Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-18 Thread Alistair Crust
If we all keep avocating, using and pushing suppliers for linux support the momentum should snowball. Esp' as alot of vendors see education as a wallet with no bounds. They know they can always come back to education and say. "This product will do *insert latest buzzwords here*" .. and inevitab

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-18 Thread Alistair Crust
stair - Original Message - From: London School of Puppetry To: British Ubuntu Talk Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show I have seen whiteboard in a number of schools recently all working brilli

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-17 Thread Freddie Ruddick
On 18/01/07, Colin_The_Technician <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well bugger me, the worm is turning. > Never knew Smartboard had a Linux version. I'll admit; I wasn't expecting them to. I googled ubuntu interactive whiteboard, expecting to get an amatuer "This is how I set one up to act like a waco

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-17 Thread Colin_The_Technician
Well bugger me, the worm is turning. Never knew Smartboard had a Linux version. We have about 50 smartboards in our school, so I'll have to give it a try. Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-17 Thread Toby Smithe
On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 23:45 +, Freddie Ruddick wrote: > On 17/01/07, Toby Smithe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Using free software? Ubuntu, in particular? > > In my experience, the most common whiteboards in use are > "Smartboards", made by SMART Technologies<1>. Their international > support

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-17 Thread Freddie Ruddick
On 17/01/07, Toby Smithe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Using free software? Ubuntu, in particular? In my experience, the most common whiteboards in use are "Smartboards", made by SMART Technologies<1>. Their international support website<2> offers downloads for Linux, and according to one of their

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-17 Thread Toby Smithe
> more we chip away at this the better it becomes. To coin a > phrase "Every > > Little Helps!"(tm) > > > > Regards > > > > Alistair Crust > > > > > > - Original Messa

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-17 Thread London School of Puppetry
th OSS promotion.. as I said critical mass, the > more we chip away at this the better it becomes. To coin a phrase "Every > Little Helps!"(tm) > > Regards > > Alistair Crust > > > - Original Message - > From: "Colin_The_Technician" <[EMAIL P

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-17 Thread Toby Smithe
ot;Every > Little Helps!"(tm) > > Regards > > Alistair Crust > > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Colin_The_Technician" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "British Ubuntu Talk" > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:21 PM > Sub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-17 Thread Alistair Crust
Regards Alistair Crust - Original Message - From: "Colin_The_Technician" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "British Ubuntu Talk" Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:21 PM Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show >I was at the BETT Show

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-16 Thread Colin_The_Technician
I was at the BETT Show and saw the Open Forum Europe stand and the Edubuntu CD's. Also the Internet cafe there was powered by Linux. So while it's good to see them at BETT I personally never think Linux we make any advances into education. And I say that as a school Network Manager. I say that

[ubuntu-uk] Open Source Challenges Vista at U.K. Education Show

2007-01-16 Thread alan c
Caroline Ford wrote: > http://www.bettshow.com/bett/show_home1.asp > > "BETT is the world's leading educational information & communications > technologies (ICT) event, attracting 600 educational suppliers and over > 28000 visitors, and bringing together the global teaching and learning > communi