Skolelinux Project Releases Version 1.0

jakobgrimstveit writes "After about three years of hard work, Skolelinux (with its own cute Tux-with-bag-mascot) 1.0 is released to the public. The distribution was started as a reaction to how much the Norwegian schools and the government relied on systems using closed source. Skolelinux is meant to be an easy way to set up a large and secure network of LTSP thin clients (normally PXE boot) for regular users. The Skolelinux-organization won the Norwegian Free Software Prize in 2002. The distribution is based in Debian GNU/Linux, and is also being used and evaluated [1] [2] several places in Africa due to its low demands for the client PC. Kudos to the developers and good luck!"

Comments

Re:Learn to spell

[shlaf]

It's "SchoolLinux", not SkoleLinux... what the hell language is this guy speaking?

Norwegian, maybe?

Bad name

[neurojab]

>Skolelinux

sounds too much like

SKOAL linux (linux for rednecks)

or

SCO Linux (Linux for litigious bastards and masochists)

Re:Learn to spell

[orzetto]

Du får nok lære norsk, din selvopptatte engelsksentrige tulling!
This is all the Norwegian you need to know (download the wav file!).

Re:Fun Fact

[Atmchicago]

That explains why their logo is a penguin with a hat on backwards and a backpack. All Norwegian children are now expected to conform to that look, or else peer pressure will get the best of them and they will commit suicide.