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Subject: Re: [kde-edu]: KEPA: kde4 Edu Portable Apps (for Windows)?
From: Ben Crawford <crawford_ben () yahoo ! ca>
Date: 2007-11-23 20:05:02
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: RalfGesellensetter <rgx@gmx.de>
> To: kde-edu@kde.org
> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 4:44:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [kde-edu]: KEPA: kde4 Edu Portable Apps (for Windows)?
>
> Am Mittwoch 21 November 2007 schrieb Saro Engels:
> > As I have said before the main problems are the lack of developers
> > and the lack of quality / stability. If you find someone though who
> > is keen on testing and improving the Windows ports, just send him to
> > us.
>
> Hi Saro, thanks for your valuable reply!
>
> I know dozens of pupils who are ready to try out free software - if I
> just had a link where to get those apps?
>
> Is there any need to release a separate "standallone/portable" version
> for KDE Edu apps - to make them runnable right from a USB stick
> (without the need of pre-installation)?
>
> As for "branding" (this is more or less what I was thinking of) there
> should be no string freeze (the info box containing the name of the
> developer etc. should be changable independently). However, re-branding
> is possible for windows off-spins, so it might be wiser to refer to
> GNU/Linux/KDE on the project's web page.
>
> Regards
> Ralf
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I can see plenty of great opportunities for standalone/portable apps. Two situations come \
straight from my experiences at the school I teach at.
Situation 1:
My situation is a teacher. I have been experimenting with a lot of software (specifically \
KDE-Edu apps) as a teacher, but at our school we are running a Windows network and our \
technician is overworked enough and is not the least bit interested in the thought of \
installing/supporting/fixing/patching/updating/etc. pre-release software. I have at least 2 \
classes that I could be testing with (50 young and eager testers!!) but no real feasible way of \
actually doing this. (Note that we are both Linux enthusiasts and I've been making a push for \
some Linux at the school but this is met with a lot of resistance)
Situation 2:
I've done a small amount of testing (in terms of viable software - current stable Kde-Edu only) \
using live boot Linux cds with a small class - this avoided the support issues in the above \
situation. The students were very interested in using some of the software at home. However, \
at my school things are a bit behind the times and not all students have access to reliable \
internet. If it were possible to upload standalone/portable apps to a usb stick for them then \
they could test, report back to me, and I could pass on their findings. (Some people are very \
reluctant to try live boot cds even after reassurances that they will not do a thing to their \
computers)
I'm sure there are other similar and different situations, I've just mentioned the 2 that I \
have experience with.
I appreciate all of the hard work that the kde-edu people put in on all fronts. A job very \
well done!!
Cheers,
Ben
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roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">>----- Original Message ----<br>>From: \
RalfGesellensetter <rgx@gmx.de><br>>To: kde-edu@kde.org<br>>Sent: Friday, November \
23, 2007 4:44:27 AM<br>>Subject: Re: [kde-edu]: KEPA: kde4 Edu Portable Apps (for \
Windows)?<br>><br>>Am Mittwoch 21 November 2007 schrieb Saro Engels:<br>>> As I \
have said before the main problems are the lack of developers<br>>> and the lack of \
quality / stability. If you find someone though who<br>>> is keen on testing and \
improving the Windows ports, just send him to<br>>> us.<br>><br>>Hi Saro, thanks \
for your valuable reply!<br>><br>>I know dozens of pupils who are ready to try out free \
software - if I <br>>just had a link where to get those apps?<br>><br>>Is there any \
need to release a separate "standallone/portable" version <br>>for KDE Edu apps - to make \
them runnable right from a USB stick <br>>(without the need of \
pre-installation)?<br>><br>>As for "branding" (this is more or less what I was thinking \
of) there <br>>should be no string freeze (the info box containing the name of the \
<br>>developer etc. should be changable independently). However, re-branding <br>>is \
possible for windows off-spins, so it might be wiser to refer to <br>>GNU/Linux/KDE on the \
project's web page.<br>><br>>Regards<br>>Ralf<br>>_______________________________________________<br>>kde-edu \
mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:kde-edu@mail.kde.org" \
href="mailto:kde-edu@mail.kde.org">>kde-edu@mail.kde.org</a><br><a \
href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-edu" \
target="_blank">>https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-edu</a><br></div><br><br>I can \
see plenty of great opportunities for standalone/portable apps. Two situations come \
straight from my experiences at the school I teach at.<br><br>Situation 1:<br>My situation is a \
teacher. I have been experimenting with a lot of software (specifically KDE-Edu apps) as \
a teacher, but at our school we are running a Windows network and our technician is overworked \
enough and is not the least bit interested in the thought of \
installing/supporting/fixing/patching/updating/etc. pre-release software. I have at least \
2 classes that I could be testing with (50 young and eager testers!!) but no real feasible way \
of actually doing this. (Note that we are both Linux enthusiasts and I've been making a \
push for some Linux at the school but this is met with a lot of resistance)<br><br>Situation \
2:<br>I've done a small amount of testing (in terms of viable software - current stable Kde-Edu \
only) using live boot Linux cds with a small class - this avoided the support issues in the \
above situation. The students were very interested in using some of the software at \
home. However, at my school things are a bit behind the times and not all students have \
access to reliable internet. If it were possible to upload standalone/portable apps to a \
usb stick for them then they could test, report back to me, and I could pass on their findings. \
(Some people are very reluctant to try live boot cds even after reassurances that they will \
not do a thing to their computers)<br><br>I'm sure there are other similar and different \
situations, I've just mentioned the 2 that I have experience with.<br><br>I appreciate all of \
the hard work that the kde-edu people put in on all fronts. A job very well \
done!!<br><br>Cheers,<br>Ben<br><br><br></div></div><br>
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