| BCM43 | Is there a good list of the features of edubuntu that I would be able to give to teachers? | 17:51 |
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| Lns | BCM43: you might just want to show them the list of applications available with edubuntu | 17:58 |
| Lns | http://www.edubuntu.org/applications/8.10 (for Edubuntu 8.10) | 17:58 |
| BCM43 | Lns: looks good, thanks | 17:59 |
| Lns | BCM43: you're welcome =) let us know if you have any other questions | 18:00 |
| BCM43 | Lns: Acntully, have you ever installed edubuntu in a school enviroment? | 18:00 |
| Lns | BCM43: I have installed many applications that Edubuntu uses, yes | 18:01 |
| BCM43 | Lns: how have teachers reacted. From the few that I have installed it for, they seem to like it, and I am thinking about installing about 10 more. | 18:03 |
| Lns | BCM43: reactions as far as what? | 18:03 |
| BCM43 | Lns: how well the switch went, whether they liked it, if it had what they needed. | 18:04 |
| Lns | BCM43: well most of the sites I switched were going from Win2k to Ubuntu... best description is here: http://linux.com/news/enterprise/case-studies/16798-linux-makes-the-grade-in-california-schools | 18:05 |
| Lns | Thought it doesn't say much about edubuntu apps specifically, it's essentially the same | 18:06 |
| BCM43 | thanks | 18:06 |
| BCM43 | I'm working on doing it in a nyc public school and I might write it up later. | 18:06 |
| Lns | BCM43: awesome! | 18:07 |
| Lns | BCM43: keep us updated, it's always nice to hear about successful installs. Are you doing LTSP on top of edubuntu as well? | 18:08 |
| BCM43 | Lns: not on about 3 hours a week I am not. I do community service there for school, and go there on my own time sometimes, but this is not even a part time thing. | 18:09 |
| BCM43 | plus I would have to lean more about it as I don't know enough yet. | 18:10 |
| Lns | BCM43: so how many systems are you going to install it on? | 18:10 |
| BCM43 | Lns: I have it on 5, we are getting 10 more of the same donated, and there are 5 on which I would like to install it but there is a bug in the bios and since the bios is locked down, only the Department of Education can update it, so I have to go through a lot to get that done. | 18:12 |
| Lns | yikes | 18:12 |
| Lns | that's pretty hardcore =) | 18:13 |
| BCM43 | Lns: dont get me started on the Department of Education in nyc. Windows only. Viruses going all over the place, and the school I am working at can no longer pay for a tech support person. | 18:14 |
| BCM43 | You know you need more money when a 16 year old is doing all your tech support as community service. | 18:15 |
| Lns | BCM43: it's all too common, unfortunately. You would be doing the DoE a service by installing Linux on any of these systems and persuading them to learn how to use it | 18:15 |
| Lns | With LTSP, administration is easier than Windows domain / roaming profile/etc stuff could ever be | 18:16 |
| Lns | I'm sure you already know that though ;) | 18:16 |
| BCM43 | Yes | 18:16 |
| BCM43 | The only problem I am having is that there is some special management software that the special education teachers use that I need to find a way to get working on linux. I don't have time to teach them or set up a free version, and I'm not sure the computers can run a vm. I have to try out wine. | 18:18 |
| Lns | what's the software? | 18:19 |
| BCM43 | iep pro | 18:19 |
| Lns | hmm, looks web based - have you tried it in linux/firefox? | 18:20 |
| BCM43 | Lns: there is a special client that you need. | 18:21 |
| Lns | ah | 18:21 |
| Lns | Well, any moderately equipped server could handle a VM... I use VMWare myself, but there's also Virtualbox and KVM that apparently work very well too | 18:22 |
| Lns | very little overhead to run a virtual server these days | 18:22 |
| BCM43 | ok. I would need to read up a bit on how to set it up first, but I will look into it. | 18:23 |
| BCM43 | Lns: I would love to switch them to this, but I have no idea if it is possible. I have tired both, and this is superior. http://iep-ipp.sourceforge.net/ | 18:24 |
| Lns | wow | 18:26 |
| Lns | I've never heard of this software | 18:26 |
| BCM43 | this too need a server, and I have to keep in mind that the server room is the old projection room for the auditorium, with no windows and just a fan. | 18:26 |
| BCM43 | Lns: yea, they have a web demo and it seems really good. | 18:26 |
| Lns | This is something that we might want to include in edubuntu | 18:26 |
| Lns | if possible | 18:27 |
| Lns | highvoltage, stgraber : ^^^ | 18:27 |
| BCM43 | good idea. Development seems to have stagnated. | 18:27 |
| BCM43 | http://iep-ipp.marketplace.ca/src/launch.php | 18:27 |
| Lns | maybe it "just works" =) | 18:28 |
| BCM43 | Lns: from the demo, it seems that way. I need to set up a server to test it with. | 18:29 |
| BCM43 | I also need more time. :) | 18:29 |
| Lns | i hear ya | 18:31 |
| Lns | I shouldn't even be here right now =p | 18:31 |
| Lns | my first day trying to allocate time during the work day so i get more stuff done, and i'm behind schedule ;) | 18:32 |
| BCM43 | Lns: are you in this channel often? If not, could I have an email to keep you updated or ask questions? | 18:32 |
| BCM43 | Lns: well, don't let me take up your time. | 18:32 |
| Lns | I'm here a lot, yeah - I'm in California | 18:32 |
| Lns | No no, it's ok, I'm doing other stuff =) | 18:32 |
| BCM43 | Lns: ok, I will be back every so often with updates and questions. | 18:33 |
| Lns | You can always ask questions here - if you want my e-mail though, its jerickson -at- logicalnetworking -dot- net | 18:33 |
| Lns | I'm sure others would be able to answer some questions better than I could here though, so always check here first | 18:33 |
| BCM43 | ok | 18:33 |
| BCM43 | thank | 18:33 |
| Lns | yw, good luck! | 18:33 |
| alkisg | Has anyone got sabayon to work from sbalneav's PPA? | 20:48 |
| dgroos | alkisg: I'm getting close to starting to test it. | 21:03 |
| alkisg | For me, when I press the [Edit] button to edit a profile, it just hangs there... | 21:04 |
| alkisg | I tried changing my UI to en_US to test if that was to blame, but nothing changed | 21:04 |
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