[luau] Proposed LTSP Server Config

[R. Scott Belford]

Dwight,

You need to come to one of our workshops.  If you want to see some of 
the hundreds of computers or monitors that we at HOSEF has saved from 
the landfill and have waiting for your wife, please come on by.  I 
cannot say that ours or any computer recycling program will fix our 
landfill problem, but every bit counts.  With the help of the good 
folks at Pricebusters we have several thousand square feet of 
functioning stand alone and thin-client workstations.

If you come by, and you can get your wife interested in one of our free 
classes or in spending some time with us at the workshop, we will give 
her as many stand-alone PII and PIII workstations as she can handle.  
Our only stipulation is that you or her spend some time with us getting 
familiar with the Linux Desktop.  No technology is complete without 
training, and we try as hard to offer free training as we do to offer 
free computers.  I have spent over 300 hours this year opening our 
workshop up to people like yourself who are ready to put the time in to 
learn more.

Liholiho Elementary, The McKinley School for Adults, The Hawaii 
Agriculture Research Commission, Redemption Academy in Kailua, and St. 
John's all have functioning and free computers and printers that were 
once bound for the landfill and that are now serving these 
organizations and schools.  As it stands, we have more computers than 
volunteers willing to help us give them away.  Come down and check us 
out.  We and our free machines are waiting on you.

http://www.hosef.org

--scott

R. Scott Belford
Founder/Chair/Treasurer
The Hawaii Open Source Education Foundation
P.O. Box 392
Kailua, HI 96734
808.689.6518
scott at hosef.org

On Sunday, September 21, 2003, at 11:12 PM, Dwight wrote:

> I did some looking with Google and found the following info:
> http://www.electronicsrecycling.net/menu2/search/eiasearch.asp?state=HI
>
> This site provides information regarding electronics recyling on a
> state-by-state as well as nationwide basis.  There are currently seven
> organizations in Honolulu that accept used computer hardware 
> (primarily for
> reuse purposes).  One is even hosted by the office of the Governor 
> (i.e.,
> Computers for Schools Programs).
>
> My wife is a teacher at Nanakuli High & Intermediate School.  They 
> don't
> have any budget for hardware or software (all of it is budgeted for 
> the No
> Child Left Behind Act).  At one point they were planning for a 
> computer lab,
> but for whatever reason, it fell through.  As a result, my wife got two
> power mac 5000 series machines for her class.  Their tech dude is so 
> backed
> up I went over and networked her machines for her.  Both of these 
> machines
> have about 16MB of RAM each, which means they are dog slow.  Having 
> some
> Linux boxes in there might be able to make the difference for her 
> school and
> provide them with a no-cost lab that all students can use.  However, 
> her
> school doesn't have any budget for support either, so that would have 
> to be
> provided by volunteers...I'm not sure how Linux-savvy their tech dude 
> is.
>
> If our reps downtown can work on something for schools on the Leeward 
> coast,
> that would be peachy.
>
> Dwight...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: luau-admin at videl.ics.hawaii.edu
> [mailto:luau-admin at videl.ics.hawaii.edu]On Behalf Of Dwight Victor
> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 10:31 PM
> To: luau at videl.ics.hawaii.edu
> Subject: Re: [luau] Proposed LTSP Server Config
>
>
>
> This is exactly what I'm looking for.  However, in my experience,
> businesses are catious of Linux primarily because of support
> issues...they don't believe they can find the kind of support that a 
> Dell
> or Cisco can provide (or Micro$oft).  I'd still like to know how Linux 
> is
> supposed to address the landfill problem...all the old hardware that is
> recycled for LTSP etc. doesn't compare to all of the other waste we as 
> an
> island produce.
>
> Dwight...
>
> On Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Nakashima wrote:
>
>> Just my opinion...
>>  From the public education perspective.
>>
>> Currently, schools spend the lion's share of their budget on new
>> equipment from Dell, HP, Apple, etc., and on new and upgraded software
>> licenses. My limited experience with LTSP has taught me:
>> 1. Schools can spend less on new hardware and software (less money
>> going out of the state);
>> 2. Schools can spend more on local Linux support (more money
>> circulating through our local economy);
>> 3. Schools can use recycled hardware (less landfill material).
>> I'm not sure if this is making any sense. Your feedback will be
>> appreciated.
>> Although my experiences are limited to what's going on in public
>> education, wouldn't this also be true for private and higher 
>> education,
>> government, business, and other orgs?
>>
>> On Sunday, September 21, 2003, at 04:09  PM, Dwight Victor wrote:
>>
>>> I'm curious to know how Linux can enhance the local economy and deal
>>> with
>>> the landfill problem.  Please elaborate.