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   * '''It is Free software:''' not only in price but also the way schools are allowed to use it. This is ethically important to an educational environment as it should avoid being an arena where piracy is accepted or encouraged but a place that promotes the making and sharing of knowledge. This project provides user-friendly licences that gives ''rights'' not ''responsibilities''.
   * '''Provides control:''' users can decide themselves when to upgrade both hardware and software and so, they are able to remain independent from suppliers' influence.
   * '''Economical savings:''' Teleplan, an independent agency created a[[attachment:teleplan_03112003.pdf;|report (only norwegian)]] concluding that it can help saving up to 60% thanks to its ''eased maintenance'' when compared to a traditional workstation infrastructure. Note that saving money does not mean zero cost.
-  * ''' Rock solid:''' it is a stable and reliable system that just works. Additionally, it is less vulnerable to worms and viruses.
+  * '''Rock solid:''' it is a stable and reliable system that just works. Additionally, it is less vulnerable to worms and viruses.
   * '''Solves real needs:''' it is made by schools and for schools and so, it becomes inherently designed to fit real scenarios.
   * '''Highly supported:''' as it is part of Debian, it benefits from a large and vibrant community that means lots of momentum, development and guarantees that it will stand strong and around us for a very long time.
   * '''Ecological:''' it helps lowering ecological footprint as terminal servers enable reusing of old hardware to become thin clients and have also proved to be more power efficient than a traditional independent workstation infrastructure.
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  == Opinions and articles ==
  
  Take a look at some interesting [[DebianEdu/InterestingLinks#Opinions|opinions]] and [[DebianEdu/InterestingLinks#Articles|articles]]
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+ Many schools using Skolelinux are currently listed on the DebianEdu Wiki. This case study of implementing Skolelinux at a school in Greece is typical of user experiences.
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- = Where we are now? =
+ = Where are we now? =
  
  == Current achievements ==
  
- Skolelinux has been a major contributor to rewriting the Debian-Installer. In addition, Skolelinux has conducted extensive development and testing of thin clients and diskless workstations as a part of the new LTSP version 5.
- Many schools using Skolelinux are currently listed on the DebianEdu Wiki. This case study of implementing Skolelinux at a school in Greece is typical of user experiences.
+ Existing solution is now able to simplify administration and maintenance by providing:
+  * '''User centralization:''' allow students to access their home directories with its custom settings to the computer services with a single user and password on any machine of the network.
+  * '''Proxy caching:''' enables to supervise how the Internet is used and Internet downloaded files caching helps providing a faster surfing experience.
+  * '''Resource sharing:''' hardware like printers can be shared and made available anywhere in the network.
  
+ It is now able to reduce costs by:
+  * '''Enabling reusing hardware:''' thin clients are often reused old hardware that are still able to 
+  * '''Being power efficient:''' as few servers are use, they can optimize its computation power better than lots of workstations.
+  * '''Less maintenance:''' as there are fewer "smart" machines operating on the infrastructure, it is less likely for them to fail and when that occurs it is easier and faster to restore it.
- 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 is later extended to reach out to all languages though in schools around the world.
  
- The goal of our customization of Debian is to make it easy to install and maintain for schools.  – with all applications available in the students mother tongue.
+  * to make it easy to install and maintain for schools.
+  * designed to Provide a thin client-solution, which eases maintenance, 
+  * Simplify maintenance of computer facilities. and cheap reduces costs and allows use of old hardware.
+  * Cut costs by using open source software and re-using old hardware.
+  * Create a Linux distribution tailored for schools—based on their needs and resources. It is a network architecture tailored for use in schools.
+ This enables you to use old hardware.
  
-  * It is a network architecture tailored for use in schools.
+ 
+ software nature
+  * its auxiliary software components are free software
+  * It includes [[http://www.openoffice.org|OpenOffice.org]]
+  * This goal is later extended to reach out to all languages though in schools around the world.
+  * Identify and facilitate suitable programs for use in the schools.
+ 
+ 
+ Documentation
+  * Enable teachers to provide high quality IT teaching to their students.
   * It is developed and supported by a large and growing international community.
-  * It is designed to be easy and cheap to maintain.
-  * It gives the students their own usernames, home directories and services.
-  * It includes [[http://www.openoffice.org|OpenOffice.org]]
-  * its auxiliary software components are free software
  
+ support
+  * it has been a major contributor to rewriting the Debian-Installer.
+  * it has conducted extensive development and testing of thin clients and diskless workstations as a part of the new LTSP version 5.
-  * Central user catalogue: One username and one password for several machines and services.
-  * Central storage: Regardless of which machine you use in a Skolelinux network, you have access to your files and meet an interface with your settings – an interface you are familiar with.
-  * Thin client solution: The applications are run on a thin client server, which is a powerful machine. The image from those applications is drawn on a "thin client", which usually is an old and cheap machine. This enables you to use old hardware. Moreover, it eases administration, as you have one server to maintain.
-  * Printers may be shared and made available in the network.
-  * A proxy server caches files downloaded from the Internet, resulting in a faster surfing experience.
  
  More detailed information can be found on the [[DebianEdu/Product| Product-pages]].