[K12OSN] *sigh* FC2 issues

Andrew adfour at mtaonline.net
Sat Aug 21 06:12:05 UTC 2004


Sigh.. agreed about the k12ltsp people.. the project community is 
important, and terrific. I just feel like I'm watching a russian space 
launch when I use fedora, I guess.
R. Scott Belford wrote:

> Eric Harrison wrote:
>
>>
>> Here is the link to my point-of-view, which has not changed much in 
>> the six months since I wrote this:
>>
>> http://www.redhat.com/archives/k12osn/2004-January/msg01337.html
>>
>> -Eric
>
>
> Well said and a very sensible roadmap.  The real thrill that I get 
> from this list is watching developers like yourself and Jim respond, 
> in real time, to end-users.  By some definitions this is unstable.  
> From my experience, it is very responsive.
>
> In fairness to other K12 thin client projects, it is important to note 
> that Skolelinux
>
> http://www.skolelinux.org/portal/
>
> is now based on Debian Testing, which goes stable next month.  While 
> not quite as cutting edge, this solution is engineered for larger 
> installs needing roaming profiles and centralized authentication out 
> of the box.  It is brilliant, and I am certain that their unification 
> with debian-edu will benefit all of us.
>
> Also, Harry of OSEF was using Debian unstable and the LTSP years ago 
> for thin clients.
>
> The bottom line is that OSS is all about choice, and we all have one. 
> It would be hard to find another distro, community, and team of 
> developers as diligent and focused as the K12LTSP.  This project is 
> nearly magical at times.
>
> --scott
>





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