[luau] Florida School Deploys KDE/GNU/Linux On Thin Clients

[Warren Togami]

This is another similar Linux thin client deployment like the one at
Mid-Pacific Institute.  This article links to many other excellent Linux for
Education sites.

http://dot.kde.org/1015251670/
St. Mary's Catholic School in Rockledge, Florida has demonstrated the
obvious: that KDE/GNU/Linux (KGL) is great for kids and schools. Working
with volunteers from the Melbourne Linux Users Group (that's Melbourne,
Florida), I.D.E.A.L. Technology (press release) and IXC Telecom, the school
deployed the K12 Linux Terminal Server Project (press release), a thin
client enterprise solution. The school's KGL network consists of one beefy
server (dual 1-GHz Intel®), which services 36 workstations (16 of which are
dual-boot). Apparently the school has opted for KDE as the desktop, and can
use rdesktop, a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client, to access MS
Windows-based applications from an MS Windows terminal server. The school's
report notes that "the cost per workstation was $50.00 using donated Pentium
class computers". Time to talk to the local school board about saving some
tax bucks!
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