Mohan, I've done this with a group of students and I agree that most find the task of clearing hard drives and installing the OS a chore. However it could be done by a few while the rest of the group works on other aspects of the project. But yes, I do see the advantage of working with machines that already have the OS.
What does 're-purposing' mean? Am fascinated by the way people use words - so would appreciate a clarification, in case I haven't understood. Padmini On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Mohan Sundaram <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 7:46 AM, Padmini Sankaran <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Am exploring the possibility of getting HS students involved in learning > to > > format hard drives of older computers (that people want to get rid of), > > install the Ubuntu OS and make these available to those with less access > to > > computers. > > The students would then teach the recipients to use the OS and > applications > > that work with the OS. They would also help with regular upgrades each > year > > when the next version is released. It is an ongoing programme. > > There are details of course which would be modified depending on the > > context. But that's it in a nutshell. > > 1. Enterprises deprecate full machines and just hard disks are rarer > nowadays. > 2. Getting hard disks, loading Ubuntu on them means you require > machines without hard disks. Trust you've folks who can teach these > kids how to plug in drives, do diagnostics etc or check BIOS > configurations in older machines etc. > > I feel getting full machines and repurposing them with Ubuntu OS would > be a more manageable route. > > -- Mohan Sundaram > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: > http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines > _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc ILUGC Mailing List Guidelines: http://ilugc.in/mailinglist-guidelines
