Comments for Ubuntu for ACST http://acstedubuntu.wordpress.com One Student's Mission to Install Ubuntu Education Edition on school computers for the American Cooperative School of Tunis Thu, 15 May 2008 22:42:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Design Brief by Troy Dowling http://acstedubuntu.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/design-brief/#comment-5 Troy Dowling Thu, 15 May 2008 22:42:34 +0000 http://acstedubuntu.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-5 This is a superb idea. I live just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia and I'm currently in the process of doing the same thing at my school. My plans, however, are a little bigger. My school district, of about ten high schools (well over 10,000 students), is in the process of developing the new "School of the Future" plan. They want to integrate new technologies into the school system. Abby Virtual School is where we are currently in this plan. I, and a friend of mine, plan to counter the administration's plans with one of our own-- a complete adaptation of Ubuntu Linux (Education Edition, but a customized version). Our plan has all the machines in the school dual booting Ubuntu/XP with the Ubuntu side of things acting in a ThinClient framework. It's a long story, but the point is I really think you should step things up! I love the idea of getting the open source ideals into schools, hell I bring my laptop and resort to fancy Compiz-Fusion tricks when I need attention. What I'm saying is, don't undercut yourself and the project; think big, plan big, go big. By the way, you just got a new blog reader. =] Troy. PS. I don't know how often we update our site, but feel free to check on it as at some point we make updates on the status of Operation Education Liberation. This is a superb idea. I live just outside of Vancouver, British Columbia and I’m currently in the process of doing the same thing at my school. My plans, however, are a little bigger. My school district, of about ten high schools (well over 10,000 students), is in the process of developing the new “School of the Future” plan. They want to integrate new technologies into the school system. Abby Virtual School is where we are currently in this plan. I, and a friend of mine, plan to counter the administration’s plans with one of our own– a complete adaptation of Ubuntu Linux (Education Edition, but a customized version). Our plan has all the machines in the school dual booting Ubuntu/XP with the Ubuntu side of things acting in a ThinClient framework. It’s a long story, but the point is I really think you should step things up! I love the idea of getting the open source ideals into schools, hell I bring my laptop and resort to fancy Compiz-Fusion tricks when I need attention. What I’m saying is, don’t undercut yourself and the project; think big, plan big, go big. By the way, you just got a new blog reader. =]

Troy.

PS. I don’t know how often we update our site, but feel free to check on it as at some point we make updates on the status of Operation Education Liberation.

]]> Comment on Up and running by Park http://acstedubuntu.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/up-and-running/#comment-4 Park Thu, 15 May 2008 10:29:50 +0000 http://acstedubuntu.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-4 Chris. You might want to get some digital pics while doing the project for your presentation... Chris. You might want to get some digital pics while doing the project for your presentation…

]]> Comment on Installation! by Park http://acstedubuntu.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/installation/#comment-3 Park Wed, 14 May 2008 06:07:22 +0000 http://acstedubuntu.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-3 Looks like things are going fairly smoothly for you so far... Looks like things are going fairly smoothly for you so far…

]]> Comment on Design Brief by Microsoft » Blog Archive » Design Brief http://acstedubuntu.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/design-brief/#comment-2 Microsoft » Blog Archive » Design Brief Thu, 08 May 2008 15:01:01 +0000 http://acstedubuntu.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-2 [...] Ubuntu for ACST wrote an interesting post today on Design BriefHere’s a quick excerpt Right now, the school uses a mixed OS infrastructure: Laptop, servers, and media computers that run Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows XP on desktops in t he library…. [...] [...] Ubuntu for ACST wrote an interesting post today on Design BriefHere’s a quick excerpt Right now, the school uses a mixed OS infrastructure: Laptop, servers, and media computers that run Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows XP on desktops in t he library…. [...]

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