Schools should be using open source software

Re:Schools should be using open source software by dgb23 on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:11PM (#31561848)

For this to work we would need a specialized, simplified, "just works" distribution with a well defined set of hardware support and software packages. Slow moving, standardized, minimal configuration capabilities and with laser focus on security, "non-technical" and educational UX and documentation.

Companies and institutions could build on that foundation to provide support and integration. It could enable a kind of specialized market for IT in education that can be relied on.

Sounds like a monumental effort. But doable. Are there any attempts at this?

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by pragmatic on Monday May 30, 2022 @03:00PM (#31562389)

Cromebooks have filled this niche for better or worse.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by ssivark on Monday May 30, 2022 @03:15PM (#31562559)

I would imagine that Debian (with the benefit of community+repository size and inertia) or Fedora (with the benefit of community+repository size, and something adjacent to commercial support) might be the best bet for such a distribution. Rolling anything different is likely to fragment avenues for support. IMHO, even Linux Mint / Pop OS feel too niche. Rolling a custom distro is almost surely a bad idea.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by kwhitefoot on Monday May 30, 2022 @06:04PM (#31564120)

https://www.skolelinux.de/en/

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by eternityforest on Monday May 30, 2022 @09:51PM (#31565400)

Mint already provides a distro like that. I think the missing part is application software.

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by anticensor on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:35PM (#31562101)

Turkish government attempted twice and mostly failed: https://www.pardus.org.tr

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Re:Schools should be using open source software by jjtheblunt on Monday May 30, 2022 @05:31PM (#31563844)

Would it work if that distribution were Win11, since it's got WSL2 ?

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