[TriLUG] Free Linux PC (FLPC)

[Kevin Jones]

Well, my thought is that we need to get some of the free content online that would be entertaining and informative. There's tons of it when you start looking. For instance, download the democracy player (www.getdemocracy.com) and do a search for "educational". Most videos are in Flash as are a great many interactive educational programs. One such site I really like is www.starfall.com. 

The idea is to provide enough quality software to make the computer engaging and fun. If there are some good open source educational programs (such as Celestia) that would be useful as well. What I'd like to do is compile all of the software in to an interactive CD that would be easy to distribute and navigate by the end user. The target audience is 1st-5th graders. Programming and modeling software would only be interesting to a very select group of the recipients (if any at all) and would likely not be worth giving out to most of the kids in this age group.

Kevin

----- Original Message ----
From: Warren Myers <volcimaster at gmail.com>
To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Monday, May 7, 2007 7:05:40 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Free Linux PC (FLPC)

what kind of content are you looking for? educational, modeling,
programming, gaming...?

On 5/7/07, Kevin Jones <mrkevinj at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> We don't have very many DVD's so we're pushing more for whatever can fit
> on CD's. Edubuntu and several others will likely work well enough for the
> distro, but we still need content (Linux-accessible being key, such as
> Flash-based files).
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Warren Myers <volcimaster at gmail.com>
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list <trilug at trilug.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 7, 2007 6:32:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Free Linux PC (FLPC)
>
>
> what do you want on the CD? Might it be worth customizing the Knoppix DVD
> and using that as your distro of choice?
>
> I've done some customizing work on Knoppix in the past (for my previous
> employer) to replace carrying cases of laptops out to do lab classes (just
> take a CD wallet).
>
> WMM
>
> On 5/7/07, Kevin Jones <mrkevinj at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > We are starting a FLPC event in the Upstate SC area and I'm wondering if
> > any folks in the TriState area have tried something similar. If so, any
> > suggestions and experiences would be welcome. We are getting donated
> > equipment from local businesses (mostly folks on the list at this point)
> and
> > putting a distro (still determining the best option-s) on them for low
> > income kids. We are looking everywhere online to find free content that
> we
> > can put on a cd for distribution as well.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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