[Ilugc] AEC IT and Rural India Conference
- From: gshah@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gourav Shah)
- Date: Thu Jul 31 23:19:56 2008
We have identified some 10 stalls, which will be contextual and
technological in relevance to the International summit on rural
development which is happening at AEC TVM. We are open to ideas, We
need guyz for setting up wiki's CMS utility softwares,
infrastructural projects(like LTSP) which can be show cased.
LTSP + Edubuntu is an excellent combination for educational institutes
in rural as well as urban areas all together imho.
As most of you are already aware, it uses simple and highly efficient
technology to provide effective and feasible alternative to using high
end fat clients as desktops with proprietory os.
These days I am working with a silicon valley based NGO to set up a
computer lab for an orphanage in karaikal, a costal town in tamil nadu.
Our intent is to use computers in a school setup so as to make existing
learning more effective. And we believe that we could use a simple
technology to make big difference in people's lives.
I have a setup almost ready with one amd opteron dual core server and
8 diskless and light generic clients with accessories such as
projector, printer/scanner, speakers etc. Edubuntu comes loaded with
LTSP, which makes setup mostly automated and has a number of educational
softwares and interesting games. We are right now working on setting
up few add ons and customizing client desktops.
I would be happy to showcase it at Rural India Conference. I could spare
a weekend for the conference, but will not be able to visit the place
before that due to my other engagements. If I get some help from a
few enthusiastic volunteers /college students, who are willing to come
and work at my office I could work on customizing it in Tamil and make
it rock. If any of you want to have a look at the setup and provide
suggestions/feedbacks/help, feel free to stop by at my TTK road office.
Thanks & Regards,
gourav
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