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Skolelinux
Summary
Skolelinux/Debian-Edu is a Linux distribution intended for educational use and a Debian Pure Blend. The free and open source software project was founded in Norway in 2001 and is now being internationally developed. Its name is a direct translation of "school linux" from Norwegian, skole being derived from the Latin word schola.
Skolelinux offers four different installation profiles on one compact disk that will easily install a pre-configured educational network, including a main server, workstations and Thin client-servers. In short, its major goals are to:
Create a Linux distribution tailored for schools - based on their needs and resources.
Simplify maintenance of computer facilities.
Provide a thin client-solution, which eases maintenance, reduces costs and allows use of old hardware.
Cut costs by using open source software and re-using old hardware.
Identify and facilitate suitable programs for use in the schools.
Enable teachers to provide high quality IT teaching to their students.
Localize the IT infrastructure by translating the software pages to both official writing forms of Norwegian - Bokmål and Nynorsk, as well as Northern Sami. This goal was later extended to reach out to all languages in schools around the world, however.
The Skolelinux project was started on July 2, 2001. Twenty-five computer programmers and translators agreed to improve the use of software in education. They disliked that the next generation of computer users were not able to have access to source code, arguing that children who are interested should be able to learn from expert programmers to create their own software. Other developers, especially the translators, were interested in providing computer programs in the students' native languages. These developers thought that students should be able to navigate the internet by having "road signs" they would understand.
The Skolelinux project was associated with the member organisation "Linux in schools", which was founded on July 16, 2001.
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