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Re: [seul-edu] beta testers needed - bootable Linux edu cdrom



On 31/10/02 7:16 PM, "Harry McGregor" <micros@azstarnet.com> wrote:

> I have put together a combination of Knoppix (http://www.knoppix.org), a
> bootable debian GNU/Linux based cdrom, and the Debian JR project.  This is
> an initial release, and I need a lot of beta testing.  Many many
> applications (ie tux-typing) don't have icons in the menus, etc, and I
> need to track them down and make them work.
> 
> This is not going to be a fork, but a tracking distribution of Knoppix,
> aimed at educators, parents, and students alike.  OpenOffice, Mozilla, and
> other major apps are available.  The default desktop environment is KDE
> 3.0.3.
> 
> You can download the ISO image from:
> 
> http://harry.osef.org/~micros/knoppix.osef.iso
> 
> Please email bugs to: hmcgregor@osef.org
> 
> Also a list of programs people would like to see added would be useful.
> To see what is already installed, you should be able to do a "dpkg -l |
> less"
> 
> Harry
> 
> --
> Harry McGregor, CEO, Co-Founder
> Hmcgregor@osef.org, (520) 661-7875 (CELL)
> Open Source Education Foundation, http://www.osef.org
> A non-profit tax exempt charitable organization
> 
> 
I will be very interested to try out your Knoppix for kids as I have
recently received a magazine with the Knoppix CD installed on it and I was
very impressed showing all my friends the way of the future.
I am the ICT Teacher in a Mac school, is there a Power PC version of your CD
to trial.


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