Every Macedonian Student to Use Ubuntu-Powered Computer Workstations

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Popular Linux Distribution To Appear On More than 180,000 Classroom Desktops Nationwide

LONDON, November 20th, 2007 - The Macedonia Ministry of Education and Science will deploy more than 180,000 workstations running Canonical’s Edubuntu 7.04 as part of its "Computer for Every Child" project.

The Macedonia "Computer for Every Child" project is one of the largest known thin client and desktop Linux deployments ever undertaken. Half of elementary and secondary Macedonia students attend school in the morning, and half attend in the afternoon, so 180,000 workstations will allow for one classroom computing device per student for the entire Republic's public school population. The first 7000 computers pre-installed with Ubuntu were shipped on September 4th 2007.

Ubuntu is the award-winning Linux distribution for the desktop, laptop, thin client and server which brings together the best of open source software every six months. It is free, community-developed and contains all of the necessary applications to be up and running immediately, from web browser to instant messaging. It also comes with English and Macedonian language packs.

"The Computer for Every Child initiative is the largest and most important education project undertaken in the 15-year history of the Republic of Macedonia," said Ivo Ivanovski, Macedonia's Minister for the Information Society. "By selecting Ubuntu as the operating system for all of our classroom virtual PCs, our education system can provide computer-based education for all school children within the limited financial and infrastructural confines that most institutions face today."

"Macedonia is showing tremendous vision by deciding its own destiny in choosing how its children will learn through computing – said Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu project. "By choosing Ubuntu which is free to modify, use and redistribute it turns students into participants in Information Technology and not simply consumers of it.

The Ubuntu operating system will run on 160,000 virtual PC terminals and 20,000 PCs (which each also support a student on the attached monitor) supplied by NComputing and procured and installed by The Haier Company, a diversified manufacturer and PC maker based in China.

The project will enable a range of innovative educational programs, including interactive web-based classes in which specialized experts teach lessons in such areas as mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics to multiple schools and classrooms around the country.

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[iMav]

becharon k lag gaye

[gaurav_indian]

Originally Posted by iMav

becharon k lag gaye

fikar mat kar is dukh ki ghadi mein hum unke saath hai.

[praka123]

@imav:wtf are u saying ?do u want the kids to study BSOD?

thanks for the news.Hope more countries and organization move to Linux esp Debian flavours

[Cyrus_the_virus]

@Imav, keep it clean, Techno section, not chit chat.

[gaurav_indian]

Atleast it will save them from using pirated windows.

[iMav]

Originally Posted by Cyrus_the_virus

@Imav, keep it clean, Techno section, not chit chat.

talking with respect to the news

[Gigacore]

Wow.. this lets the students to learn linux and they will start loving them and finally they will all use open source softwares.. awesome move

thanks for the info

[preshit.net]

A welcome move indeed

[din]

It is sure a great news. They will love the well polished and cool distro - Ubuntu.

Hope India will do something like this - atleast in the future ..

[CadCrazy]

Good Move.India wil not wake up soon due to corruption

Originally Posted by gaurav_indian

Atleast it will save them from using pirated windows.

Use it. It'll also save you from piracy choooooooor

[azzu]

yup nice move.
it will at least save some students from becoming pirate's
and open doors to a fully customizable world

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by CadCrazy

Good Move.India wil not wake up soon due to corruption

Are yaar, India is at the forefront of implementing linux, there has been enough news about the same. Especially in the southern states, very high nos. of implementation has already taken place especially in government use.

[iMav]

its true that india is moving towards OSS thepoliticians and bearucrates eat all our tax paid money and when they are left with nothing for the social work they turn to fukat alternatives

[Sykora]

^^^ Too true. Even if India deploys FOSS at any major scale, we're certainly not going to see a tax rate cut.

[iMav]

so isnt it better they rather use our money and buy windows licenses than buying their diwali gifts and then choosing free linux distros

[naveen_reloaded]

Good news

[Sykora]

@iMav : Imagine telling the PM to go google for support

[amitava82]

Originally Posted by iMav

so isnt it better they rather use our money and buy windows licenses than buying their diwali gifts and then choosing free linux distros

Seriously dude, think twice what you just said..

[iMav]

Every Macedonian Student to Use Ubuntu-Powered Computer Workstations

[cool_techie_tvm]

Nice initiative

[din]

Originally Posted by iMav

so isnt it better they rather use our money and buy windows licenses than buying their diwali gifts and then choosing free linux distros

Man !! You are back on 15th of this month after the ban, and you forgot why you were banned this fast ? ?

Re-read what you post !

India is moving to Lin or OSS not because of politicians or they eat up all our money. Politicians eating our money - may be true, but it has nothing to do with this topic at all.

Before pressing the 'submit reply' button, check theres another button on the right side that says 'preview post'. Use that !! Re-erad your posts.

[iMav]

there was a post in the thread that said india shud wake up and then thr was a post tht said india has moved to oss then i gav a possible explanation for the switch

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by din

Man !! You are back on 15th of this month after the ban, and you forgot why you were banned this fast ? ?

What was he banned for? was it about this pointless out of subject shooting in the air?

[iMav]

it was coz i made a certain posts which didnt go down well with raaabo and he said tht i shudnt be arguing in a non fight club thread

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

Originally Posted by iMav

becharon k lag gaye

enuf said to fanboys
respect both technologies

i meet engineers from M$ at my college conferences many times

even they don't have such pathetic attitude to Linux
infact they use linux many a times themself ! and they appriciated it !

[vish786]

@imav, Ubuntu's impetus has brought revolution in PC world & when revolution comes one starts adapting to it, your just another Victim of it gradually following revolution, probably you'll take your time. But once you like abt its good features , it'll $uck u into its core getting you mesmerised(eg. DarkLord) & that will blow off ur brains.

[Cyrus_the_virus]

Originally Posted by iMav

it was coz i made a certain posts which didnt go down well with raaabo and he said tht i shudnt be arguing in a non fight club thread

Then, do us all a favour, this is the Technology section, if you have anything to say against linux deployment, please take those to the fight club as your thread is still open. Don't give off topic comments and make other users shout at you.

[The_Devil_Himself]

@akshay:they do?nice to hear that.

Anyways I dunno about developed countries but countries like ours and other poor countries should better adopt linux cos they can't pay for windows.I know our college has hundreds of purated autocad and windows installations and I feel bad but they really can't pay 20k-30k for each autocad and 3-4k for xp,they have no choice.

[mediator]

Originally Posted by iMav

becharon k lag gaye

Little correction => "MS ki lag gayi".
Desktop Linux on the rise, Linux Foundation reports
MS Windows to Linux, Rise of Desktop Linux world!!

No wonder people are boycotting poorly coded VISTA and gluttons like MS !!
Time to watch for their FUD attacks again!