I am not in the Mid-Atlantic area but have a lot of experience migrating
from Windows to Linux. We started the transition with our 1:1 program 3
years ago. We moved to Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED). We now
have Linux laptops in the hands of each teacher and student. We
provided (and continue to provide) access to Windows applications via
terminal services (Citrix). We did extensive study of the first year.
The baseline data and Whitepaper from IBM covers the first year. We
have continued to evaluate the program for consistency with our mission
and goals as well as user satisfaction.=20
We chose SUSE because I like the support I get from Novell and I REALLY
love Zen Linux Management!=20
You can find that data as well as my occasional musings about the
program at: http://linuxlaptops.blogspot.com=20
Take care,
Alex
Alex Inman
Director of Technology
Whitfield School
St. Louis, MO
314.434.5141
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Merricks
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:51 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Linux Migrations
I am a member of a committee at my school, Hargrave Military Academy,
that is examining the question of "What next?" My question to you is:
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Are any schools in the process, or considering migrating to Linux? Both
on the server side and the desktop side? If so, would sharing your
reasons, experiences, Linux distro, etc. I a m particularly interested
in schools in the Mid-Atlantic area. You may reply off-list to me or on
list. I am sure that there are others that may be interested in this
thread.
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Joe Merricks
Math Instructor
Hargrave Military Academy
200 Military Drive
Chatham, VA 24531
merricksj@hargrave.edu
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