[TriLUG] Volunteers requested for School Home Loaner Linux Project

[Ian Kilgore]

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|>Hi,
|>
|>TechCoaches is looking for some volunteers to develop a Linux
|>distribution for our growing home loaner program for students in the
|>Chapel Hill/Carrboro district who do not currently have internet
|>access.
|>We are currently using 200+ thin clients to provide internet and
|>citrixaccess to our students to the school system from home via
|>dial-up.  The
|>thin clients are slightly customized for the school district (modem
|>added), are more expensive than refurb PCs, require customization of
|>each unit, support a limited subset of desired requirements, and have
|>other limitations.  We need to support another 800+ student
|>loaners and
|>want to use Linux instead of the WinCE-based thin clients.
|>
|>This is a perfect opportunity to leverage Linux.  We want a
|>bootable-from-CD version which would start fresh at each boot and
|>wouldbe low maintenance.  (ie - virus-free at each boot, free of
|>configchange problems, etc).
|>
|>The first draft of our requirements are located at
|>http://www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/education/components/whatsnew/default.php?sectiondetailid=8599&id=291&viewType=detail

|>
|>
|>Please email me if you are interested in this opportunity or have
|>suggestions on our approach.
|>
|>Thanks!
|>Mark Peters
|>TechCoaches Volunteer Program Director (parent)
|>www.techcoaches.org
|>
|>
|>
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http://www.thepub.nildram.co.uk/mirrors/2diskxwin/2diskXwin.htm
This may be of interest.  It is a two floppy distribution that has X11,
and it can run citrix/ICA (says the site somewhere, I've never actually
used it.)
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