[OSCTC-planning] install privileges and our curriculum

[K Peterson]

It should also be possible to configure a large number of devices at once
using Puppet or Chef.

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 3:36 PM, K Peterson <inquiryqueue at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Okay, this link seems pretty relevant:
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD/Persistence
>>
> Yep!
> So that answers the questions about saving files and installed media.
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>> - How wide a range of architectures do these things support?  What
>>> questions do I need to ask about the computers I'll be booting them on?
>>>
>> Ubuntu lists images available for 32-bit, 64-bit, and 64-bit Mac (AMD64).
> There are also non-Mac machines with AMD64 processors, so the last may just
> specify some subset of the Mac computers.
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> Aside from architecture, I'd suggest asking how much RAM the computers
> have, in case running things from flash drives is cumbersome. It is also
> worth asking whether a USB-connected drive occurs earlier in the boot
> sequence than the computer's hard drive, and whether you will be able to
> change that setting if it doesn't.
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>> - How expensive are they likely to be per drive?  I'd love to be able to
>>> just give them to our students.
>>>
>> Microcenter has 4Gb drives for $4 and 8Gb drives for $5.
> Amazon has some 8G drives for $3.
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>>> CCing Kate/Kep, a friend of mine who is interested in figuing this stuff
>>> out.
>>>
>>> - Shauna
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Alex Bayley <skud at growstuff.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ubuntu live CD?
>>>>
>>>> > On 16 Oct 2014, at 17:13, Shauna Gordon-McKeon <shaunagm at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Hi all,
>>>> >
>>>> > In November, I'm going to be doing two short workshops at campuses
>>>> where students tend not to have laptops, so we'll be using computer labs.
>>>> I am told that students will not have install privileges on the computers.
>>>> >
>>>> > Because these are short events, it's fairly easy to pick a curriculum
>>>> that does not require installing anything (do IRC via webchat, make github
>>>> changes via the website) and I think all of that is still valuable.  But
>>>> installing things is a key part of most open source use and contribution
>>>> and I do think we do a disservice when we ignore it.
>>>> >
>>>> > Do folks have suggestions for ways to convince the IT/administrators
>>>> at these schools to allow installation? Are there strategies that would
>>>> allay admins' security concerns?
>>>> >
>>>> > best
>>>> > Shauna
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