Schoolux... The offline enviroment for learing programming
Posted: Sat 01 Sep 2012, 18:30
Dear folks...
Since working in Schools in Zambia in 2008, I came to the conclusion that Schools simply does not work in third world countries.
So to bypass corrupt governments(greased by Microsoft) and schools where one needs to PAY your teacher for attention and so forth, I think I have a little weird idea.
To start of short, I discovered Slitaz and was amazed. Then Slitaz was a no go due to the lack of 3G modems and mobile internet support, so I needed to look further. Since then I have been on to Puppy and have even made a little "derivate" my self, with a lot of help as I am not really a linux dude. Just by heart... Its called Joompup(or JoomlaOnPuppy)
The idea is that I use a custom Puppy with a webserver and the large (as in users and plugins) Joomla merged in working from the Live CD. Current its working well on 5.2.8.004 and with Joomla 2.5.6.
So since the Puppy WITH joomla and all comes to about 170mb, there is still about 500mb left of space on a ordinary CD. This is where EDUCATIONAL stuff is added to the CD and organized trough Joomla.
So to take it to the FIRST world, imagine your to sail in a boat for one year and there will be NO internet? Now what would you like to bring with you if your limit is ONE CD and no stuff on the HD?
I just read about BaCon and understand that can be used directly to change or develop Puppy. Yet I do not know if that goes for 5.2.8, or if its just for Wary?
Then there is Joomla that has PHP and other nice things to experiment with and learn trough the Live CD(even install or "drop a 2SF" into your lame Windows) There is SQL present to learn about that kind of stuff and also Hiawhata Webserver...
So guys... I need help here. I am slowly dying of bad feelings as the project has stalled due to my difficult life right now. So I feel there is a great responsibility on me to get this SHOW ON THE ROAD...
The aim is nothing less than to carpet bomb Africa with Puppy CD(named Schoolux) to wipe Microsoft and their viruses out once and for all... Since that is not going to happen, I hope to see that Puppy becomes the major Linux in the third world, as we offer what is NEEDED and on THEIR premises etc. I have really done my homework when it comes to HOW to conquer the African mind and "markets".. I have spent lots of time there and there is even a NGO in Tanzania, registered by me and I have built a network etc.
So imagine that you want to learn BaCon, PHP and other programming languages that are free and useful... Now where does the first world folks find useful stuff that can be added to this CD on the internet and CAN it legally be on the CD?
This legal stuff I can understand, but programming I have no idea about what so ever and I think its better for me to focus on developing the project, rather than becoming a programmer...
Then again, once a CD packed with education possibilities is present I might just take a year off and sail to a remote Island and educate my self WITHOUT the internet:-)
So please feel free to join this project at http://www.schoolux.org if you like. We need people that has been educating Them Self's... This is about sharing the knowledge and making Puppy into the primary School CD.
A library full of ONLY useful stuff and the environment to experiment, learn and SHARE...
The project has is VERY wanted in Africa as this is the answer to SO MANY problems they have like lack of teacher, books and INTERNET(its expensive).
Those that contributes and helps out on this will be offered to be profiled on the Live CD and also be present as "representatives" on the forum for the end users and if this is success and there is money coming to the NGO, I want to have a developers conference, like a workshop or 2 weeks working and developing meeting in Mafia Island, Tanzania. I will go for the Lighthouse up north as a HQ.
I come out this way as this project is a heavy burden to me these days as it has stalled a bit.
All I ask for is respect for spending almost 2 years in Tanzania and Zambia to understand THEIR mindset, system and challenges. So this is not for first world people, but for third world and there is other needs that a first world dude might not understand.
Feel free to take contact at the Schoolux site or post here if you have something YOU think should be added to the CD.
What I love here is that here we have REAL people with REAL knowledge, and as for me, I rather work with a very few good ones than "just someone from who knows where. Said in another way. Here I can see if one is serious or not and that is important as I do not get paid for this (i just pay and pay actually), so I like to keep things a bit small and simple, but AMAZING:-)
Best
Atle
Since working in Schools in Zambia in 2008, I came to the conclusion that Schools simply does not work in third world countries.
So to bypass corrupt governments(greased by Microsoft) and schools where one needs to PAY your teacher for attention and so forth, I think I have a little weird idea.
To start of short, I discovered Slitaz and was amazed. Then Slitaz was a no go due to the lack of 3G modems and mobile internet support, so I needed to look further. Since then I have been on to Puppy and have even made a little "derivate" my self, with a lot of help as I am not really a linux dude. Just by heart... Its called Joompup(or JoomlaOnPuppy)
The idea is that I use a custom Puppy with a webserver and the large (as in users and plugins) Joomla merged in working from the Live CD. Current its working well on 5.2.8.004 and with Joomla 2.5.6.
So since the Puppy WITH joomla and all comes to about 170mb, there is still about 500mb left of space on a ordinary CD. This is where EDUCATIONAL stuff is added to the CD and organized trough Joomla.
So to take it to the FIRST world, imagine your to sail in a boat for one year and there will be NO internet? Now what would you like to bring with you if your limit is ONE CD and no stuff on the HD?
I just read about BaCon and understand that can be used directly to change or develop Puppy. Yet I do not know if that goes for 5.2.8, or if its just for Wary?
Then there is Joomla that has PHP and other nice things to experiment with and learn trough the Live CD(even install or "drop a 2SF" into your lame Windows) There is SQL present to learn about that kind of stuff and also Hiawhata Webserver...
So guys... I need help here. I am slowly dying of bad feelings as the project has stalled due to my difficult life right now. So I feel there is a great responsibility on me to get this SHOW ON THE ROAD...
The aim is nothing less than to carpet bomb Africa with Puppy CD(named Schoolux) to wipe Microsoft and their viruses out once and for all... Since that is not going to happen, I hope to see that Puppy becomes the major Linux in the third world, as we offer what is NEEDED and on THEIR premises etc. I have really done my homework when it comes to HOW to conquer the African mind and "markets".. I have spent lots of time there and there is even a NGO in Tanzania, registered by me and I have built a network etc.
So imagine that you want to learn BaCon, PHP and other programming languages that are free and useful... Now where does the first world folks find useful stuff that can be added to this CD on the internet and CAN it legally be on the CD?
This legal stuff I can understand, but programming I have no idea about what so ever and I think its better for me to focus on developing the project, rather than becoming a programmer...
Then again, once a CD packed with education possibilities is present I might just take a year off and sail to a remote Island and educate my self WITHOUT the internet:-)
So please feel free to join this project at http://www.schoolux.org if you like. We need people that has been educating Them Self's... This is about sharing the knowledge and making Puppy into the primary School CD.
A library full of ONLY useful stuff and the environment to experiment, learn and SHARE...
The project has is VERY wanted in Africa as this is the answer to SO MANY problems they have like lack of teacher, books and INTERNET(its expensive).
Those that contributes and helps out on this will be offered to be profiled on the Live CD and also be present as "representatives" on the forum for the end users and if this is success and there is money coming to the NGO, I want to have a developers conference, like a workshop or 2 weeks working and developing meeting in Mafia Island, Tanzania. I will go for the Lighthouse up north as a HQ.
I come out this way as this project is a heavy burden to me these days as it has stalled a bit.
All I ask for is respect for spending almost 2 years in Tanzania and Zambia to understand THEIR mindset, system and challenges. So this is not for first world people, but for third world and there is other needs that a first world dude might not understand.
Feel free to take contact at the Schoolux site or post here if you have something YOU think should be added to the CD.
What I love here is that here we have REAL people with REAL knowledge, and as for me, I rather work with a very few good ones than "just someone from who knows where. Said in another way. Here I can see if one is serious or not and that is important as I do not get paid for this (i just pay and pay actually), so I like to keep things a bit small and simple, but AMAZING:-)
Best
Atle