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- Edubuntu followup
- Sharing knowledgeWell done and thank you! Knowledge sharing at it's best.In the first Edubuntu blog post you asked us readers a technical question, and now, in the second Edubuntu post, you provide us with a summary of the most useful solutions.This is how knowledge sharing within the ZDnet community should...
- Tags: Thin clients, OPEN SOURCE, thin client, Edubuntu, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
- Edubuntu followup
- A number of readers posed both thoughts and questions related to my Wednesday post, "The state of Edubuntu...Thoughts?" While the expected "Why the hell would you use *nix anyway?" sorts of questions were thrown in for good measure, many readers had solid recommendations based on experience while others had...
- Tags: Linux, Thin Client, Edubuntu, Thin Client Setup, Thin Clients, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughts
- The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughtsThe state of Edubuntu...Your thoughtsIt's still linux so unless you want your students to be lagged behind technology for about 10 - 15 years then don't do it. Plus the overhead of having to maintain it with a daily patch cycle and constant recompiling and...
- Tags: Thin clients, OPEN SOURCE, LTSP, server, Edubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-08-05
- The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughts
- I haven't had much opportunity recently to play with LTSP within any of the major distributions. Ubuntu is my desktop OS of choice everywhere except on my Mac, but the Linux Terminal Server Project, though powerful when I last used it in an Edubuntu test server early last year,...
- Tags: Edubuntu, Thin Clients, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
- To Linux or not to Linux?
- One request that actually made it past the budget gods for FY10 was 60 convertible Classmate PCs (30 for each of two schools). These will replace aging stationary labs in the schools, freeing up needed space and allowing for redeployment of the older computers for individual classroom and student...
- Tags: Edubuntu, Teacher, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Firewalls, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Networking, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-02-18
- $500 Edubuntu = "a complete waste of money"?
- $500 Edubuntu = "a complete waste of money"?Have to agreeAn incredible waste of money.
- Tags: Edubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Edubuntu "Hardy" release almost ready for prime time
- Edubuntu "Hardy" release almost ready for prime timeLooks good and a tip for USB thumbsEven the alpha is already looking pretty good. The focus has been on bug fixing and on adding reliability and stability, not on adding new and exciting features although there are a few. By contrast, the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Edubuntu, USB
- Discussion threads 2008-02-27
- Realistically deploying Edubuntu
- Realistically deploying EdubuntuVideo on thin-clients is never a good thingI used Windows Terminal Services in a library and the biggest complaint was always poor video performance on the workstations (i.e. web-based video streaming). Unless the video can be rendered on the client, performance is always going to suffer. I'm a...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Digital video, video, Edubuntu, LTSP, fibre, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-01-11
- Reader question: Edubuntu on the Eee?
- Reader question: Edubuntu on the Eee?Before you go pulling your hair out......try the latest NX Thin Client 3. There is no better Linux Thin Client out there--the best.I've been using it for about three years now to reach my home gateway system.Often I am in a rural area where...
- Tags: Thin clients, Network technology, Broadband Internet, Desktops, Edubuntu, thin client, Eee, Edubuntu 7.10
- Discussion threads 2008-01-07
- Just how scalable is Edubuntu?
- Just how scalable is Edubuntu?Off Topic: how to avoid download traffic jam on Thursday 18thAn off-topic response:A stampede on the Ubuntu servers is expected, next Thursday. They will probably go down, just as they did last April, on the release day of 7.04.Tip: avoid the traffic jam and bookmark a...
- Tags: Edubuntu, server
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Edubuntu to the rescue again
- Edubuntu to the rescue againKudos!NTRE: Edubuntu to the rescue againNow that's what I call a great librarian! Please keep us posted!http://www.imparisystems.comRE: Edubuntu to the rescue againWe set up Koha for a small Christian school library during the 05-06 school year, and it was a big help to a school...
- Tags: Edubuntu, rescue
- Discussion threads 2007-09-06
- Edubuntu to the rescue again
- I finally had a chance to meet with our new librarian today. After being without an actual librarian for so long, it was incredibly cool to talk with someone who knew something more about academic research than how to Google. She even has quite a vision for how...
- Tags: Open Source, Server, Librarian, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-09-05
- HP ThinState a reason to actually buy thin clients
- At the end of last year we invested in quite a few thin clients and the servers to run them for 3 different computer labs. While the rollout hasn't been without its struggles, the experience has overall been very positive. We installed the last of the thin clients...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Thin Client, Edubuntu, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-08-29
- OpenSUSE 10.3 may not include LTSP support
- In a recent post I reported that OpenSUSE would be adding LTSP support to compete with Edubuntu in their upcoming 10.3 release, along with several other educational tools in a "SLEDucator CD". I must admit that I was pretty excited. My experiences with Edubuntu and *buntu have been...
- Tags: OpenSUSE and Ed Tech, Open Source, Education Technology
- Blog posts 2007-07-19
- Goodbye Edubuntu, hello SUSE
- Goodbye Edubuntu, hello SUSEKudos for the pioneer spirit!Good of you to help the Suse guys. That's the pioneer spirit!Which I sadly lack... :-) No alpha or beta testing for me, my few past experiences have been less than satisfying... therefore, I only want release quality!As much as I...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SuSE, openSUSE, Edubuntu, bug report
- Discussion threads 2007-06-22
- Goodbye Edubuntu, hello SUSE
- Much to my children's chagrin, my basement Edubuntu setup is going away, only to be replaced by an alpha version of OpenSUSE 10.3. Oh yeah, they were thrilled.This is absolutely not because of any dissatisfaction with Edubuntu. It's been really outstanding and the kids have adapted to it...
- Tags: Open Source, Education Technology
- Blog posts 2007-06-21
- openSUSE to compete with Edubuntu?
- At first blush, the new offering, with a proposed release this fall, appears to have the makings of a serious competitor. Designed as an add-on "EDU-CD" to accompany the upcoming 10.3 release of openSUSE, the so-called "SLEducator" is designed to "[ease] the installation and configuration of an educational network...
- Tags: Classroom Tech, Education Technology, Open Source
- Blog posts 2007-05-29
- Edubuntu update - still rocking
- Edubuntu update - still rockingFOSSED?Are you going to be going to FOSSED Free and Open Source Software in EDucation this summer? I have a few friends from Yorktown High School in Alexandria, VA who will be demoing Edubuntu there. It's intended for teachers and administrators, and since you're...
- Tags: Performance management, OPEN SOURCE, Edubuntu, KDE
- Discussion threads 2007-05-14
- Edubuntu update - still rocking
- So all 4 of my kids spent the weekend on and off the computers in the basement. They played games, looked up cheat codes for their console games, sent emails, and wrote a research paper on Langston Hughes. For those of you who havent read my last couple...
- Tags: Thin clients, Performance management, Servers, Terminal services, Edubuntu, thin client, server, Langston Hughes, performance
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- Edubuntu update - it freakin' rocks
- Edubuntu update - it freakin' rocksI'll get back to you, but...In intial testing, performance testing with 2 thin clients running off a P4 Edubuntu server was certainly good enough for basic productivity and web access. I'll update after a weekend of 4 kids pounding away on 3 thin clients...
- Tags: Thin clients, MS JUST, thin client, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, server
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
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