Thanks to all of you for taking some time to give me a better direction on this project. If you have any other ideas, please feel fee to send me a note. I know there are ideas and problems that I have not anticipated yet, and I am grateful for any idea I can try to fix now instead of later.
I should have posted a few more details to give you a better picture.
1) This is a K - 6 grade school. That is why I was thinking about Edubuntu. Perhaps Guadalinex (http://www.guadalinexedu.org/portal/)? They do not need a strong programming environment. They need an environment that will stimulate and facilitate an interest in learning.
2) There is not a consistent internet connection available. It is being worked on getting one, but it is not there yet. The school is in a rural area outside Guatemala City and there is not much infrastructure in the area.
3) There are two people down there (one on site, one off) that will be able to try to handle issues that arise in the lab. (I agree with one poster that said "lab" is a bit strong. Really more of a room)
4) The electrical systems are being upgraded to keep the room running.
After some suggestions, I have reached out to a few companies to try to solicit donations. As another poster said, I do not need strong hardware for this project. Older equipment would be received with great joy. Some of these kids don't even have shoes. I don't think they will be checking out the specs on the computers.
I am sure the OP knows he can buy a system and put Ubuntu on it himself. He knows that he can go to X, get laptop Y, and put Z on it. That is not the point he is trying to make. The point is that he is trying to support Dell's decision to use Ubuntu, yet Dell is not being very open to the process.
I wonder what would happen if MS actually said, "Fine. We won't sell our products in Europe."
I know they would never consider this, but if they did, would this open the door for Open Source, or would it make the EU back down?
I have one of SonicBlue ProGear Tablets. It is the
1050 HX version (Linux). These have been out a few years, and the prices have gone from $2500 to $400-$500 on EBay. There has been some work done towards porting a full version of Linux to the ProGear.
Check out the following group for more info:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/progear/
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Hi all,
Thanks to all of you for taking some time to give me a better direction on this project. If you have any other ideas, please feel fee to send me a note. I know there are ideas and problems that I have not anticipated yet, and I am grateful for any idea I can try to fix now instead of later.
I should have posted a few more details to give you a better picture.
1) This is a K - 6 grade school. That is why I was thinking about Edubuntu. Perhaps Guadalinex (http://www.guadalinexedu.org/portal/)? They do not need a strong programming environment. They need an environment that will stimulate and facilitate an interest in learning.
2) There is not a consistent internet connection available. It is being worked on getting one, but it is not there yet. The school is in a rural area outside Guatemala City and there is not much infrastructure in the area.
3) There are two people down there (one on site, one off) that will be able to try to handle issues that arise in the lab. (I agree with one poster that said "lab" is a bit strong. Really more of a room)
4) The electrical systems are being upgraded to keep the room running.
After some suggestions, I have reached out to a few companies to try to solicit donations. As another poster said, I do not need strong hardware for this project. Older equipment would be received with great joy. Some of these kids don't even have shoes. I don't think they will be checking out the specs on the computers.
Thanks again. Your time is much appreciated.
I am sure the OP knows he can buy a system and put Ubuntu on it himself. He knows that he can go to X, get laptop Y, and put Z on it. That is not the point he is trying to make. The point is that he is trying to support Dell's decision to use Ubuntu, yet Dell is not being very open to the process.
I wonder what would happen if MS actually said, "Fine. We won't sell our products in Europe." I know they would never consider this, but if they did, would this open the door for Open Source, or would it make the EU back down?
I have one of SonicBlue ProGear Tablets. It is the 1050 HX version (Linux). These have been out a few years, and the prices have gone from $2500 to $400-$500 on EBay. There has been some work done towards porting a full version of Linux to the ProGear. Check out the following group for more info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/progear/