[kde-edu]: freeduc and similar projects

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>From      : "Marc Heyvaert" marc_heyvaert at yahoo.com
To          : kde-edu at kde.org
Cc          : 
Date      : Thu, 1 Jul 2004 02:02:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject : Re:[kde-edu]: freeduc and similar projects

> Hello Andrea,
> 
> > > After this I had some sort of dutch system, but
> > with
> > > many strings still untranslated.
> > 
> >     This is almost natural since the cd was mainly
> > oriented
> >      to spanish, french, english and italian public.
> > 
> >      In Ofset we are happy if someone could take
> > care
> >      localization in other languages :-)
> > 
> 
> I'll think about it.
> 
> Especially
> 
> > 
> >     This will be fixed in the coming *modular* new
> > edition.
> > 
> 
> if this modular edition gives one the choice of
> programs. I think that one of the problems of
> providing a linux-system geared towards education is
> that you have to cater for a large and diverse
> audience. In fact you have several client-segments.
> 
> Age groups is certainly one axis. Type of school,
> subject matter is another.
> 
> There has been a suggestion on this list of making a
> program that would be some sort of general framework
> for teaching, turoring, testing, etc. with plugings or
> parts available depending on what you want to do. And
> with content available on servers. That is the way to
> go forward I think for general teaching of subject
> matter.
> 
> But a linux-cd for education could also present a
> collection of software that could be useful for a
> certain group. I.e. it could be geared towards
> students in computer sciences containing the necessary
> tool chains + ide + documentation to program in
> several languages. Or a CD with an office suit,
> browser, typesetting software and other stuff to write
> papers.
> 
> Anyway, these are just some ideas.
> 
> 
> > > Overall I find this CD very disappointing. The
> > > presentation looks nice, but is really unusable!
> > 
> > This is a bit exceding :-)
> > 
> 
> Ok, this was a bit too strong, but I was disappointed.
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > As Maurizio Paolini pointed out maybe you
> > will be more adequate for eduKnoppix :-)
> > 
> 
> I will have a look at this and see if it can serve as
> a basis for trying to put something together for
> myself. I would like to try my hand at this.
> 
> Regards and thanks for your reaction
> 
> 
> Marc
> 
> 

 Hello Marc, 
                  if you want to partecipate
to Freeduc assembling visit the Wiki

http://ofset.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FreeducMultiple

However I think you are more happy of using
eduKnoppix :-)

Cheers
Andrea


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