[Sussex] LINUX in schools

[Geoff Teale]

Derek,

> The article gives responses from Becta exactly in line with 
> the replies I got "live" at the exhibition except the person 
> I spoke to said, "We don't quite know how Open Source systems 
> can actually help in education." but I don't think she 
> understood the question!

I think that is generally the case - but exposure to knowledgeable people
can break down some of the barriers.  

> Geoff - it was Dr Herbert whose surname I forgot. Both he and 
> Roger from SuSE speak extremely well and are as supportive as 
> they can be to promote common sense in schools. Malcolm from 
> RH could provide LTSP expertise and CDs at one time (two 
> years ago) but the CDs are easy to download from www.k12ltsp.org and the
expertise is rather 
>wider now. This months' Linux Mag. has a large article dealing with an
alternative approach to 
>LTSP. It isn't new as such and I find the K12LTSP (i.e. RH based) easier to
install and run first >time. My demo. is the RH version and my main box,
SuSE 7.3 ran a version of that outlined in the >Mag.
>
>My recent request for NICs is to support terminals for LTSP.

This is all good stuff - thanks very much.  I'm very keen on the idea that
schools can provide a _better_ environment for kids - I don't see this as
just a lower-cost option, but as better value for money.  I don't think
schools shold necessarily spend less on IT, but rather they should get more
for their (our!) money.

-- 
geoff.teale at claybrook.co.uk
tealeg at member.fsf.org
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