[TriLUG] Volunteers for School Home Loaner Linux Project

[Warren Myers]

did you mean 18 August?

WMM

On 8/10/05, Mark Peters <trilug at thepeters.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> We are holding a meeting to discuss progress on our customized Knoppix
> LiveCD and to plan the completion of our first release for use by
> students as described previously in the attached note. We are setting
> up a source code control and defect tracking system so that team members
> may contribute.
> 
> We are meeting at 7pm on Thursday, July 18th in at Lincoln Center in
> Chapel Hill.
> 
> If you are interested in participating in this effort, then please email
> me for more information.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark Peters
> Volunteer Coordinator
> www.techcoaches.org <http://www.techcoaches.org>
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> 
> 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 citrix
> access 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.
> 
> This is a perfect opportunity to leverage Linux. We want a
> bootable-from-CD version which would start fresh at each boot and would
> be low maintenance. (ie - virus-free at each boot, free of config
> change 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
> 
> 
> I have also attached the requirements, though I am not sure if this
> listserv will distribute attachments.
> 
> Please email me if you are interested in this opportunity or have
> suggestions on our approach.
> 
> Thanks!
> Mark Peters
> TechCoaches Volunteer Program Director
> www.techcoaches.org <http://www.techcoaches.org>
> 
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