Hi, Forgive me if this isn't stricly a "devel" question, but it's a bit long for IRC and there's apparently not a "users" list for Edubuntu that I can see at least.
I have a bit of an unusual system design task. I need to create a software environment to be used for school children in remote Fijian villages see http://tig.csail.mit.edu/twiki/bin/view/TIG/TaveuniFiji for some sparse background. Basicly neither the student nor the teachers are expected to have any exposure to computers. The school houses don't even have electricity, so the hardware platform is IBM Thinkpads with extended batteries and they will need to be taken to an other location by the teacher for recharge. Edubuntu has a simple install and a nice kid centric GUI and defaults to having the right software set, so seems like a very nice fit. So my questions or areas of uncertainty are what UI changes to make (if any) for peopel with absolutely zero prior computer contact and no recourse to anyone who does or the internet, and what issues I might run into running hte system without network connection. The applications, particularly the KDE Edutainment suite, are very transparently networked, to the point I didn't realize quitte howmuch of the kstars data was nonlocal. I'm a little blind as I don't have direct knowlege of the population this is to serve and my experience is with rather overly experienced users, I also won't be able to tweak the systems once they're in the field so there's a bit of pressure to get it right the first time. Any pointers would be most welcome. Thanks, -Jon -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
