Re: [school-discuss] Linux distro multimedia education wishlist

[Aldous Everard <aldous@hypercubesystems.co.uk>]

Marylin,

What age group do you teach?  We are currently working on a Linux distro
for schools in the UK and this is all useful information for us.

Thanks
Aldous

On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 22:07, Marilyn Hagle wrote:

> Miguel,
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> Here is my linux application wish list . . . 
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> Linux software I currently use in class:
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> The Gimp
> OpenOffice.org Suite
> Konqueror
> Mozilla
> Mozilla Composer
> Gtypist
> LyX (I love LyX!)
> Gftp
> Gnome Terminal (ssh to a server)
> Konsole
> Ktouch
> TuxTyping
> Kwrite
> 
> Linux software I plan (hope) to start using next week:
> (computer animation class starting 3 dimensional work)
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> Blender3D
> Houdini Apprentice
> Povray Modeler
> Audacity
> MainActor
> Rosegarden
> 
> Other software I would like to learn:
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> Dialpak
> Kino
> Cinelerra
> Film Gimp
> Scribus
> Solfege
> ImageMagick
> Brahms
> Additional typing tutor programs
> 
> I am anxious to try other graphics/music programs.  
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> Unfortunately none of the Linux distros I have tried have drivers for my
> particular set of usb toys (exception: RedHat saw my usb CD-RW).  If I
> go to USB View, it lists most of them with all kinds of detail, they
> still don't work.  What does that mean?
> 
> I have a Visioneer StrobePro Scanner, a Microtek ScanMaker 4900, an
> Iomega Predator CD-RW, a Midiman 49 USB station (music keyboard
> controller), a Sony dsc-p51 Cybershot camera, a Sony MSAC-US1A Memory
> Stick Reader/Writer, and a Wacom graphire2 drawing tablet. 
> 
> It sure would be great to do one installation and have all of these
> programs with drivers to make my toys work!!!
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Marilyn
> Computer Animation Teacher
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