- <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Litt_statistikk_over_offentlige_anbud_annonsert_via_Doffin_siden_2008.html">Litt statistikk over offentlige anbud annonsert via Doffin siden 2008</a></div>
- <div class="date">11th February 2013</div>
- <div class="body"><p>For et halvt år siden
-<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/SQL_database_med_anbud_publisert_p__Doffin.html">satte
-jeg opp et system for å lage en database</a> med informasjon om
-offentlige anbud fra <a href="http://www.doffin.no/">Doffin</a> ved
-<a href="https://scraperwiki.com/scrapers/norwegian-doffin/">hjelp av
-Scraperwiki</a>. Nå er databasen så vidt jeg kan se komplett, med
-data helt tilbake til 2008. Her er litt statistikk over
-<a href="https://api.scraperwiki.com/api/1.0/datastore/sqlite?format=htmltable&name=norwegian-doffin&query=select%20strftime(%22%25Y-%25m%22%2C%20publishdate)%20as%20publishmonth%2C%20count(*)%20from%20%60swdata%60%20group%20by%20publishmonth%20order%20by%20publishmonth%20desc">antall
-anbud publisert hver måned</a>:</p>
-
-<p><table border="1">
-<tr> <th>Publiseringsmåned</th> <th>Antall</th> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2013-01</td> <td>1015</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-12</td> <td>756</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-11</td> <td>979</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-10</td> <td>1093</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-09</td> <td>1023</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-08</td> <td>951</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-07</td> <td>1103</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-06</td> <td>1334</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-05</td> <td>1435</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-04</td> <td>1169</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-03</td> <td>1573</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-02</td> <td>1335</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012-01</td> <td>1147</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-12</td> <td>1045</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-11</td> <td>1114</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-10</td> <td>1230</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-09</td> <td>1165</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-08</td> <td>966</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-07</td> <td>1148</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-06</td> <td>1410</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-05</td> <td>1536</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-04</td> <td>1350</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-03</td> <td>1574</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-02</td> <td>1370</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011-01</td> <td>1049</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-12</td> <td>992</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-11</td> <td>1089</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-10</td> <td>1110</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-09</td> <td>1132</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-08</td> <td>883</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-07</td> <td>1126</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-06</td> <td>1440</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-05</td> <td>1236</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-04</td> <td>1249</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-03</td> <td>1556</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-02</td> <td>1256</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010-01</td> <td>1140</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-12</td> <td>1013</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-11</td> <td>1220</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-10</td> <td>1320</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-09</td> <td>1294</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-08</td> <td>953</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-07</td> <td>1162</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-06</td> <td>1605</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-05</td> <td>1568</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-04</td> <td>1522</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-03</td> <td>1599</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-02</td> <td>1376</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009-01</td> <td>1080</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2008-12</td> <td>1028</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2008-11</td> <td>949</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2008-10</td> <td>1047</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2008-09</td> <td>965</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2008-08</td> <td>725</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2008-07</td> <td>1015</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2008-06</td> <td>1304</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2008-05</td> <td>323</td> </tr>
-</table></p>
-
-<p>Her er tilsvarende
-<a href="https://api.scraperwiki.com/api/1.0/datastore/sqlite?format=htmltable&name=norwegian-doffin&query=select%20strftime(%22%25Y%22%2C%20publishdate)%20as%20publishyear%2C%20count(*)%20from%20%60swdata%60%20group%20by%20publishyear%20order%20by%20publishyear%20desc">tall
-per år</a>, som viser en liten nedgang i antall anbud:</p>
-
-<table border="1">
-<tr> <th>Publiseringsår</th> <th>Antall</th> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2012</td> <td>13898</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2011</td> <td>14957</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2010</td> <td>14209</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2009</td> <td>15712</td> </tr>
-<tr> <td>2008</td> <td>7356</td> </tr>
-</table></p>
-
-<p>Jeg droppet den ufullstendige måneden og året fra tabellen. Se
-lenken for oppdaterte tall.</p>
+ <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Victor_Ni_u.html">Debian Edu interview: Victor Nițu</a></div>
+ <div class="date">17th June 2013</div>
+ <div class="body"><p>The <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu and
+Skolelinux</a> distribution have users and contributors all around the
+globe. And a while back, an enterprising young man showed up on
+<a href="irc://irc.debian.org/%23debian-edu">our IRC channel
+#debian-edu</a> and started asking questions about how Debian Edu
+worked. We answered as good as we could, and even convinced him to
+help us with translations. And today I managed to get an interview
+with him, to learn more about him.</p>
+
+<p><strong>Who are you, and how do you spend your days?</strong></p>
+
+<p>I'm a 25 year old free software enthusiast, living in Romania,
+which is also my country of origin. Back in 2009, at a New Year's Eve
+party, I had a very nice <strike>beer</strike> discussion with a
+friend, when we realized we have no organised Debian community in our
+country. A few days later, we put together the infrastructure for such
+community and even gathered a nice Debian-ish crowd. Since then, I
+began my quest as a free software hacker and activist and I am
+constantly trying to cover as much ground as possible on that
+field.</p>
+
+<p>A few years ago I founded a small web development company, which
+provided me the flexible schedule I needed so much for my
+activities. For the last 13 months, I have been the Technical Director
+of <a href="http://ceata.org/">Fundația Ceata</a>, which is a free
+software activist organisation endorsed by the FSF and the FSFE, and
+the only one we have in our country.</p>
+
+<p><strong>How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux / Debian Edu
+project?</strong></p>
+
+<p>The idea of participating in the Debian Edu project was a surprise
+even to me, since I never used it before I began getting involved in
+it. This year I had a great opportunity to deliver a talk on
+educational software, and I knew immediately where to look. It was a
+love at first sight, since I was previously involved with some of the
+technologies the project incorporates, and I rapidly found a lot of
+ways to contribute.</p>
+
+<p>My first contributions consisted in translating the installer and
+configuration dialogs, then I found some bugs to squash (I still
+haven't fixed them yet though), and I even got my eyes on some other
+areas where I can prove myself helpful. Since the appetite for free
+software in my country is pretty low, I'll be happy to be the first
+one around here advocating for the project's adoption in educational
+environments, and maybe even get my hands dirty in creating a flavour
+for our own needs. I am not used to make very advanced plannings, so
+from now on, time will tell what I'll be doing next, but I think I
+have a pretty consistent starting point.</p>
+
+<p><strong>What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux/Debian
+Edu?</strong></p>
+
+<p>Not a long time ago, I was in the position of configuring and
+maintaining a LDAP server on some Debian derivative, and I must say it
+took me a while. A long time ago, I was maintaining a bigger
+Samba-powered infrastructure, and I must say I spent quite a lot of
+time on it. I have similar stories about many of the services included
+with Skolelinux, and the main advantage I see about it is the
+out-of-the box availability of them, making it quite competitive when
+it comes to managing a school's network, for example.</p>
+
+<p>Of course, there is more to say about Skolelinux than the
+availability of the software included, its flexibility in various
+scenarios is something I can't wait to experiment "into the wild" (I
+only played with virtual machines so far). And I am sure there is a
+lot more I haven't discovered yet about it, being so new within the
+project.</p>
+
+<p><strong>What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux / Debian
+Edu?</strong></p>
+
+<p>As usual, when it comes to Debian Blends, I see as the biggest
+disadvantage the lack of a numerous team dedicated to the
+project. Every day I see the same names in the changelogs, and I have
+a constantly fear of the bus factor in this story. I'd like to see
+Debian Edu advertised more as an entry point into the Debian
+ecosystem, especially amongst newcomers and students. IMHO there are a
+lot low-hanging fruits in terms of bug squashing, and enough
+opportunities to get the feeling of the Debian Project's dynamics. Not
+to mention it's a very fun blend to work on!</p>
+
+<p>Derived from the previous statement, is the delay in catching up
+with the main Debian release and documentation. This is common though
+to all blends and derivatives, but it's an issue we can all work
+on.</p>
+
+<p><strong>Which free software do you use daily?</strong></p>
+
+<p>I can hardly imagine myself spending a day without Vim, since my
+daily routine covers writing code and hacking configuration files. I
+am a fan of the Awesome window manager (but I also like the
+Enlightenment project a lot!),
+<a href="http://www.claws-mail.org/">Claws Mail</a> due to its ease of
+use and very configurable behaviour. Recently I fell in love with
+<a href="https://launchpad.net/redshift">Redshift</a>, which helps me
+get through the night without headaches. Of course, there is much more
+stuff in this bag, but I'll need a blog on my own for doing this!</p>
+
+<p><strong>Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to
+get schools to use free software?</strong></p>
+
+<p>Well, on this field, I cannot do much more than experiment right
+now. So, being far from having a recipe for success, I can only assume
+that:</p>
+
+<ul>
+
+<li>schools would like to get rid of proprietary software</li>
+
+<li>students will love the openness of the system, and will want to
+ experiment with it - maybe we need to harvest the native curiosity
+ of teenagers more?</li>
+
+<li>there is no "right one" when it comes to strategies, but it would
+ be useful to have some success stories published somewhere, so
+ other can get some inspiration from them (I know I'd promote
+ them!)</li>
+
+<li>more active promotion - talks, conferences, even small school
+ lectures can do magical things if they encounter at least one
+ person interested. Who knows who that person might be? ;-)</li>
+
+</ul>
+
+<p>I also see some problems in getting Skolelinux into schools; for
+example, in our country we have a great deal of corruption issues, so
+it might be hard(er) to fight against proprietary solutions. Also,
+people who relied on commercial software for all their lives, would be
+very hard to convert against their will.</p>
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