[Herts] Interesting article

[Tony Friis]

Linux in school would seem a good idea to me - but you need to be clear 
of your objectives?
The advice to school from the LEA is likely to be that they don't 
support Linux.

Is it for general school use, additional/alternative to Windoze?
Is it for more computer literate students to get access to more free 
software?
Primary or Secondary?
What sort of security is required, are some of the kids likely to play 
cracking games?
What's your involvement? Student, Parent, teacher, governor?

I've been a secondary school governor for about 15 years and have never 
really been able to get involved with the computers. The staff tend not 
to be experts but do like to be in control!
They had a network problem once which I arranged to sort out for them, 
but when it came to it they wouldn't let me have the admin password, 
they wouldn't even log on as admin for me, so I couldn't sort it.

Tony
(Friis - not the other one :-)

Oliver Cole wrote:
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> Lol, lets start a HLUG /. !
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> I am looking at trying a Linux solution for some of the computers at
> my school... but I'd like to discuss it with some people more
> knowledegable than me. Will there be meetings over the summer? Is it
> the kind of thing you discuss?
> 
> Oli
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> ps - just noticed the article is relevant... some good points in
> there, I should take note.
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> - From the recent Expo at Birmingham:
> http://www.it-analysis.com/article.php?articleid=10995
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> Cheers
> W
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