Cc'ing debian-outreach On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 09:23:13PM +0000, Mike Gabriel wrote: > * identify educational packages in Ubuntu that are not in Debian > * package them for Debian
As far as I know, all packages recommended via the meta-packages in
question: ubuntu-edu-{preschool|primary|secondary|tertiary} are
available in Debian.
> Then the edubuntu meta packages can simply be uploaded to Debian (after some
> close introspection and review).
To my understanding it's all about:
(1) the meta-package namespace
(2) the approach how to organize the educational packages into meta-packages
(3) the list of packages such a meta-package recommends.
ad 1) I propose to use the Debian Edu Blends approach; this makes detailed
information about packages available for interested people, see:
https://blends.debian.org/edu/tasks/
That said, meta-packages should be maintained as Debian Edu tasks,
see: https://salsa.debian.org/debian-edu/debian-edu
ad 2) Debian Edu is organizing educational packages by topic, Edubuntu
by education level. IMO there's no reason against level related
Debian Edu meta-packages in addition; actually, the meta-package
education-primaryschool is already one.
ad 3) Edubuntu seems to recommend by far less packages compared to
Debian Edu (with some newer ones like gcompris-qt, scratch,
thonny definitely missing). So maybe there could be level related
Debian Edu meta-packages with a base set of recommended packages
(revised Edubuntu list), and additional suggested packages.
These meta-packages come to my mind:
- education-preschool
- education-primaryschool (already existing, to be modified)
- education-secondaryschool
- education-highschool (like ubuntu-edu-tertiary)
- education-university
Education level related meta-packages might also come in handy as far as
the Debian Edu modular installation approach (still work in progress) is
concerned, see:
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Buster/Installation#Modular_installation
As far as I know, due to missing contributors Edubuntu is LTS since 2014
with supposed EOL in 2019, see:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edubuntu-devel/2016-March/003884.html
Also, to my understanding, the Virtual LTSP Server project intends to be
sort of an replacement for it (as a classroom installation), obviously
involving people with teaching experience.
Joining forces to identify, evaluate and package educational applications
seems to be useful.
Wolfgang
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