Maybe http://en.opensuse.org/Sugar can be something that might work for some of what we can use.
2012/1/13 Iain Brown Douglas <[email protected]>: > On Wed, 2012-01-11 at 03:21 +0100, Rubén RodrÃguez wrote: > >> The method I think would be a breakthrough for a school is to use a >> thin >> client environment. One server is enough to run a typical school, you >> only need to manage one standard GNU/Linux computer, the clients need >> no software or configuration, and they can keep whatever they already >> have in their hard drives untouched and usable. Also all the students >> data are in an easy to backup spot, installing an activity in the >> server >> makes it available for everyone instantly, and you can also combine it >> with class management software like iTALC. > > This sounds useful. > > (For reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_client ) > > So, if an enthusiastic volunteer had demonstrated Sugar on a Stick to a > school's "IT person" who has no previous sugar or linux experience - > what would need to be on their learning curve, to set up such a system? Probably rewardingly tricky. _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep -- Im moderate on extroversion. http://caltek.net/blog School 2.0 http://etoolkit.org _______________________________________________ Testing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/testing
