[K12OSN] LTSP and K12LTSP in British Columbia

Tue Nov 7 03:37:46 UTC 2006

On 11/6/06, Casey Mynott <bigjeep95 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Robert!
>
> FOSS alliance? Sounds like a revolution. Just kidding. In all seriousness,
> I think that is an awesome idea. I wonder what we would need to make that
> fly...????
>

Well for the moment simply knowing which schools are running Linux would be
a help for all of us. Unfortunately, not everyone who is using Linux is on
this list. So I suppose someone or some group  would need to contact each
district and inquire if any schools had implemented it.

Casey
>
>
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> Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 12:35:02 -0800
> From: robark at gmail.com
> To: jim at linux.ca; k12osn at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] LTSP and K12LTSP in British Columbia
> CC:
>
>
>
> On 11/6/06, *Jim Christiansen* <christiansen_j at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've been absent from the list for a couple of months- just lurking since
> getting K12LTSP5 up on a number of boxes, and I want to bring everyone up
> to
> date.  My school, Prince Charles Secondary, in Creston, is now running 3
> K12LTSP servers with a total of about 120 thin clients.  I deliver
> high-end
> Cad and several other apps through crossover- everything else FOSS.
>
> A week or so ago my principal brought in a sub teacher for me and I went
> to
> visit Kamloops where EVERY elementary and middle school runs ltsp and high
> schools, I understand, have moved to ltsp or are moving over soon.  I
> visited the IT Manager and head Tech there for several hours and was
> amazed
> how they ran each school.
>
>
>
> Hi Jim,
> I am from Vancouver BC. Glad to hear you are in Creston BC. I also know
> about Kamloops. They are the model district which we should all be
> following. Here is there Linux site
> http://www.sd73.bc.ca/district-operations.php/page/linux-in-education/
>
>
>
> Each school server runs linux with ltsp buried into a vserver.  All higher
> functions run in the host- ltsp on the vserver.  Their mail, fax, backups
> ... everything is linux.  Several school homepage use Moodle with other
> schools moving their old home pages to a customized moodle.  All schools
> use
> FreeNX for logons from home- so do I now!
>
> I'm still the only school in our district running K12LTSP.  Last year,
>
>
>
> As am I. There is one other for Adult Ed. However, many of the private
> schools around Vancouver use Linux.
>
>
> sitting on the Tech Committee, in was told that Prince Charles Secondary
> would be allowed to remain linux.  Later I was told that we were being
> moved
> to windows...  standardization...  So much for committee decision.  Our
> school is the only school to have fully functional computers
> EveryDay.  Our
> number of computers is still growing in our school WITHOUT a
> budget...  Our
> technician has said that there is no way our school would run as well as
> it
> dows it we used windows.  We can't switch over to windows without
>
>
> Would your principal allow you to keep the labs?
>
>
> $100,000.00.  A principal from nearby came to visit our school on two
> occations last May to see how well our system worked.  He arranged for me
> to
> purchase a server for K12LTSP and I scoped out 25 HPt5515 clients for 120
> a
> piece- total price of under $4000.00.   The lead teach found out- went to
> the Superintendent -did I say our school district is millions in debt??
> and
> stopped the linux lab from happening.  THEN turned around and spent
> $30,000.00 on a windows lab instead...  Oh well- end rant.
>
>
>
> I am curious if the lead tech or any of the lower techs have Linux/Unix
> skills?
>
>
> As we are still in debt Prince Charles Secondary won't move to
> windows.  We
> offer so much with our system now it would take an army of technicians
> months to make the same things happen in windows and that is accordinbg to
> my local technician.
>
>
> Many have experienced similar situations. You are not alone. Don't give
> up. If you like send me your phone number privately and I'll call you. Maybe
> we can start an alliance for FOSS in Education in BC. If we can site X many
> teachers or schools using it in BC, then our voice will be stronger.
>
> Thanks everyone for an awesome system.   Try out FreeNX!
>
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