Re: [school-discuss] introduction to the solar system

[brett hartshorn <bhartsho@yahoo.com>]

Celestia looks really cool!

I am in the process of setting up Lincoln Elementary's first linux PC.  I've downloaded most of
the apps from linuxforkids.org, most of the RPMS were not working, so I had to compile a few. 
This was not a big deal, but not everyone will figure this out.  The teachers there are not going
to want to compile anything.

Why doesn't redhat just include most of this as a package option during install?
Has anyone from linuxforkids.org asked redhat to do this?

-brett

--- Charlie <ccosse@asymptopia.com> wrote:
> Hello Schoolforge group,
> I'm new to this list, but very interested in what you are doing. 
> Regarding astronomy,
> I'd just like to mention an excellent free software resource: celestia. 
> It's available
> at www.shatters.net and is very stable and well documented, not to mention
> incredible.  
> 
> Happy New Year to everyone,
> Charlie Cosse
> 
> 
> mike eschman wrote:
> 
> >hello,
> >
> >i just posted the first in a series of classes on the solar system to 
> >http://www.opensourceschools.org - exclusive to schoolforge members :-)
> >
> >the classes include lecture notes, lesson plans, a catalog of supporting web 
> >sites and software you can download.  labs are a cinch with this package.
> >
> >it's all free.
> >
> >a text is available from nasa if you like - ordering info. is included in the 
> >lecture notes.
> >
> >your kids need this, and everyone will enjoy it.
> >
> >mike eschman, etc ...
> >http://www.etc-edu.com
> >"Not just an afterthought ...
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 


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