Re: [seul-edu] Linux in Elementry

["Matt Jezorek" <matt@bluelinux.org>]

I have looked a bit into extending Debian Jr mostly what I was going to be
droping this onto is a secure distro I have been working on. This will help
limit users what they can or can not do . Even though these will be used by
kids mostly . Kids are very strong on computers these days. But I dont know
if a security enchanced version is needed. We are talking ACL and other
security features. Are they needed? Not sure, I will continue to look into
all this

-Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Armstrong" <synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca>
To: <seul-edu@seul.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Linux in Elementry


> On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 09:47:35AM -0700, William Kendrick wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 09:34:41AM -0700, Jennifer Dozar wrote:
> > > I would say for your Distro, don't get too far ahead of yourself, but
it
> > > will bepossible :) Just hang in there while Linux is slowly taking a
hold
> > > on schools.
> >
> > Well, I wouldn't discourage folks from working on a distro, as a nice,
> > simple drop-in answer to a school's needs is better than a disparate
> > collection of software. ;)
>
> Or help work on an existing one.  Debian is a nice general Linux distro
> with lots of support.  Debian Jr. works on a subset of Debian which is
> intended to be used by children.  The Debian Jr. goals are more geared
> towards the home user, though, and don't address the needs of educators
> directly.  However, as I have said before, I'm not opposed to a "Edu"
> group within Debian which could work alongside Debian Jr. to produce
> something suitable for schools.
>
> Basically, I have taken the lazy person's way out.  It is far more fun
> and less intimidating for me to venture forth and say "I'd like to work
> on something my kids can have fun with at home and other kids can have
> fun using too" than it is to say "I'd like to work on something schools
> everywhere can use to change how they teach with computers".  The latter
> is a very large, scary undertaking for me to contemplate, as I do not
> want to get everyone putting their hope in my work, only to have their
> hopes dashed on the rocks of reality.  The former is well within what I
> can accomplish, as I have watched my own children at home with Linux and
> know by watching that it is good for them.  Debian Jr. already contains
> quite a bit of what my own children consider to be fun, so I hope woody
> users will find that their children enjoy it too.  It is definitely not,
> however, a polished "education solution" that can just be plopped into a
> school network, replacing an existing Win or Mac box.
>
> Well, enough making excuses :)  The point is, "making a distro" isn't
> necessary.  Instead, work on one corner of the problem of making an
> existing distro do what you want it to do.  That way, everyone benefits,
> and you don't end up having to "reinvent the wheel" with your new
> distro.
>
> Ben
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