Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for education

2018-04-24 Thread leoo
Mason said: "I found the installation of Replicant on a Samsung Galaxy S2 to be nearly trivial. Unless it is harder to install Replicant on a tablet for some reason, the OP should be fine buying a Galaxy Tab running Android and installing Replicant themselves." If that's the case, then

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for education

2018-04-23 Thread Mason Hock
> Unfortunately it looks like Techno ethical no longer sells those > tablets with Replicant pre-installed, nor does it offer an > installation service for them I found the installation of Replicant on a Samsung Galaxy S2 to be nearly trivial. Unless it is harder to install Replicant on a tablet

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for education

2018-04-23 Thread leoo
With regard to tablets, you may wish to look into Replicant running on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, either the 7 inch or 10 inch versions. https://www.replicant.us/supported-devices.php Unfortunately it looks like Techno ethical no longer sells those tablets with Replicant pre-installed, nor

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for education

2018-04-23 Thread julius . angres
Thanks for your interest; I'm based in northern Germany. Today I just set up a laptop with Flidas for an Operating Systems course (in a VM, but it's a start). I'm a fan of the "propaganda of the deed" and active promotion, so I try to make a start at my school where normally only

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for education

2018-04-23 Thread enduzzer
In Finland, they use DigabiOS, based on Debian, as a live operating system during Matriculation Examination. I think Trisquel fits the same purpose. https://github.com/digabi/digabi-os

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for education

2018-04-23 Thread jbahn
That sound like an interesting project. Just out of curiosity, where in the world do you work?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for education

2018-04-22 Thread julius . angres
Hi Patrick, thank you for your answer. Although I agree with the arguments, the home schooling case as such doesn't apply to me. I teach at a vocational secondary school and have convinced my headmaster to introduce a paper-free, free software class from grade 11 thru 13. As this is

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for education

2018-04-22 Thread julius . angres
From a - let's call it developer's point of view - you're certainly right concerning Ubuntu. However, my question is (also) asked from a pedagogical point of view. The next generation of free software promoters and developers includes students like mine which are typically 16-20 years old

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel for education

2018-04-22 Thread Patrick
Hi Julius I home schooling my daughter full time and my son until 10 AM, I am not exactly a teacher but sort of. I think Trisquel would be a great assist in a school setting. I have stopped worrying about the "best" Linux distro and I have instead turned my focus to the best "shepherd" to

[Trisquel-users] Trisquel for education

2018-04-22 Thread julius . angres
Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum (at least as an active member) and being a teacher I'd like to know whether anyone here has already some experience regarding the use of Trisquel for any educational purpose. Thanks for sharing.