-------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Derek Murawsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Derek Murawsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Edubuntu Launch Traget Market & the tuXlabs Cookbook Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:41:19 -0400
I could probably help with writing/porting that manual. What kind of help are you looking for specifically? -Derek On 7/28/05, Jane Weideman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all. > > As already discussed with some of you: > The Shuttleworth Foundation's tuXlabs project has produced a fantastic > and comprehensive how-to manual for setting up an OSS computer lab, > based on their wealth of knowledge and experience with this. > See: > http://www.upfrontsystems.co.za/Members/jean/cookbook/docbook/cookbook.html > > We have been exploring the possibility of utilising this invaluable > source of information to the benefit of Edubuntu as well. > The thinking being that Edubuntu may be more widely and successfully > adopted, if there is an instruction manual with it. Especially in the > case of new adopters who have little/no experience with OSS, or possibly > even ICT in general. > > The tuXlabs team have done a lot of work around formulating a solid, > repeatable, and supportable OSS lab implementation model. This includes > all aspects from a Linux Introduction to Power Requirements and Physical > Security considerations, right through to Networking and Server & LTSP > configs etc. > > The tuXlabs project http://www.tuxlabs.org/ , is a non-profit project, > which up to now has focused on school installations within the boundries > of South Africa, however the model they have formulated can be applied > where ever an OSS computer lab is required. > Once edubuntu is released, the tuXlabs are intending to adopt edubuntu > in their lab build as well. However for now the cookbook is angled > towards the current architechure which is a little different. The > cookbook also currently contains some tuXlab and Shuttleworth Foundation > specifics. > > For Edubuntu's purposes the cookbook would therefore require a revision > and possibly some editing to make it a bit more generic, as well as > giving edubuntu installation and configuration specifics. We will need > some help with this, and have already approached the ubuntu doc team, > but if anyone would like to volunteer to assist it will be greatly > appreciated. > > We then also need to decide how to distribute the cookbook: > * Whether to make it available for download via our website and /or > * Available in printed format (possibly distributed with the CDs) > > Further to this the Edubuntu launch target audience needs to be decided. > After discussions with various people, I am of the opinion that we > should take a conservative approach to the first launch, and possibly > not aim for world domination in the first release ;) > > The reason for favouring this approach now, is that we have decided to > keep things simple and contained for the first release, and to build on > that with the next couple of releases. It seems to make sense to me to > stick to the enthusiasts and those really keen to try Edubuntu for this > round, and once we have a tried and tested product with successful > installations, to then start targeting a broader market? > > I don't want to be pessimistic, but I think we should take small steady > steps rather than promising the world, and then not being able to meet > expectations? > > So my vote is for a small targeted release, rather than a big bang. > > > Comments, suggestions? > > Thanks > JaneW > > -- > JaneW > _____________ > Jane Weideman > mobile: +27 83 779 7800 > Canonical Ltd. > > > > -- > edubuntu-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel > -- JaneW _____________ Jane Weideman mobile: +27 83 779 7800 Canonical Ltd. -- edubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
