[School-GNU-Linux] Re: SGL 3.0

On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 12:54 PM, pradeep mattara <pkmattara@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> 2. Wide type LCD monitors are popular now a days. i myself using an acer 17'
> wide monitor. The resolution prescribed for this type monitor is 1440 x 900.
> i tried to set the resolution of my system to this by the dpkg-reconfigure
> command, but it is not accepting that resolution and therefore i get skewed
> images only with 1280 x 1024. when searched the web for some wall papers
> fitting exactly for this screen, i saw debian wall papers designed for 1440
> x 900. Does this mean that the resolution is applicable for debain systems
> and mine has some configuration missing? If it is so, please suggest me what
> should i do for it?

If your graphics card is intel, then you can the latest driver for
intel (965GM, 965GME, G33, Q35, Q33 and IGD_GM (pci ids 2A02, 2A12,
29C2, 29B2, 29D2 and 2A42)) based graphics card from
http://people.debian.org/~jcristau/etchnhalf/xserver-xorg-video-intel_2.2.1-1~etchnhalf1_i386.deb
and reconfigure the xserver with dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and
select the 1440x900 resolution.


> 5. Its about the platform we are using for the data entry for the single
> window admission process. The government has taken the decision to make
> GNU/Linux as its platform for the schools in kerala and we know that this
> operating system is competant enough to deal with such a program. But when
> it is launched, the OS selected is once again windows. As good old soldiers,
> we accepted the decision and doing it as good as we can. For the next year
> onwards, let us pray that the OS will be School GNU/Linux, with the DHSE
> changed thier mind both in platform and sillubus for the students

yes. It was really a bad decision to go for proprietary software. FSF
India took the issue seriously and send its concerns to the Education
Minister.    See the letter :
http://www.gnu.org.in/fsf-india-sends-letter-to-education-minister-of

Hope he will consider this and from now onwards all E-governance
applications to schools will work on Free Software


> 6. And finally, will we change to School GNU/Linux 4.0 after Onam
> celebrations in september? We are eagerly waiting for that!

:)

regards,

~vimal
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