On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 11:51 +0530, Narendra Sisodiya wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Aditya Patawari <[email protected]> > wrote: > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Rahul Sundaram > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Create a wiki page with a list of apps that must be included > in the > > spin/remix and then add a wishlist of packages that are not > in the repo > > yet. Having a explicit task list of things is important if > you want to > > involve others. > > I have created a wiki page at [1]. > Also I have written down the names of Arun, Hiemanshu and > Ankur as > volunteers who agree to help out on this thread. Please feel > free to > add/remove your names. > > I am trying to create a package list which are there in Fedora > repo as > well as an apps list which needs to be packaged. Please try to > populate them as much as you can. > > [1]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraForKids > > > > > Count me in. Seriously > SchoolOS.org list a huge number of application for kids. (Do watch > video too) SchoolOS is ubuntu based distro which is supported by > NCERT. The new verson is planned to have fedora base. We are migrating > from ubuntu to fedora because of bugs found in 10.x series. > I am working in always working in e-learning and FOSS area from last 8 > month. > I would suggest to following > > * Think that we are trying to give DVD to schools which do not have > internet. We need to give ISO+Ebook+Videos+InstallGuides > * Create big ISO (do not make live DVD) create install iso. So that we > can ship as many application as we can with FedoraForKids or Schools > (who cares for name ?) > * There are number of user interface improvement present in schoolOS > which i observed while trainig to kids for example tuxpaint save > picture in hidden folder. Student cannot find. So while remixing > schoolOS I put a Shortcutlink in Picture Folder to make there life > easy. > * SchoolOS comes with Ebooks. We can include khan academy videos. > * SchoolOS already has a good list of distributor all over india. we > need to increase this list to distribure newer version. > * In DVD, we need to ship unetbootin.exe so that one can install on > USB from Windows system too. Pdf file with all instructions. > * DVD must contain wvdial as sometime internet do not work by network > manager. one cannot download wvdial from Internet. > * now I am using fedora but I always found problem like SElinux. > Disable or do not install SELinux alall. Infact I will suggest to have > only one user (root) > * by default all user must have all permission to do everything. we > should not look for security point of view. Think like a software > availabilty point of view. > * Anaconda must not ask for keyboard, timezone, usernname and > otherthings. it shuld only ask - "Where to install" and install > everthing > * Most of the computer which has windwos has virus. After install > Linux on USB , if you insert that USB then windows system modify > Autorun.inf (its true as far as ubuntu live, have not checked in > fedora). So we must figure out a safe way to install Fedora for Kids > in USB so that windows virus must not delete any things. > * I will share most of the setting and config files of schoolos which > will be helpful for fedora for kids > * I am not atall happy with 6month release. Imagine chemistry book > contains screenshot which are not longer application. We must give > consistant GUI and look for next 2-3 year. Putting FOSS in school in > altogher different game and have different stategy. > * We must apply these distro in schools which do not have Internet as > pilot project and then collect feedback. We need to make 2-3 such > cycles before releasing it permantly for next 2-3 years > * We must document the process of Network installation from one DVD to > whole lab OR create better and automated software for that process. > * At the same tiime we must Integrate Sugar and LTSP. Better create > FEdoraForKids-ServerEdition which take care for most of things like > LTSP, network install, central wiki etc > * Please consider this as serious project - > http://blog.narendrasisodiya.com/2010/10/foss-in-indian-schools-serious-concern.html > > > >
Hello, Can you please update the wiki page[1] with all the info etc.? [1]https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraForKids -- Thanks! Regards, Ankur https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Ankursinha "FranciscoD" _______________________________________________ india mailing list [email protected] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/india
