Only Linux can deliver 1 million school laptops within budget: systint
Just as the world's economies started to tank, Australia's Governments got themselves into an economic bind by promising to supply public school children with laptops. However, a leading systems integrator has issued a blueprint for an affordable blanket laptop roll out using Linux and netbooks.
Con Zymaris, the CEO of well established systems integrator Cybersource, believes the cost and deployment issues currently bugging the respective laptop programs of government schools around Australia can be overcome by going Linux and open source.
Cybersource has prepared a free, Linux-based solution, for use by Australian Schools, which it claims makes it possible to bring one million new laptops to Australian school children.
"It's a simple proposition; we've prepared an open solution which delivers the best-possible value to education for netbook or laptop roll-outs," said Con Zymaris, CEO of long-running Linux firm Cybersource.
"Our proposal is to use low-cost netbooks, allocating one per two students, with the students using 'live' Linux USB keys to store their operating system, applications and school-work. This results in a major reduction in installation and maintenance complexity, but still allows the students flexibility in how they use their netbooks and applications."
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Why the Cybersource Linux solution for Australian school laptops
itwire.com: Australian Linux and open source implementation and training consultancy, Cybersource, have put forth their 9-step open-source and netbook solution to solve the Australian Government’s one-laptop-per-child promise which has so far had policy makers scratching their red-faced heads. Yet, Cybersource's plan simply won't make traction
and here's why not.