Education and Linux

This Piece is in evolution (14-10-2008)

Education and Linux 

One of my first articles on Linux was based on Linux on Education.

Then, I was grumbling about not been able to find a Linux Guru either in Kandy or in Colombo.

Result at that time was appalling negative at that time.

Of course, i found a few gurus from abroad which included Christopher Naegus.

Unfortunately he has stopped writing or updating the Linux Bible.

I wont blame him.

The way, Linux progressing, nobody can keep pace with. 

Moment you write something on Linux and post it, it is outdated by many a miles. 

The topic today is to talk about contribution of Linux to education in general and science in particular.

With the introduction of One Laptop for Child (O.L.P.S) project there was proliferation of  educational products  from France to Germany to Poland to Spain.

The material included from preschool to university level.

Unfortunately, due to interference of Microsoft and they been able to port on O.L.P.S with the sole object of destroying the initiative of OLPS, it is hindering its progress.

For OLPS there is  SOAP (Sugar On A Stick-Means a Flash Drive), packages but unfortunately nobody seems to streamline and organize theses educational material in a systematic manner (built on an existing platform and add on serially to suit the different age groups and needs).

I found few packages very interesting and deal with them first before proposing a scientific way to establish this scenario of Open Source Science and Education.

Education is power in the modern world and that is why this Ranil guy is trying to destroy the Free Education. What we need is to improve the Free Education and not destroy it.

I call it OSSE-U (Open for Students, budding Scientists and Explorers of this Universe.

There is a series of 7 to 10 Linux C.D.S which I have NOT yet downloaded hence i would defer Science for the time being.

This has now matured into Debian Edu DVD and USB.

 

Education and Linux

I am not going to talk about science but education in Linux.

1. gCompris fron France for kids

2. Knoppix for Kids from Germany

3. Alt and Runtu from Russia (no global claim)

4.  DeepIn from China (no global claim)

5. OLPS and Ubuntu probably From mouthy Africa to begin with.

6. SOAP

7. Freeduck

8. Tux

9. Edubuntu limited but res ione has to pay

10. DebainEdu is huge and has evrything, meant for school but standalone installation is better.

11. Mysqi

12. PHP Myadmin

13. Gbasic

14. GFlash