role of UKUUG (was: [Gllug] EDUCASHUN NEWS)

[Chris Bell]

On Thu 12 Jun, Rev Simon Rumble wrote:
> 
> On Thu 12 Jun, John Hearns bloviated thus:
> 
> > But I would raise the issue of an educational Linux distro again.
> > We talked about the French  Debian-based distro last summer.
> 
> I would recommend going for the easy option: servers.  To end-users
> they're transparent and the only thing they notice is the lack of
> problems.  There are some good SME distros that bundle all the useful
> tools for a low-end server into a nice user interface.  I highly rate
> e-smith, www.e-smith.org
> 
> > How about an educational-biased Knoppix?
> > We hand this out at shows, or pass on to teachers (and pupils!).
> 
> Would be good for promoting the idea, at least.
> 

   But that breaks workstations with the butchered BIOS which need to see
the correct server in order to boot.

-- 
Chris Bell


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