Hi,
Gerhard Poul wrote:
Maybe fsfe should do the same. For example distribute [easy-install]copies of linux to schools etc.
I think you miss the whole point here. - What should be the top-priority for teachers? -> teaching students (!)
ACK.
An easy-install copy of linux is worth _nothing_ if they have to read thousands of pages to even maintain it.
ACK.
I know. - I also often say that free software is _easy_ to use. But the reality is something completely different.
Really? Look at the next generation of proprietary OSes, especially W2k: I cannot see in which ways they are "easier" than GNU/Linux. They are as complex as GNU/Linux.
I know of a school with a full-time systems administrator and he needs the help of some enthusiastic students to keep up with the work. Now, many schools don't have this luxury of a dedicated sysadmin.
In Europe, *most* schools don't have more than 20 computers. But you could create pools, i.e. one sysadmin for 10 schools.
If it is _harder_ and _costs_ more money to maintain GNU/Linux it will not be used and the copies you sent them are _wasted_.
ACK.
[Application/Education Service Providing]
Well, if you can meet the requirements of the FSF (free software), that'd be interesting. But I don't think that the FSFe can help with servers and stuff.
Bye, Christian