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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...
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The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughts
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OpenSUSE Li-F-E vs. Edubuntu vs. Ubuntu
As I noted in my post over on Between the Lines ("Why doesn't IBM just buy Novell already?"), I've been testing OpenSUSE's Linux for Education Project and Ubuntu 10.04 server beta 1. I have a...
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Will Shuttleworth's move affect Edubuntu?
Mark Shuttleworth is stepping down as CEO of Canonical, with Jane Silber, the current Chief Operating Officer, stepping in. The two quickly put to rest any concerns about the future of Ubuntu but...
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Macedonia rolls out 53,000 Classmate PCs
The government of Macedonia announced today that it was the first Balkan country to deploy a major 1:1 computing effort, deploying 53,000 Classmate PCs to all of the country's first through third...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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$500 + Edubuntu = "a complete waste of money"?
I made a comment in an earlier post about Intel's latest Classmates that a pricepoint of $500 on a tablet-based Classmate loaded with Edubuntu would be incredibly attractive. One reader in...
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Edubuntu "Hardy" release almost ready for prime time
Recent discussions on the Edubuntu users' list suggest that Edubuntu's Hardy Heron (Version 8.4) release scheduled for April will bring solutions to a few long-standing problems, as well as...
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Realistically deploying Edubuntu
I'm on an Edubuntu users mailing list where, more often than not, veteran users can answer questions for new users. I usually give it a quick skim for any new features or fixes and then leave it...
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Reader question: Edubuntu on the Eee?
One of the real strengths of the new breed of cheap ultraportables is their ability to connect to more powerful terminal services, acting as portable, full-featured thin clients. Thus, while the...
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Microsoft matters less every 6 months
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Just how scalable is Edubuntu?
We're just a couple days away from the launch of Ubuntu 7.10, which of course also means the launch of Edubuntu 7.10. I had great luck with Edubuntu 7.04 in my home office and the anecdotal...
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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...
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HP ThinState a reason to actually buy thin clients
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