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 Title: Debian Edu interview: Jonathan Carter
 Tags: english, debian edu, intervju
 Title: Debian Edu interview: Jonathan Carter
 Tags: english, debian edu, intervju

-Date: 2013-06-04 10:30
+Date: 2013-06-12 09:30

 
 

-<p>
-<a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu and Skolelinux</a></p>
+<p>There is a certain cross-over between the
+<a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu / Skolelinux
+project</a> and the Ubuntu project, and for example the LTSP packages
+in Debian are a joint venture between the projects.  One person with a
+foot in both camps is Jonathan Carter, which I am happy to present to
+you now.</p>

 
 <p><strong>Who are you, and how do you spend your days?</strong></p>
 
 
 <p><strong>Who are you, and how do you spend your days?</strong></p>
 

-I'm a South-African free software geek who lives in Cape Town. My days
-vary quite a bit since I'm involved in too many things. As I'm getting
-older I'm learning how to focus a bit more :)
+<p>I'm a South-African free software geek who lives in Cape Town. My
+days vary quite a bit since I'm involved in too many things. As I'm
+getting older I'm learning how to focus a bit more :)</p>

 
 

-I'm also an Edubuntu contributor and I love when there are
+<p>I'm also an Edubuntu contributor and I love when there are

 opportunities for the Edubuntu and Debian Edu projects to benefit from
 opportunities for the Edubuntu and Debian Edu projects to benefit from

-each other.
+each other.</p>

 
 <p><strong>How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux / Debian Edu
 project?</strong></p>
 
 
 <p><strong>How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux / Debian Edu
 project?</strong></p>
 

-I've been somewhat familiar with the project before, but I think my
-first direct exposure to the project was when I met Petter and Knut at
-the Edubuntu summit in 2005 in London. They provided great feedback
-that helped the bootstrapping of Edubuntu. Back then Edubuntu (and
-even Ubuntu) was still very new and it was great getting input from
-people who have been around longer. I was also still very excitable
-and said yes to everything and to this day I have a big todo list
-backlog that I'm catching up with. I think over the years the
-relationship between Edubuntu and Debian-Edu has been gradually
-improving, although I think there's a lot that we could still improve
-on in terms of working together on packages. I'm sure we'll get there
-one day.
+<p>I've been somewhat familiar with the project before, but I think my
+first direct exposure to the project was when I met Petter
+[Reinholdtsen and Knut [Yrvin] at the Edubuntu summit in 2005 in
+London. They provided great feedback that helped the bootstrapping of
+Edubuntu. Back then Edubuntu (and even Ubuntu) was still very new and
+it was great getting input from people who have been around longer. I
+was also still very excitable and said yes to everything and to this
+day I have a big todo list backlog that I'm catching up with. I think
+over the years the relationship between Edubuntu and Debian-Edu has
+been gradually improving, although I think there's a lot that we could
+still improve on in terms of working together on packages. I'm sure
+we'll get there one day.</p>

 
 <p><strong>What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux / Debian
 Edu?</strong></p>
 
 
 <p><strong>What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux / Debian
 Edu?</strong></p>
 

-Debian itself already has so many advantages. I could go on about it
-for pages, but in essence I love that it's a very honest project that
-puts its users first with no hidden agendas and also produces very
-high quality work.
+<p>Debian itself already has so many advantages. I could go on about
+it for pages, but in essence I love that it's a very honest project
+that puts its users first with no hidden agendas and also produces
+very high quality work.</p>

 
 

-I think the advantage of Debian Edu is that it makes many common
+<p>I think the advantage of Debian Edu is that it makes many common

 set-up tasks simpler so that administrators can get up and running
 with a lot less effort and frustration. At the same time I think it
 helps to standardise installations in schools so that it's easier for
 set-up tasks simpler so that administrators can get up and running
 with a lot less effort and frustration. At the same time I think it
 helps to standardise installations in schools so that it's easier for

-community members and commercial suppliers to support.
+community members and commercial suppliers to support.</p>

 
 <p><strong>What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux / Debian
 Edu?</strong></p>
 
 
 <p><strong>What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux / Debian
 Edu?</strong></p>
 

-I had to re-type this one a few times because I'm trying to separate
-"disadvantages" from "areas that need improvement" (which is what I
-originally rambled on about)
+<p>I had to re-type this one a few times because I'm trying to
+separate "disadvantages" from "areas that need improvement" (which is
+what I originally rambled on about)</p>

 
 

-The biggest disadvantage I can think of is lack of manpower. The
+<p>The biggest disadvantage I can think of is lack of manpower. The

 project could do so much more if there were more good contributors. I
 think some of the problems are external too. Free software and free
 content in education is a no-brainer but it takes some time to catch
 project could do so much more if there were more good contributors. I
 think some of the problems are external too. Free software and free
 content in education is a no-brainer but it takes some time to catch


@@ -61,34 +65,34 @@ years and have gotten used to it, it can be hard to adjust to some
 concepts in the free software world. It would be nice if there were
 more Debian Edu consultants across the world. I'd love to be one
 myself but I'm already so over-committed that it's just not possible
 concepts in the free software world. It would be nice if there were
 more Debian Edu consultants across the world. I'd love to be one
 myself but I'm already so over-committed that it's just not possible

-currently.
+currently.</p>

 
 

-I think the best short-term solution to that large-scale problem is
+<p>I think the best short-term solution to that large-scale problem is

 for schools to be pro-active and share their experiences and grow
 their skills in-house. I'm often saddened to see how much money
 educational institutions spend on 3rd party solutions that they don't
 have access to after the service has ended and they could've gotten so
 much more value otherwise by being more self-sustainable and
 for schools to be pro-active and share their experiences and grow
 their skills in-house. I'm often saddened to see how much money
 educational institutions spend on 3rd party solutions that they don't
 have access to after the service has ended and they could've gotten so
 much more value otherwise by being more self-sustainable and

-autonomous.
+autonomous.</p>

 
 <p><strong>Which free software do you use daily?</strong></p>
 
 
 <p><strong>Which free software do you use daily?</strong></p>
 

-My main laptop dual-boots between Debian and Windows 7. I was Windows
-free for years but started dual-booting again last year for some games
-which help me focus and relax (Starcraft II in particular). Gaming
-support on Linux is improving in leaps and bounds so I suppose I'll
-soon be able to regain that disk space :)
+<p>My main laptop dual-boots between Debian and Windows 7. I was
+Windows free for years but started dual-booting again last year for
+some games which help me focus and relax (Starcraft II in
+particular). Gaming support on Linux is improving in leaps and bounds
+so I suppose I'll soon be able to regain that disk space :)</p>

 
 

-Besides that I rely on Icedove, Chromium, Terminator, Byobu, irssi,
+<p>Besides that I rely on Icedove, Chromium, Terminator, Byobu, irssi,

 git, Tomboy, KVM, VLC and LibreOffice. Recently I've been torn on
 which desktop environment I like and I'm taking some refuge in Xfce
 while I figure that out. I like tools that keep things simple. I enjoy
 Python and shell scripting. I went to an Arduino workshop recently and
 it was awesome seeing how easy and simple the IDE software was to get
 up and running in Debian compared to the users running Windows and OS
 git, Tomboy, KVM, VLC and LibreOffice. Recently I've been torn on
 which desktop environment I like and I'm taking some refuge in Xfce
 while I figure that out. I like tools that keep things simple. I enjoy
 Python and shell scripting. I went to an Arduino workshop recently and
 it was awesome seeing how easy and simple the IDE software was to get
 up and running in Debian compared to the users running Windows and OS

-X.
+X.</p>

 
 

-I also use mc which some people frown upon slightly. I got used to
+<p>I also use mc which some people frown upon slightly. I got used to

 using Norton Commander in the early 90's and it stuck (I think the
 people who sneer at it is just jealous that they don't know how to use
 it :p)
 using Norton Commander in the early 90's and it stuck (I think the
 people who sneer at it is just jealous that they don't know how to use
 it :p)


@@ -96,22 +100,23 @@ it :p)
 <p><strong>Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to
 get schools to use free software?</strong></p>
 
 <p><strong>Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to
 get schools to use free software?</strong></p>
 

-I think trying to force it is unproductive. I also think that in many
-cases it's appropriate for schools to use non-free systems and I don't
-think that there's any particular moral or ethical problem with that.
+<p>I think trying to force it is unproductive. I also think that in
+many cases it's appropriate for schools to use non-free systems and I
+don't think that there's any particular moral or ethical problem with
+that.</p>

 
 

-I do think though that free software can already solve so so many
+<p>I do think though that free software can already solve so so many

 problems in educational institutions and it's just a shame not taking
 problems in educational institutions and it's just a shame not taking

-advantage of that.
+advantage of that.</p>

 
 

-I also think that some curricula need serious review. For example,
+<p>I also think that some curricula need serious review. For example,

 some areas of the world rely heavily on very specific versions of MS
 Office, teaching students to parrot menu items instead of learning the
 general concepts. I think that's very unproductive because firstly, MS
 Office's interface changes drastically every few years and on top of
 that it also locks in a generation to a product that might not be the
 some areas of the world rely heavily on very specific versions of MS
 Office, teaching students to parrot menu items instead of learning the
 general concepts. I think that's very unproductive because firstly, MS
 Office's interface changes drastically every few years and on top of
 that it also locks in a generation to a product that might not be the

-best solution for them.
+best solution for them.</p>

 
 

-To answer your question, I believe that the right strategy is to
+<p>To answer your question, I believe that the right strategy is to

 educate and inform, giving someone the information they require to
 educate and inform, giving someone the information they require to

-make a decision that would work for them.
+make a decision that would work for them.</p>