Re: [advocacy] RH Linux for SL Schools

Thanks for all the views. We MUST promote Linux in schools.
Mandrake and Knoppix and maybe Gnoppix are the best bets. Gnoppix has
its own advantages and we need to keep our eyes on it. It is faster
and easier to install than Knoppix already. It is also "clean and
neat".

Nandalal

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:46:47 +0600, Tharindu R Bamunuarachchi
<tharindu@???> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I really agree with Chintana. Knoppix, Mandrake & Fedora are best for
> beginners.
>
> When some one asks for more, we can point him/her to debian.
>
> Bye,
> Tharindu
>
> On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:03:45 +0600, "Chintana Wilamuna"
>
>
> <chintanaw@???> said:
> > On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:37:39 +0600, Deependra Ariyadewa
> > <deependra@???> wrote:
> >
> > > > Is it really necessary for schools to go
> > > > for support?
> > >
> > > no .
> > > Debian is the best option.. they got the most number of packege.
> >
> > I disagree. Considering the mindset of the students going
> > to use GNU/Linux I think Fedora or Mandrake may be the
> > best choice. The no. of packages will make no difference.
> >
> > I've seen that Mandrake comes with all the necessary
> > apparatus for multimedia (mp3, movies etc...)
> >
> > The moment they see some cool stuff in the computer labs
> > at school they want to get it running at their home machines.
> > And they _do_ want the same thing with the same version
> > (I've seen this too many times, including the uni env!) Not
> > necessarily GNU/Linux but any software for that matter.
> >
> > And Knoppix can also play a major role but when it comes
> > to get in installed it's a bit of a PITA. Students do get home
> > work everyday (horrible stuff, can't believe I went through
> > all this sh!t)
> >
> > Bye,
> >
> > -Chintana
> >
> > --
> >
> > http://www.linux.lk/~chintana/
> > http://gnulog.blogspot.com/
> >
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