Dear Tim, How hard would it be to get you to Bankok, Thailand for training?
Regards, Paul /*************************************************************** * To contact me try: * * Paul Flint VOX 202 537 0480 * * EMAIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] HOME 703 524 1657 * * WEB http://www.flint.com * ***************************************************************/ To speed delivery please send plain text not HTML mail. On Mon, 15 Aug 2005, John "Tim" DENNY wrote: > Jeff > > Thank you very much for the kind message and now I am intrigued with > the Ubuntu lite project as we need an operating system that is decently > responsive on older machines. > > the basic setup at present is Windows 98se with MS office 2000... > about 60 of the recently donated computers are laptops. I feel it is > best to keep them as mobile, indepedently operating systems, yet the > possibility of setting up thin clients in a computer lab situation with > older desktops sounds like a great way to go. The big problem is that > it will be tough to find someone in Cambodia to teach us how to setup a > thin client lab. > > you ask about my timeline... the sooner the better... I have been > asked to demonstrate computers running the Linux OS as soon as I can. > Decision-makers would then consider loading computers from now on out > as dual boot (windows/Linux) or hopefully Linux only machines if they > are impressed with the setup. > > I have basically convinced our mobile learning team (a van that tours > the country demonstrating educaitonal technologies to disadvantaged > people) to shift to linux as it woudl mean a totally loaded computer > with a great sample of software and games that coudl easily impress new > learners. The thought being, -- if the first operating system they see > is FOSS, then they have room to think and grow in a world not > monopolized by windows. > > Yet again the problem will be fining a "lite" os in place of windows > 98se so that the computers will be sufficiently responsive. further > down the road we hope to install a mobile internet connection so that > the computer demonstrations can include lessons on the net... maybe a > bit far-fetched at this stage as we have no knowledge of mobile > internet capabilites in rural areas of Cambodia... > > Any suggestions? > > Peace > Tim > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi Tim, > > > > The computers you describe could serve as Edubuntu thin clients, but > > that assumes you will have a networked lab situation with at least > > one high powered machine to be the server. > > > > You might also be interested in Ubuntu-Lite, which is aimed at > > working directly on machines like you described. I'm hoping to be > > able to make contributions to Ubuntu-Lite developement once school > > starts, but that will be contingent on student interest (I can lead > > them to water, but I can't make them drink...) > > > > I'm not sure who is coordinating the Ubuntu-Lite effort. I receive > > regular emails from a google group: > > > > Ubuntu Lite: > > http://groups.google.com.au/group/ubuntu_lite > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > and I found a web site that seems to be under development: > > > > http://www.ubuntulite.org/ > > > > Hopefully, these efforts are being coordinated. > > > > What is your time line? If you plan to work on this during the > > coming school year, perhaps I could lend a hand. > > > > Thanks! > > > > jeff elkner > > > > On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 07:12:39 -0700 (PDT), "John \"Tim\" DENNY" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >As a donor of decommissioned computer my group > > http://www.pc4peace.org > > >has sent almost 350 computers to Cambodia in the past year and > > >hopefully can sustain the donations to assist in a larger way in the > > >near future. At present the donated computers are mostly older with > > >CPUs in the range of 233 to 300 mhz, 64 meg ram and basic components > > >throughout. I have attempted Ubuntu live CD operations yet have > > failed > > >due to the slow CPU speed. > > > > > John T. Denny Ph.D. > Development Consultant UNESCO Phnom Penh > http://www.avuedigitalservices.com/VR/drjohndenny [Vita] > ---- > Help Cambodia prosper through donations to needy schools, NGOs and community > centers. -- see: http://www.pc4peace.org -- for donations, funding and > membership please email me directly! > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- edubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
