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= What are "Thin Clients" ? =
Workstations are referred to as '''diskless-clients''' or "'''thin-clients'''" since most of the processing is performed by the server, and routine tasks (like accepting input from mouse & keyboard and displaying graphics on monitor) are performed just in the thin client's internal memory (RAM).
A newer configuration option is to configure a lab to use '''diskless fat-clients'''. This allows the processing power to be distributed to the workstations (within their internal memory or RAM).
'''LTSP''' is a free application to connect older (legacy) machines to act as "workstations" which are connected to a central computer...
The technology was developped by '''Jim MacQuillan''', who is the inventor and current project leader of LTSP. I actually had the pleasure of meeting Jim when he accepted my invitation to speak at '''Seneca's Open Source Symposium''' several years ago (Know referred to as FSOSS). I still maintain that the LTSP irc is one of the most '''user-friendly''' IRC channels on the Internet...
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Seneca College''', over the past 6-7 years have supported Seneca staff to start projects to donate, install, and support several high-schools in the Toronto area that are in need of affordable networking solutions. I was one of the people involved in this project. I also have volunteered to help set up a Linux lab for a church in Orangeville, Ontario...
Here are some pictures of the Linux Computer Labs we helped to set up:
'''Highschools:'''
* [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/westminster/emery.png png] ] Emery Collegiate Secondary School (Toronto, ON) * [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/westminster/parkdale.jpg jpg] ] Parkdale Collegiate Institute (Toronto, ON) * [ N/A ] George S. Henry Secondary School (Toronto, ON)
'''Other Organizations:'''
* [ [http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~murray.saul/westlab/ dir] ] Westminster United Church (Orangeville, ON)[ [[Westminster Computer Lab WIKI]] ]
= What is Edubuntu? =
'''Edubuntu''' is the "'''educational version'''" of the Ubuntu Linux distribution. This distribution comes "bundled" with educational-based software, ranging from Kindergarten to College and University (for free of course).
Edubuntu is designed to provide educators with the resources to set up an inexpensive computer lab. One of the versions (Alternate Edubuntu CD) comes with LTSP <u>automatically</u> installed, so it is <u>not</u> necessary to install and setup LTSP after installation...
Here is a link to the Edubuntu webpage (for more information):
[http://edubuntu.org/ http://edubuntu.org/]
