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= What are "Thin Clients" ? =
= What is LTSP? =
'''LTSP''' stands for ('''<u>L</u>'''inux <u>'''T'''</u>erminal <u>'''S'''</u>erver <u>'''P'''</u>roject). Here is a link to their website: [http://ltsp.org/ ltsp.org]
= Seneca College's Involvement in LTSP =
Since 1998 one of my colleagues at Seneca College, '''<font color="#000000"><font>''John Selmys''</font></font><font color="#000000"><font></font></font>''', experimented with a technique to cost-effectively connect old "junky" computers that did not have a hard disk drive to a more powerful computer server. When that computer department moved in 2005, it was discovered that those "ancient" machines were still being used by students to work on their assignments / perform homework...
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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/]