Hi Nigel,
Am Mittwoch 21 November 2007 schrieb nigel barker:
I used edubuntu for a while before etch. The application software was
much better.
May I replace "better" by "more recent"? Or could you otherwise explain,
what was better?
Since etch its the same, but edubuntu seems to have
sound working more often on the thin clients. Plus usb drives pop up
on the desktop rather than having to be sought - good for primary
kids (that might be a kde - gnome thing is it?)
This is better hardware support out of the box? Plus Gnome (matter of
taste) having (at least in the past) better udev/hal support for USB
media?
The nice thing about free and open interfaces is that you can chose
whatever you like most in each position. One of Skolelinux's strenghths
is that it provides an all-in-one system. That's just perfect for
schools where there is no experienced GNU/Linux administrator.
But we also make use of (even closed) interfaces when we try to
integrate Windows clients (using Samba). As long as Ubuntu or whatever
distribution follows the interfaces provided by our tjener, why should
we object against integrating whatever machine?
Open interfaces bear the chance to optimize each profile (Main Server,
Workstation, Terminalserver) - one could even consider to split into
seperate distributions. In the end it has to be re-evaluated if there
is more costs of fraction or rather profits from synergy.
I like the idea of Skolelinux to have all in one, many maintainance (of
code but also of the system) can be minimized this way. But I also
understand the efforts some people make to optimize a distribution for
a single task (like myth-TV).
For those who want the newest apps on their desktop (schools tend to
prefer stability), we could possibly provide some early pre-releases of
Debian-Edu Lenny.
Just a few thoughts on this
Regards
Ralf (using backports for the same effect)
P.S.: As for the edUbuntu question: I can understand any criticism -
and, yes, there is a lot of work done twice. But in the end, *buntu
sells (not only on DELLs) - and we should not "salt" our criticism with
envy. Very ambivalent topic - no consent in sight. In a talk held by
Oliver Grawert on Edubuntu during LinuxTag 2006, Oliver (major
developer of Edubuntu) started refering to Skolelinux as the "S-Class"
of school servers). So, they are still "after us". As we have an
agreement of cooperation, we should be able to settle down apt
interfaces. And some of "our" applications (e.g. Stopmotion) should
consider to reference "Skolelinux" directly within their info dialogue.