I've been involved in and read many discussions of what Edubuntu actually *is* (or should be) - what we define Edubuntu as, what we can call it. I'm going to tell you all what I think it is and what I think it should continue to be. You can take a hike if you don't like what I say.
Edubuntu is a community of people. Edubuntu is NOT a product. It's not a shiny liveCD, liveDVD, liveUSB, a distro, a collection of metapackages, LTSP, documentation, bugfixes to educational apps, themes, artwork, or marketing. Edubuntu is a community of people. What we do (projects) within the community should be encouraged and supported, as long as the goals of these individual projects align with "Edubuntu" (Ubuntu + Education). Edubuntu can produce many things that benefit Ubuntu in Education. In fact, Edubuntu should produce ALL things that benefit Ubuntu in Education. That means specific Edubuntu tailored liveCDs/USB sticks, Ubuntu educational metapackages, LTSP, educational themes and artwork, great documentation, bugfixes to educational applications upstream and within Ubuntu, marketing, technical support and anything else we can possibly think of now and in the future. Each one of these projects can be spearheaded by any number of adequately motivated people within the greater Edubuntu community. If a project fails, then so be it. It was probably never meant to be. It doesn't mean that the Edubuntu community fails because a project within it does. As long as the Sun still shines down on our planet, Edubuntu will continue to be a community of people that bring the ideals of open source and the best possible tools and environments to the children, teachers, schools and scholars of the world. Edubuntu is a community of people. We shouldn't be trying to limit ourselves beyond this scope. - Jordan -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
