[KLUG Members] Re: Linux in high schools.

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>>I'm willing to assist.  But living in GR I don't know about my
>>ability to make meetings.
>I'm willing to as well but I'm in Charlotte so my availability could be
>a problem as well.

Anyone seen RPMs of OpenH323 lying about?  My quest hasn't turned anything up
yet and their build utilities that come with their source remind me of
installing listserv on Redhat 3.0.3

>>>>I'd be happy to get together and chat about this subject. The more
>>>>people there the better though. I think this needs not only a
>>>>technical approach, but also a strategized introduction to school
>>>>administrators (non-techie administration types).
>>I think Brindleman has gotten permission to setup a Linux lab..?
>I have been given permission to setup "something" at one of the schools
>I deal with. What that something is remains to be seen. I made the pitch
>to the school that rather than throw away the older machines in the labs
>that they let me have them to try and put together a little Linux lab. I
>was thinking of just Internet access at first, just to prove it could be
>done, and then ask for more resources to add more applications. Which
>applications? I don't know.
>The machines I have to work with are Gateway P75's with only 16MB of ram
>and 500MB hard disk drives. I was going to donate the ram (I'm sure I'll
>need more) and a larger machine for a server.

Pitch the hard drives and user LTSP,  these machines are perfect for that.  The
500Mb drives will just be slow.... until they crash.

How much of a server do you think you can scratch together?  
 
>I'm sure that once I can demonstrate that the project will indeed work
>that more resources will be available from the school. At that point I
>can argue the cost effectiveness. 
>Other things I'm up against (besides ram and a server) is it must
>coexist with a Novell network. I might be able to get in front of the
>Novell for now, but I'm not sure.
 
Ewwwwwww,  I've been wanting to play with Novell integration.  From what I've
read I wouldn't even qualify this as a problem,  there are even PAM & NSS
modules for this.

>Anyway, that's where I stand with that. In a nutshell I've been given
>workstations and a place.

Beats nothing and nowhere.

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