[elearning] Linux powered laptops

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Yep .. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/EduPaSS

Of course only need to do this once, then copy the image over. I must get
Dan to test it out with the latest Ubuntu version using the new netbooks and
update these docs. Gosh, I have to hand it to the Ubuntu community to pen a
page for Edupass ;-)

Am trying to decide between Ubuntu native and netbook remix. Here is a good
page with a video that explains:
     http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/nbr

Regards Roland

2008/10/15 Phil Brown <pdbrown at gmail.com>

> Have you got the wireless certificates to work with Linux?
>
> Phil Brown
> WellingtonSC
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> We just got our Linux powered Acer Aspire One laptops up and running
>> (having used a Linux desktop for our eeePC set) .. more on order.
>> Ooodles of fun! Easy to manage / image .. they do the job nicely. Even the
>> technicians are smiling. There will be a lab of this hardware at the VITTA
>> conference in November along with a lab of OLPC computers.
>>
>> Looks like NSW are planning to do the same thing.
>>
>> http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24490953-15306,00.html
>>
>> Regards Roland
>>
>> PS: note that we are not overplaying what they can do .. for Web browsing,
>> Moodle, Gimp, office and basic stuff like Mathletics they are fine. Power
>> and multimedia users can go to our SunRay terminals or other fat desktop
>> clients etc.
>>
>> --
>> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
>> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
>>
>> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
>> change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret
>> Mead
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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