Our first day with the Intel Classmate PC running Edubuntu!
Last week at the Ubuntu Developers Summit in Boston I was given a shiny new Intel Classmate PC loaded with Edubuntu 7.10! Aside from being a nice little tiny laptop that I could play around with, I was really excited to get it home and show it to the kids. I used it as a prop for a lesson on free vs. freedom in the world of computers and software. I also discussed with the kids how computers can play a vital role in opening up the world for kids who have never even seen a computer, especially kids in the developing world. It was a great discussion! Check out the excitement for yourself!
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David,
First of all, a GREAT blog! I see that you are totally involved with Edubuntu - that is great. I found so many interesting websites from your blog. Its great.
I run a school in Pune (pronounced as poo ne), India, and I have a lot of old PC’s with me (P1’s, P2’s etc). I was hoping to run Edubuntu on those - but the CD refuses to even load the basic kernel. That was quite depressing. I tried giving it *many* boot parameters, to no avail. I will send you the detailed messages separately.
Then, I tried various other distros like Fluxbuntu, Damn Small Linux, FreeDuc, Gentoo, and Vector Linux. DSL worked off the CD, but when I tried to load the OS on the hard drive, GRUB threw a fit. I will raise a bug with DSL regarding this, but I am short of time here (school begins after mid term vacations in a week!). As of now, Vector Linux is installing on my P1 200MHz with 45MB RAM, because of which I am quite relieved.
Anyway, the purpose of me writing here is to commend you on your work. I wish to pick up on your lines and hopefully do a good job!
Thanks,
Nikhil
http://www.myshala.com
nkarkare at gmail.com
Comment by nkarkare — November 9, 2007 @ 9:29 am