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The Linux laptop goes to school
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| I know some people might think this $400 Linux laptop is a Microsoft killer.
| It’s more like a Dell killer. There are no moving parts — it’s just chips and
| a screen. For extra memory there’s an SD card slot, or plug in a hard drive
| through a USB port.
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| This makes for long battery life and ruggedness. Plus, each unit is the same
| — no need for Dell’s mass customization.
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| While I focused on the tiny keyboard (which she also noticed) Robin’s biggest
| complaint was the slow response of the mouse buttons. But it’s something you
| can get used to, she said.
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| There’s one point missing from Robin’s review and it’s an important one.
| There were no ease-of-use issues. Everything was point-and-click,
| Windows-like. She didn’t learn Linux. She didn’t have to.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2867
Recent:
More Ways That Open Source Could Benefit Schools
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| In a previous post, I cited some data on how doable it might be to put a
| Linux netbook or notebook in the hand of every kid in school, paying for the
| effort by getting schools to go paperless--or near-paperless. With
| Linux-based netbooks such as the Asus Eee PCs dropping well below $400 for
| basic systems and stocked with lots of good open source software, every kid
| could have a personal computer.
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http://ostatic.com/172521-blog/more-ways-that-open-source-could-benefit-schools
Paperless Schools and Linux Notebooks for Every Kid
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| I would say that the Computerworld figure of 8,000 sheets per student, per
| year, might be a bit high for a U.S. student, but not outrageously so.
| Anyway, if you go through the whole calculation in the Computerwold post, the
| costs for paper, toner and all the rest of the expensive items needed for
| paper-driven schools vastly eclipse what it would cost to buy each student a
| Linux notebook computer. (Asus Linux notebooks are very popular now, come
| loaded with open source applications and no software licensing fees, and can
| be had for under $350.)
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http://ostatic.com/166633-blog/paperless-schools-and-linux-notebooks-for-every-kid
A tiny revolution
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| It's smaller then a textbook and cheaper than many software packages. George
| Cole visits two schools using the first in a new breed of mini laptops
|
| [...]
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| These mini laptops have caused a stir in the education sector, not least
| because they offer many features found on full-sized laptops, including
| built-in wireless networking. Their low cost (£169) is partly down to their
| use of open source software like the Linux operating system and free software
| packages such as Open Office.
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http://education.guardian.co.uk/link/story/0,,2266333,00.html
Related:
Mini-laptop sweeps through schools
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| RM, the company supplying the Minibook computer to schools, sold out its
| first order of 6,000 within weeks, and is now projecting school sales of
| 30,000 by the end of the year. They are attracting the attention of IT
| teachers, and with them a multimillion-pound market in school computing so
| far dominated by Microsoft, the Goliath to RM's David.
|
| [...]
|
| Last year the government spent £801m on IT equipment for schools. Microsoft
| has the lion's share of the market, but the Minibooks circumvent this iron
| grip by using Linux open source software instead of Microsoft Windows Vista.
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http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2255522,00.html
Kid-size computers
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| Fresno Unified officials buy 1,000 wireless laptops that will fit on
| students' desktops.
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http://www.fresnobee.com/263/v-printerfriendly/story/187043.html
Free Ubuntu laptops for French students
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| Five thousand French students now have laptops running
| Ubuntu, thanks to a local government initiative.
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http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/597
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