I have been trying to work with a group 'Wimborne laptops for schools' for 
children at home who do not have computers to work with. A friend gave me her 
old computer to donate and I had my own old one. I was told that the sufficient 
requirement was for a browser.   So I installed Xubuntu Linux on these, and 
updated them to the latest Firefox. These are 32 bit machines  circa 2005.

So I fixed them up with webcams [Aside: Cheese isn't the best tool for 
evaluating webcams, use vlc] and donated them. They were set up identically  
for username and auto-login.

Meanwhile I phoned Q.E School and they said that they only wanted machines post 
2016 that they could log into and put their own software and updates on.   St. 
Michaels Middle School gace examples of programs that they wanted to run over 
the browser and they were ok.

Then I get this message back from the group: Hi Peter Just in case you get any 
more laptops schools are unable to use the Xubuntu Operating system. it has to 
be windows 10 pro just so you don't waste your time .

Which is a bit stupid as quite a few kids are using parents mobile phones and 
ipads - Not W10!

So they want to scrap my laptops and use them for spares - Sure!!!

Rant over. If I get them back I will take them to a local school myself.

PeterM


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