Doug,
I wish I had a local Linux
group to call on. I don't even know anybody else in the New Orleans area that
has Linux installed on anything. If there is anybody that can give detailed
technical assistance, it sure would be helpful. Everything has been by trial
and error -- setting up, configuring the network, remote printing, getting NIS
working -- but I still haven't figured out how to set up my client
machines to go through the gateway to get to the Internet. It's probably
something simple, but there's nobody to show me what I'm doing wrong. Anybody
want to take a trip to N.O. to show me what to do?
Anyway, in my school
district the tech support department has barely even heard of Linux, let alone
support it. All they will support are Pentium 233's or better running Windows
NT. As if my school has any chance of getting some of
those!
Thanks,
As most of you know, I
write fortnightly reports on Linux in
education. My next report is
due on Monday, and I have very little
to write about. For that
reason I'm trying to "prime the pump" and
generate some interesting and
useful discussion. If you can think
of any questions you'd like to
ask the list, now is the time.
Here's my question. We've talked
before about how the Linux
community can get involved in education
through advocacy and support
of local schools. That was useful
information for those of us who
are primarily Linux techies but not
educators. What I'd like to
find out is if any of us who are
teachers or school administrators
have received or tried to enlist the
help of local LUGs or other
Linux community resources in their efforts to
use Linux in school.
If so, how successful were you? If you were
dissatisfied with the
help you received (if any), why and in what way was
it lacking? If
you haven't tried to locate and avail yourself of
local Linux
resources, why not? Is there anything the Linux
community can or
should do to help you in your efforts?
I'll be on
a panel dealing with Linux use in education at the
LinuxWorld Expo in New
York City in a few weeks, and your responses
will very likely become part
of what I say to the attendees. Here's
your chance to speak to the
community!
--
Doug
Loss
God is a comedian playing
Data Network Coordinator to an audience
too afraid
Bloomsburg University to laugh.
dloss@bloomu.edu
Voltaire