Oh and you will find linux software in many schools now, a local product who's name escapes me, is used for network infrastructure, user account management etc.
It is in my son's school and also in the secondary school i mentioned in the other thread. On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:26:14 +1200 Bryce Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, this may be of some interest to you: > http://www.skolelinux.org/portal/ > > I have been interested in trying it out for some time and this may be > the perfect oportunity. So I would therefore also be interested in > assisting with this project. Before comming to Uni I was the IT Systems > Engineer for a private education provider. > > Cheers > Bryce. > > Derek Smithies wrote: > > 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. > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
