From: Petter Reinholdtsen Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 23:21:32 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Improve formatting, add some links. X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/commitdiff_plain/587042127ea6f1df8678f08cddc692e0a917492f Improve formatting, add some links. --- diff --git a/blog/draft/2013-skolelinux-klaus-knopper.txt b/blog/draft/2013-skolelinux-klaus-knopper.txt index a5824a20b3..ee3016a7c8 100644 --- a/blog/draft/2013-skolelinux-klaus-knopper.txt +++ b/blog/draft/2013-skolelinux-klaus-knopper.txt @@ -12,22 +12,25 @@ project

Who are you, and how do you spend your days?

I am Klaus Knopper. I have a master degree in electrical -engineering, and is currently professor for information management at +engineering, and is currently professor in information management at the university of applied sciences Kaiserslautern / Germany and freelance Open Source software developer and consultant.

All of this is pretty much of the work I spend my days with. Apart from teaching, I'm also conducting some more or less experimental -projects like the Knoppix GNU/Linux live system (Debian-based like -Skolelinux), ADRIANE (a blind-friendly talking desktop system) and -LINBO (Linux-based network boot console, a fast remote install and -repair system supporting various operating systems).

+projects like the Knoppix GNU/Linux live +system (Debian-based like Skolelinux), +ADRIANE +(a blind-friendly talking desktop system) and +LINBO +(Linux-based network boot console, a fast remote install and repair +system supporting various operating systems).

How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux / Debian Edu project?

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Credits for this have to go to Kurt Gramlich, who is the german -coordinator for Skolelinux. We were looking for an all-in-one open +

The credit for this have to go to Kurt Gramlich, who is the German +coordinator for Skolelinux. We were looking for an all-in-one open source community-supported distribution for schools, and Kurt introduced us to Skolelinux for this purpose.

@@ -48,30 +51,32 @@ Edu?

Edu?

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  • Skolelinux is - as we had to learn - not easily upgradable to the next - version. Opposed to its genuine Debian base, upgrading to a new version - means a full new installation from scratch to get it working again - reliably. +
  • Skolelinux is - as we had to learn - not easily upgradable to + the next version. Opposed to its genuine Debian base, upgrading to + a new version means a full new installation from scratch to get it + working again reliably. -
  • Skolelinux is based on Debian/stable, and therefore always a little - outdated in terms of program versions compared to Edubuntu or similar - educational Linux distros, which rather use Debian/testing as their base. +
  • Skolelinux is based on Debian/stable, and therefore always a + little outdated in terms of program versions compared to Edubuntu or + similar educational Linux distros, which rather use Debian/testing + as their base.
  • Skolelinux has some very self-opinionated and stubborn default - configuration which in my opinion adds unnecessary complexity and is not - always suitable for a schools needs, the preset network configuration is - actually a core definition feature of Skolelinux and not easy to change, - so schools sometimes have to change their network configuration to make - it "Skolelinux-compatible". - -
  • Some proposed extensions, which were made available as contribution, - like secure examination mode and lecture material distribution and - collection, were not accepted into the mainline Skolelinux development - and are now not easy to maintain in the future because of Skolelinux - somewhat undeterministic update schemes. - -
  • Skolelinux has only a very tiny number of base developers compared to - Debian. + configuration which in my opinion adds unnecessary complexity and is + not always suitable for a schools needs, the preset network + configuration is actually a core definition feature of Skolelinux + and not easy to change, so schools sometimes have to change their + network configuration to make it "Skolelinux-compatible". + +
  • Some proposed extensions, which were made available as + contribution, like secure examination mode and lecture material + distribution and collection, were not accepted into the mainline + Skolelinux development and are now not easy to maintain in the + future because of Skolelinux somewhat undeterministic update + schemes.
  • + +
  • Skolelinux has only a very tiny number of base developers + compared to Debian.
@@ -94,14 +99,14 @@ get schools to use free software?

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  • knowledge is free, and so should be methods and tools for +
  • Knowledge is free, and so should be methods and tools for teaching and learning.
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  • students can learn with and use the same software at school, at +
  • Students can learn with and use the same software at school, at home, and at their working place without running into license or conversion problems.
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  • closed source or proprietary software hides knowledge rather +
  • Closed source or proprietary software hides knowledge rather than exposing it, and proprietary software vendors try to bind customers to certain products. But teachers need to teach science, not products.