[clug] Linux on new school computers
Rodney Peters
rodneyp at pcug.org.au
Wed Nov 28 02:48:59 GMT 2007
On Wednesday 28 November 2007 11:10:35 linux-request at lists.samba.org wrote:
> Re: [clug] Linux on new school computers
> From:
> David Howe <david at qednet.biz>
> To:
> Paul Wayper <paul.wayper at anu.edu.au>
> CC:
> CLUG List <linux at lists.samba.org>Re: [clug] Linux on new school computersRe:
[clug] Linux on new school computers
> Date:
> Today 11:02:45
>
> Excellent arguments Paul. I can add another one, longevity. A swag of
> new laptops with windows will in a very real way depreciate both
> financially and usefully inside a couple of years. FOSS is famous for
> usefully extending the life of hardware well beyond the norm,
> something I would imagine to be quite applicable here.
>
> I think the idea of mailing the CD's out is a great one, happy to help.
>
> David Howe
> http://www.qednet.biz
It's a pity to waste the CD, but I have reservations about the suitability of
OpenCD for this purpose.
I have not tried the special release for Software Freedom Day 2007 or version
4, but IIRC, version 3.x was burying the Windows self-extracting .EXE deep
within folders and relying on a live-booted Ubuntu to install them. That
won't be effective for the semi-computer-illiterate, those who don't know
that a CD can be booted and those having PC locked down from booting CD.
Supplying something with which the recipient can't get to "first-base" won't
help our cause. Worse still if they have to call in User Support.
Rod
More information about the linux
mailing list