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Installfest generates 350 Linux computers for schools
Installfest generates 350 Linux computers for schools
Posted Mar 20, 2008 4:11 UTC (Thu) by bronson (subscriber, #4806)Parent article: Installfest generates 350 Linux computers for schools
What a cool idea. I'll definitely keep my eyes out for the next event. What happens once these computers are donated to the schools? Do the schools take them over 100% or does the ACCRC try to offer some support? Just wondering what happens when a hard drive or PSUs fails, that sort of thing.
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Installfest generates 350 Linux computers for schools
Posted Mar 21, 2008 8:34 UTC (Fri) by andrewfife (subscriber, #49796) [Link]
The ACCRC warranties the boxes for 12 months in that they will fix or replace hardware failures. After 12 months, schools just need to fill out another application form and reapply.
Installfest generates 350 Linux computers for schools
Posted Apr 3, 2008 3:55 UTC (Thu) by einfeldt (guest, #51394) [Link]
Hi, I can't answer for all of the schools, but I can tell you that one of the schools, a public middle school in San Francisco, where I am the lead sys admin, uses these boxes as desktops and thin clients. Some of the boxes have 512 MB of RAM. Those are work stations. The rest are thin clients. All, of course, are Free Open Source Software boxes. My thanks on behalf of the kids and the school to James Burgett and his colleagues at ACCRC.org and Andrew Fife and his colleagues at Untangle.com for making this event a huge success. Christian Einfeldt, Producer, Digital Tipping Point
Installfest generates 350 Linux computers for schools
Posted Apr 3, 2008 4:00 UTC (Thu) by einfeldt (guest, #51394) [Link]
Oh, I forgot to add one important thing. We are in the process of giving computers to kids to take home!! Our goal for the school is to make sure that every child has a computer at home. We have already given out 5 boxes to kids. It is a slow process, because it entails having the parents come in on an individual basis for training. We are in the process of having a group training for the parents, but that takes a lot of work and organizing, and the school is preparing for the massive standardized testing that happens in the month of April, and all the teachers, students, and staff are focused on that training right now. Christian Einfeldt