Sounds like a dual boot challenge :-) On 5/26/10, Troy Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > The netbooks issued to students in NSW are the same. Installation of > additional software is prohibited. Access to the BIOS is locked > preventing loading of bootable devices, and the NSW police have the > ability to track and disable the unit. > > > > On Wed, 2010-05-26 at 02:31 +1000, David Fawcett wrote: >> Have you got anything to back that up B? >> >> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 10:25 PM, bwright <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> I believe that you are not allowed to change the operating >> system in >> the contract with the DET until you leave school. I go to a >> public >> school ( I am a senior student ) and I don't think you are >> allowed to >> actually install another system. The system is also loaded >> with >> goodies like programs that act like trojans allowing the DET >> to >> remotely disable your computer ( pretty much a root kit ) and >> all >> manner of other things constantly pinging to random proxies. >> So the >> kids get a bag full of DRM in a box and if they try disable it >> they >> get punished by the school system. So it is a huge blow not >> having >> linux on it. >> >> On May 25, 11:56 am, "Senectus ." <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > On 25 May 2010 07:35, [email protected] <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Ubuntu-AU'ers I see a lot of time being spent on the >> Australian Ubuntu LoCo >> > > structure and now the wiki. >> > >> > > But what is happening around us and in particular in my >> area (Strathpine >> > > Queensland). I now see year nine through 12 student >> running around with mini >> > > notebooks (also called netbook) supplied through their >> school under the >> > > Australian Federal Government's Digital Education >> Revolution (DER) program. >> > > From my early findings it looks like that notebooks will >> be distributed to >> > > eventually every year nine through 12 student. They are >> all to receive a >> > > mini notebook with windows 7 installed by the completion >> of the rollout in >> > > 2012. >> > >> > > This is a big blow to the Linux community as for example >> 267,000 Windows 7 >> > > based netbooks that the NSW Government alone has started >> rolling out to high >> > > schools will come pre-installed with open source software. >> From information >> > > gathered they were certainly looking seriously at Linux >> platforms, but >> > > vendors didn't provide the answers or comfort they were >> looking for. >> > >> > > I think part of the problem with the Linux tenders would >> have been that >> > > they were represented by hardware vendors pushing Linux to >> increase their >> > > profit on the units, rather than pushing Linux because >> they believed in it >> > > or had the right answers. If they had gone with a Linux >> based system they >> > > could have saved the country (tax payers) close to a $1 >> billion in licensing >> > > fees. >> > >> > > All this points out that we the Linux (Ubuntu) users must >> be active not >> > > only within our own group(s) but engage direct with the >> community in >> > > general, visit schools, educate hardware vendors and lobby >> with the >> > > Australian Federal and State Governments. >> > >> > > Cheers, >> > >> > > Harry Degenaar >> >> > > [email protected] >> > >> > It's also a huge opportunity.. >> > All those new machines going out to students that are >> naturally rebellious >> > and inquisitive. >> > >> > Time to really amp up a "Linux install Day" again... >> > >> > -- >> > It's just a 2000 year old book of desert tribal myths. >> > >> >> > -- >> > ubuntu-au mailing list >> > >> >> [email protected]https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> Google Groups "Ubuntu-Au" group. >> > To post to this group, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ubuntu-au >> [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/ubuntu-au?hl=en-GB. >> >> -- >> ubuntu-au mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >> > > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >
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