Gilberto Thank you for your email. Yes I am very aware of Edubuntu, Debian-Edu, Slolelinux etc and am trying each to develop a model for Cloud based K-12 computing. However, there are nuances with Cloud computing which present some diffenent challenges than typical client/server design/configuration architectures in an intra-net.
Thanks again. Brian On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:43 PM, gilberto alves <[email protected]> wrote: > hello for all! > I was a user for amazon web services architecture aws, too but I think that > you Brian Mullan must read first page of http://www.debian.org and see the > concepts of free software like debian and ubuntu. Here from São Paulo - > Brazil if we use amazon services we need pay to it. so ... > > greetings > gilberto dos santos alves > +55 (11) 9824-1049 > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:15:01 -0400 > Subject: Any thought given to building a Debian-Edu/Skolelinux optimized > for a Cloud computing environment ?? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > I work for Cisco Systems but have been working on a Fellowship to help a > non-profit called mcnc.org <[email protected]> support the State > of North Carolina's > Research and Educational Network (NCREN.NET <http://www.ncren.net>). > > NCREN now connects all 115 school districts in the state which means the > next problem is how to provide compute resources to 2.3Mil kids. > > I've been spending a lot of time using Amazon Web Services Cloud > architecture (AWS <http://aws.amazon.com/>) in some experiments for K-12 > support. > > Recently, I found SkoleLinux <http://www.skolelinux.org/en/> and was > wondering if there has been any thought to building an optimized > Debian-Edu/SkoleLinux Amazon Machine Image (AWS EC2 compute service AMI > virtual appliances) ? > > I've done something akin to this using VMware Workstation, Ubuntu, and > QEMU. > > > - I used VMware Workstation to create an SkoleLinux virtual machine > - Converted the resulting .VMDK VMware file to a .RAW file using Qemu. > - Directions to use VMware & Qemu to create and upload a new Amazon > Machine Image (AMI) for use in the AWS > cloud.<http://thewebfellas.com/blog/2008/9/1/creating-an-new-ec2-ami-from-within-vmware-or-from-vmdk-files> > - Lastly, "register" my AMI image with AWS so I could use it on their > virtual machines > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > = = > > However, I'm no Linux guru by any stretch. > > Not sure if you've thought of this idea.... > > What if Debian-Edu/SkoleLinux were to produce an *optimized* Server & > Client (LTSP, or Desktop Linux) and host the Server & Desktop on Amazon > EC2/S3 cloud? Then anywhere AWS supports (primarily Europe & America) > communities could initiate Debian-Edu/SkoleLinux servers (maybe clients > also) at very low costs and much less complexity. > > Just an idea.. as AWS Education in the Cloud offer recently was pretty > cool: > > *Apr 29, 2009* > *AWS Goes To School With Programs For Educators, Researchers, and > Students<http://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2009/04/29/aws-goes-to-school-with-programs-for-educators-researchers-and-students/> > * > > *Amazon.com, Inc. announces AWS in Education, a set of programs that > enable the academic community to easily leverage the benefits of Amazon Web > Services for teaching and research. With AWS in Education, educators, > academic researchers, and students worldwide can obtain free usage credits > to tap into the on-demand infrastructure of Amazon Web Services to teach > advanced courses, tackle research endeavors and explore new projects – tasks > that previously would have required expensive investments in infrastructure. > AWS in Education also provides self-directed learning resources on cloud > computing for students. To sign up and begin using Amazon Web Services, and > to apply for grants for usage credits, visit: > http://aws.amazon.com/education* > > I'm going to cc my personal Yahoo Email ID on this but if anyone reads this > and would like to talk more please contact me. > > Brian Mullan > 919-392-2823 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live > Spaces. It's easy! Try > it!<http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us> >
