Primary Education & linux (advocacy)

[Jeff Kinz]

On Sat, Mar 19, 2005 at 01:12:09PM -0800, Jeff Smith wrote:
> I need some help!  I have a debate going on about moving
> Brookline Schools (primary education) from Windows to
> Linux.  Anyone have pointers/experience with primary
> education software for Linux (I'll even settle for open
> source that runs on Windows - but am shooting for linux). 
> Also, pointers to case studies / examples of US primary
> schools that have moved to Linux.
> 
> Right now, I'm using www.k12os.org,
> http://ofset.sourceforge.net/freeduc/, www.seul.org/edu,
> www.schoolforge.net, www.opensourceshools.org for
> resources, and just found debian, jr.

Good places to look for schools using Linux are these two
mailing lists:
	K12OSN
	https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn
	LTSP
	https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss

Sign up for both this weekend (unless you already are), and
post your question to them Monday morning... then duck.

Vassalboro ME, From the kennebec journal
http://www.centralmaine.com/news/stories/030409linux_on.shtml

Bethesda, MD
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3131

Felixstow England
http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/page/linux_case_study_orwell_high_school.html
[Google cache]
http://64.233.161.104/linux?q=cache:HdFrxOX9JD8J:www.theregister.co.uk/Design/page/linux_case_study_orwell_high_school.html+school+linux&hl=en&lr=lang_en
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bunker, surrounded by nerve gas and very highly paid armed guards. Even
then, I wouldn't stake my life on it" - Gene Spafford 
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Jeff Kinz, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA.