Free and Open Source Software in K - 12 Education
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James Schweitzer
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Training Teachers to be comfortable with open source
Started Jan. 15, 2009
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Sabayon is an excellent tool for Linux desktop lock down. http://projects.gnome.org/sabayon/
Scribus puts MS Publisher to shame as an application. http://www.scribus.net/
Feel free to ask about other gaps, but I think it is critical that school di…
I'm not involved with Witfield School, but choice of distribution is something unique to each environment. Atlanta Public Schools has a thin client setup based around Red Hat (RHEL5) and Satellite management. The advantages of using either Zen or Sa…
The people at Revolution Linux have done a great job with LTSP in Quebec. You should contact them to present.
I haven't used WordPress multi-user in an education environment, but anything well supported is a good choice. The best choice for user management is LDAP if you have solid technical support. OpenLDAP or Fedora Directory Server are free options for…
Good presentation. While the cost of deploying open source isn't $0 with training, staffing and support, its cost basis is. It's remarkable how hidden costs add up quickly with proprietary software. In one part of the presentation, the annual cost s…
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