread David Trask
GCompris ROCKS! We use it every day with kindergarten students. Richard/g [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wednesday, 10 January 2007 03:27, Bruno Coudoin wrote: Le mardi 09 janvier 2007 à 14:17 -0800, Jordan Mantha a écrit : I've started a list of potential candidates [1] that I found

Re: Packages to add to Edubuntu's 2nd CD

2007-01-11 Thread David Trask
Simon Ruiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The impression I got was that the Student Control Panel is specifically an LTSP thing. This won't do anything in an environment like ours, which is why I suggested iTALC. Correct me if I'm unaware of something. There is also quite a benefit to it being

Re: Greating everyone! A little about me...

2007-03-21 Thread David Trask
Welcome aboard! And congrats on the pending arrival of your firstborn! (Your life is about to change forever) ;-) Glad to have you here! Jason Brower [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi everyone! My name is Jason Brower I am an American that is Living in Finland with my wonderful wife Katri. I

Re: Call for input: App Review Process Spec

2007-05-18 Thread David Trask
Will van der Leij [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 6:56 AM + wrote: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuApplicationReview Will, If something can be ready by June 19th or soMatt and I have the FOSSED conferences this summer. We can pitch the idea and have folks get

Re: Edubuntu/Ubuntu Education roadmaps for Gutsy

2007-05-18 Thread David Trask
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 6:18 PM + wrote: https://wiki.edubuntu.org/Edubuntu I'm impressedthis is definitely where we need to get headed. Attaboy Will and Jordan (and everyone else)! As soon as this friggin' NWEA testing is over with after next week I can start

Re: Welcome Jordan Mantha to core-dev !!

2007-06-30 Thread David Trask
Matt Oquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Congratulations indeed, LaserJock! A worthy accomplishment. --matt -- Open Source Software Engineering Consultant http://majen.net/ -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

Great job guys!

2007-08-10 Thread David Trask
Just a note to let you all know that I have been a bit busy with a complete conversion of my school to Edubuntu. I have so much faith I even replaced all the remaining Windows desktops with Edubuntu workstations. So I have now completed 2 Edubuntu Classroom Servers running dhcp/load-balance

Re: specs for running 35 machines

2007-08-15 Thread David Trask
Will there be 35 concurrent users? Or less than that, yet 35 terminalsalthough not all concurrent? In any casemy suggestion: Dual Xeon core duo processors (dual core or essentially 4 cores...I hear AMD opterons work well too) at least 4 gb RAM...more if it can be used VERY fast SCSI

Re: specs for running 35 machines

2007-08-16 Thread David Trask
! :-) Edubuntu Devel Group edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com writes: Hi, On Thu, 16 Aug 2007, David Trask wrote: two same or slighly lesser servers running in dhcp failover/load balancing mode. If one server failsno biggiethe other will take over until it comes back online. What I run

Re: Left over user processes

2007-08-16 Thread David Trask
funnyJim...this is exactly what Matt Oquist brought up at UDS Sevilla. In K12LTSP we had the purge-users scriptperhaps it could be modified to work with Ubuntu? The Edubuntu motto is to push the issue upstream to get the processes that are hanging to fix it so they don't, but in the end

Re: TuxType and TuxMath

2007-08-16 Thread David Trask
Any chance you can set up a repository? This is awesome news! David Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, For the last year or two I have been the main person developing two of the tux4kids apps, Tux Typing andTux, Of Math Command. I want everyone involved with Edubuntu to know that the

Local devices and samba/ldap...need help

2007-08-22 Thread David Trask
Ok...I have my Edubuntu servers (feisty) authenticating to a Samba/LDAP server (plain 'ol Ubuntu Feisty server). Just now I tried to use a USB thumbdrive in a thin-client and it doesn't show up. Couple things I'm wonderingcould this be because the user is not a part of one of the essential

Re: TuxPaint won't quit on thin-clients...any ideas?

2007-08-29 Thread David Trask
Edubuntu Devel Group edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com writes: I installed Tuxpaint on the Edubuntu servers yesterday...and have since rebooted. When the little kids use Tuxpaint...and then try to quit out of itnothing happensit sits there...unresponsive. I need to fix this...any

why won't this script work in my Edubuntu setup?

2007-08-30 Thread David Trask
I had this script (below) which I used to use to kill users quicklyI even used to build other scripts from this onesuch as one that logged off my kindergarten class...etc. Problem isit doesn't work in my current Edubuntu situation (with smbldap). any idea why? What am I missing? I

Re: New, substantially improved TuxMath now in Debian unstable

2007-09-04 Thread David Trask
Daviddo you know of a repo where we can grab the new version? David N. Trask Technology Teacher/Director Vassalboro Community School [EMAIL PROTECTED] (207)923-3100 -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at:

Re: Edubuntu Network Auth Server

2007-09-25 Thread David Trask
Right now there is an easy waysmbldap-installer http://www.majen.net/smbldapIt is hopeful that at some point something very similar will become part of Ubuntu Serverto my knowledge that's where it stands at the moment. I believe the work is being done as part of Ubuntu not just

Re: status report

2008-01-31 Thread David Trask
Jordan Mantha [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So should we right a wrapper GUI to call alacarte and clean up after it? Sounds like a decent idea...at least for now David N. Trask Technology Teacher/Director Vassalboro Community School [EMAIL PROTECTED] (207)923-3100 -- edubuntu-devel mailing list

2008 FOSSED conference flyer posted. Hope you can come!

2008-04-13 Thread David Trask
Hi all! Many of you have joined us in the past at FOSSED (formerly known as NELS). The 2008 editions of the Free Open Source Software in Education conference will be held June 25-27 and August 4-6 at Gould Academy, Bethel, ME and Governors Academy, Byfield, MA respectively. It's a fantastic

FOSSED 2008 at Governor's Academy! Educators and developers come together!

2008-07-02 Thread David Trask
or if you have questions please feel free to email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Read more about FOSSED in the October issue of Linux Journal here: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9800 Register soon! Got questions? Contact me! --- David Trask FOSSED 2008 Copper Dog Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] (207

{Disarmed} FOSSed 2011...Register today!

2011-04-26 Thread David Trask
and stuff later.  You can simply email me the PO or PO number when you get one.  Please register soon...we can take care of all the other stuff as we go along.  If you have ANY questions...please email me at [ mailto:copperdo...@gmail.com ]copperdo...@gmail.com  I'll be happy to help. David Trask

Join us at FOSSed 2012!

2012-05-21 Thread David Trask
=dGFidFA4MnNhSHA3RS1QMl9GUmhyTlE6MQ ]click here   Hope to see you at FOSSed 2012!  Contact me with any questions, suggestions, needs, or special arrangements at   copperdo...@gmail.com David Trask FOSSed 2012 207.956.0881 copperdo...@gmail.com -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel