http://www.mplug.org/phpwiki/index.php/MPLUGSeminar10 Thursday (June 6th) is a very important meeting where we will be discussing Linux for Hawaii's private and public schools. I will be going over details about LTSP technology, and our role in supporting the promotion, growth and maintenance of Linux usage in Hawaii Education.
If you have contacts at any school systems, please invite them to this meeting so that they can learn about the possibilities for their school. The mention of "$3,500 for 25 desktop computers." should pique their interest. Further information below: ********************** Seminar: Linux Services and Thin Clients for Schools Date: Thursday, June 6th, 2002 Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm Food: RSVP if you want to order $5 pizza and soda. Location: Mid-Pacific Institute KCC3 Linux Thin Client Lab http://www.mplug.org/phpwiki/index.php/MPIKCC3 Map and Driving Directions At this seminar Warren Togami will talk about the what Linux and Open Source Software can do for Hawaii's public and private schools. He will be going over technical aspects of how LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project) http://www.ltsp.org thin clients work, as well as other Linux capabilities that may benefit Hawaii Education. This seminar is targetted to Educators, System Administrators, Linux community and interested students looking for IT related community service opportunities. The topics of this seminar include: #What are Linux Thin Clients? #Success stories elsewhere in the world #* Largo Florida county workers #* Riverdale county California #* 16 labs in Northwest USA #* 1 million LTSP thin clients in Korea #LTSP for Schools Overview #* Software available #* Hardware and labor requirements #* How does it work? #* Long term Maintenance and Upgrades cost (or lack thereof) #Other Linux servers for schools #* Firewall, File & Print server, Mail, Web, etc. #Support services #* Community commitment (Hawaii Linux Community) #* Commercial support (Red Hat, HP, IBM, etc.) #Planning October 2002 Linux for Education Technology Conference at Computer Expo 2002 #* Guest speakers from Riverdale California and/or Red Hat Please RSVP e-mail Warren Togami [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subject "LINUX SEMINAR 10" if you plan on coming. Please let me know if you want us to order pizza and soda for you for $5. Warren Togami [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mid-Pacific Linux User's Group http://www.mplug.org University of Hawaii ICS Club http://www2.ics.hawaii.edu/~icsclub