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Maine School & Linux

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the insert-main-pun-here dept.

Feztaa writes "This story talks about a private school in Maine that has introduced linux into their computer labs, with smashing success. Apparently, they spent less than half of the money that other schools spent on new computer labs, and got better hardware to boot."

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  1. If Only More Schools Would Do This... by kravlor · · Score: 5, Informative
    "... many schools in the western US were being audited by Microsoft concerning the school's use of Windows and Office software..."

    After working in a public school district, the fear of Microsoft had certainly struck us. We had an entire room devoted to holding the "Welcome to Windows" manuals, licenses, and EULA's, and were hoping never to get that dreaded audit.

    While we were unable to make the switch to Linux while I was working at the district (we had entered into contracts beta-testing new Windows-based attendance/grading software), it certainly struck me as the way to go.

    In addition, the quality general computer instruction available at this school is something to strive for. I think that students are quite capable of utilizing Linux efficiently, especially if they are familiarized with it early on.

  2. FUD and MISINFORMATION ABOUND!! see link by puto · · Score: 4, Informative

    No this is not correct. Even though some basn MS for anything people replied to it.

    From 2000 to XP you can prepare a hard drive. Use a tool called SYSPREP which prepares a drive for cloning.

    Once you clone the drive to x number of systems(as covered by your site licenses). The initial boot of the system conigures each one with a seperate SID. It also automates user responses. You can accept the EULA automatically.

    MS reccomends this for roll outs and even teaches you how to do it on their site.

    I have used this many times. Nothing against the EULA.

    See below link.

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/defaul t. asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000pro/deploy /depopt/sysprep.asp

    I love Linux. And thing MS is evil in a lotta ways. But above all hate misinformation.

    Puto.

    --
    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
  3. Dell, Gateway, IBM - Schools can't buy from them.. by pnelson · · Score: 4, Informative
    This school probably had to build their own PCs as you can't buy a Linux based PC for schools today. PLEASE tell me I'm wrong but if so it won't be because IMB, Dell or Gateway will do it. Walmart is now the leading option. Does anyone else think this strange?

    We had to build our own as do most schools using Linux. http://k12ltsp.org/rhs_casestudy.html

    When will large vendors realize that there is a market in K12 for Linux? EVERY install I see is the result of one or two hard working teachers, often supported by local LUGs working to save $$$ and provide technology to classrooms.

    It's great to see this but these teachers are the exception not the norm.