Promoting Open Source in Schools

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 11:54:14AM -0500, Zbigniew Koziol wrote:
> Isnt the same in this case danger with using Linux as well? One needs 
> just the first installation CD to put in and get full access (not even 
> with of the same distribution). Or is there perhaps a way that this 
> could be prevented?

Sensible boot order in bios, bios password set.

Of course all machines should have that done in such an environment no
matter what.  After all if you don't set the bios password, some student
will.

> But the real question I have is the following.
> 
> Wouldnt it be less expensive to use just one powerfull machine for 
> entire school/organization and connect to it by using 100$ terminal 
> machines only, and run in that way any X applications?

Certainly a simpler way to manage accounts given students are unlikely
to use the same machine every time.

Len Sorensen
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