Maybe this is not that helpful, but I know there are a lot of LTSP installations in South Africa. Perhaps your organisation could get in contact with some charity/ NGO organisations there and ask them to help you? You know a lot of South Africans would take a trip to Swaziland to do voluntary work.
Can an ubuntu person on the list forward this to someone at ubuntu south africa? nigel CET wrote: > Dear all > > > > Thank you for your feedback, I have learned something like how to save > openoffice document such that I could open it in Ms Word, because I did not > know I was frustrated. I have also seen some emotion from some people; I > would say what I wrote was my experience, my frustration. Its not like I was > trying to look down on Open Source developer no. I do love open source and > its not odd. > > About getting help well it depends on which country you live in, like myself > I live in Swaziland we lack the expertise you call anyone especially people > working in computer shops you ask how something is done in open source but > nothing. I have also been deep in the internet I would not find help, I want > to confess that I have'nt find any help from the internet, it is link after > link very frustrating. One good example I wanted to know- how to use ISO > master after downloading I just could not find it from the numerous links. > > > > On a positive note I am convinced my problem will be solved, please allow me > to invite you to the project that I want to embark on, as this is going to > make history in my country. I am working for Computer Education Trust (CET) > in Swaziland. This is a non profit making organization installing > refurbished computers to secondary and high schools in the country. I want > to go open source and network the computers in all the schools. > > > > In July- September 2007, with my technicians who are not linux gurus we > tried to setup an small network of three clients and server in the office. > > > > We used edubuntu server 7.04 on the server, edubuntu desktop for the > clients. > > We used wireless network interface cards which comes with windows drivers. > But luckily Edubuntu 7.04 does have Linux drivers for the wireless (CNet > CWP-854). We wanted to boot from the network. But PXE is not supported. The > clients are mainly p2 and p3. Another thing, we were hoping to get a small > iso image that could be used in the clients instead of installing the full > edubuntu desktop which also have all the application programs that are in > the edubuntu server. We were able to find an operating system hurd-tiny-cd > 20060722.iso.gz, unfortunately this os does not have drivers for the > wireless. We don't have the expertise to bind the drivers. We looked in the > internet but we could not find how to bind the drivers. From July to > September we tried but with no luck and we decided to abandon the project > and continue with the day to day management of CET. You can imagine the > frustration, the stress and headaches of chasing links and links. With > schools closing early December we are hoping to resume the project. But I > must say I am counting on you in achieving this project. > > Please help we need to set up this network - open source and wireless. > > > > Can we please work together in this project and please don't ask why I don't > use cables? I have 300 wireless cards and fifteen access points that have to > be put in 15 schools, what can I do with this equipment if it can all fail? > > > > Thanks > > > > Sibongile Kunene > > > > > > > > > > . > > -- edubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
