Good idea, I'd be 100% behind this and would volunteer my time and may even be able to provide a number of suitable client PCs (hey and network cards too!). I think that Primary Schools are the most likely candidate.
To really get this off the ground we'd need to form a committee and have a few meetings. So here's a call for volunteers - people can actually contribute something - and debate as to the actual merit of this project. Then we'll take the bulk of the conversation off list. Volunteers can email Derek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or me directly. Cheers, Michael. >===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== >Hi, > > In the past, there have been many discussions about how we can promote >linux. This sort of got no where. An unfortunate situation. Let us have >something a bit more concrete. > >I propose that we offer to do a rollout of a LTSP based network at a >local school. > >Yes, some have said, "but school boards want to feel good by spending >lots of money". (apologies, cannot find the quote) >My view is that this may be true. >Schools, with strong rich boards and PTAs will probably hold to this. >However, I suggest that poorer schools don't hold this view. >Poorer schools have fewer options to be choosy. > > >================================================= >Ok, > so what is required? > > 30 computers to be used as terminals. > >fixes/installations on those terminals. > >creation of a server. > >on going sysadmin work. > >training of one staff member as a sysadmin. This will be as much, or as >little as the person can cope with. Ranging from >a)knowledge on restarting printer queues, adding/removing users to > the everything. > >Finding a school that is willing to be involved. I can think of two >schools immediately that would be candidates. Please let us not discuss on >this list which schools - but I am sure you can all think of a school or >two. > >Network cables, ethernet cards and switches, networks, power cables etc > >Money - or a business that will sponsor, or both. > >In my view, there should be no monetary cost to the school. They just have >to provide a room that can have the terminals installed, and a staff >member to work as a sysadmin. > >Donations from clug members. > Money and time. > > > >Derek. > >-- >Derek Smithies Ph.D. This PC runs pine on linux for email >IndraNet Technologies Ltd. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine >ph +64 3 365 6485 Please do not notify me when (apparently) receiving a >Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ windows virus from me...... --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message generated in webmail.
