we have all of the thin clients and a dual processor 2.?? processor server. they boot fast and run good, some problems with video being choppy, we are using vlc, but all is good on that front for the first round. this is a pilot project using 3 class rooms. there will be more soon. i guess he, david, decided it would be unnecessary to manipulate the ltsp (?) client image. next steps: 1) figure out group policies for a 3 tier system the kids get more permissions as they behave properly and loose them as they don't. 2) we want to so screen casts on a mac using some sort of virtual machine. i have wmware on my pc. just not sure what works on mac as that is what david wants to do it on. i know how to make the final file smaller using flash to make a swf file. cam studio and audacity on a mac? ffshow? i hate it that i don't know macs. all my stuff is pulled out of garbage or free with the exception of my fairly cheap laptop... 3) if we have to we can lock down the computers and firefox to prevent installation of software and addons. if you have ever been to dunn bros, some have the systems so they are fresh for the next person, only we want the students to be able to save files on the server within their usr files. and i imagine we want to save bookmarks as well. 4) we want to know what the best educational software for linux is and remove inferior apps. all suggestions will be appreciated. here is a link to the blog david set up for this project: http://groosd.blogspot.com/2008/07/next-step-details.html we are looking for volunteers to help us. please take a minute to check out the blog as it has a list of things we want to accomplish. also, we have a project where we take old computers and put ubuntu systems in them and sell them at very low cost, right now $50 to students and their families, offered through the school itself. we want to make them pay something so they appreciate them, plus we need to recover some costs for gas to pick them up, and some money will be put aside to keep the project going. he was originally thinking that we had to purchase these computers and sell them at a much higher price. i am sure we can get general mills, cargil, target, etc. to provide us with some through their philanthropy department. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20080713/575cb9cf/attachment.htm