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h e r e i s an a r t i c l e f r o m t h e D a i l y O l y m p i an h e r e in O l y m p i a , W A a b o u t C a p i t a l H i g h S c h o o l i m p l e m en t in g a L in u x S e r v e r an d L in u x t e r m in a l s . i t s a v e d t h e s c h o o l a l o t o f m on e y an d m o r e i m p o r t an t l y , g i v e s y o un g p e o p l e e x p o s u r e t o t h e L in u x o p e r a t in g s y s t e m .
R e c y c l e d c o m p u t e r s c u t s c h o o l ' s c o s t s
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O L Y M P I A - - S t u d en t s a t C a p i t a l H i g h S c h o o l n o w h a v e a n e w t y p e o f t e c hn o l o g y : T h e K 1 2 L in u x T e r m in a l S e r v e r P r o j e c t .
C l i c k H e r e Kn o wn s i m p l y a s " L T S P , " t h e n e t w o r k s e r v e r - b a s e d s y s t e m a l l o w s s t u d en t s t o s u r f t h e In t e rn e t , c r e a t e r e p o r t s an d b a s i c a l l y d o t h e s a m e t a s k s t h a t t h e y c o u l d d o on a M a c in t o s h o r a W in d o w s - b a s e d p e r s on a l c o m p u t e r - - a t a f r a c t i on o f t h e c o s t .
L T S P w o r k s t a t i on s u s e a b o u t h a l f o f t h e p a r t s t h a t a r e g u l a r c o m p u t e r u s e s ( f o r e x a m p l e , t h e y d on ' t h a v e h a r d d r i v e s ) , an d t h e y o p e r a t e on L in u x - b a s e d " o p en s o u r c e " s o f t w a r e , w h i c h i s f r e e , w i t h o u t l i c en s in g r e s t r i c t i on s .
" T h e b e s t p a r t i s t h a t y o u c an b u i l d m o r e m a c h in e s w i t h r e a l l y o l d c o m p u t e r s , " s a i d S c o t t L e D u c , t h e t e c h c o - c o o r d in a t o r a t C a p i t a l H i g h S c h o o l , w h e r e O l y m p i a S c h o o l D i s t r i c t o f f i c i a l s r e c y c l e d 3 2 d on a t e d c o m p u t e r s f r o m t h e In t e rn a l R e v en u e S e r v i c e t o b u i l d an L T S P l a b l a s t y e a r .
T h e d i s t r i c t on l y h a d t o p u r c h a s e n e w k e y b o a r d s , m on i t o r s an d m i c e - - s o e a c h w o r k s t a t i on c o s t a b o u t $ 2 0 0 t o b u i l d , s a i d L e D u c . A t r a d i t i on a l p e r s on a l c o m p u t e r w o u l d h a v e c o s t a b o u t f o u r t i m e s a s m u c h .
A b o u t a t h i r d o f C a p i t a l ' s c o m p u t e r s in t h e l a b , an d in t h e l i b r a r y , r un on L T S P , L e D u c s a i d . T h e s c h o o l ' s s e r v e r h a s t h e c a p a c i t y t o s u p p o r t a b o u t 2 2 0 w o r k s t a t i on s , b u t a t t h i s p o in t t h e r e i sn ' t s p a c e , o r n e e d , f o r m o r e m a c h in e s , h e s a i d .
A g r o w in g n u m b e r o f s c h o o l d i s t r i c t s a r o un d t h e c o un t r y h a v e t u rn e d t o L T S P t o s a v e m on e y . T h e R i v e r d a l e S c h o o l D i s t r i c t in P o r t l an d w a s on e o f t h e f i r s t t o b e g in u s in g L T S P in i t s c l a s s r o o m s . R e e v e s M i d d l e S c h o o l in O l y m p i a a l s o u s e s L T S P .
E v en t h o u g h t h e r e ' s a s l i g h t l e a rn in g c u r v e f o r L in u x - b a s e d p r o g r a m s , m o s t s t u d en t s s e e m t o c a t c h on t o i t f a i r l y q u i c k l y , s a i d D a v i d B u r l in g , t h e n e t w o r k a d m in i s t r a t o r a t C a p i t a l H i g h S c h o o l .
S e v en t e en - y e a r - o l d C o l in C o r r i g an , a s en i o r a t C a p i t a l , s a i d h e d i dn ' t h a v e an y p r o b l e m s p i c k in g u p t h e p r o g r a m s , w h i c h h e d e s c r i b e d a s " m o r e u s e r f r i en d l y . "
" I f y o u c an g e t t h r o u g h W in d o w s , y o u c an g e t t h r o u g h L in u x , " h e s a i d .
S i x t e en - y e a r - o l d N a t e M a t t s on , a j un i o r a t C a p i t a l , s a i d h e s t i l l p r e f e r s M a c s an d P C s , b u t h e l i k e s t h e s e c u r i t y o f L T S P .
L a s t y e a r , h e s a i d , s o m e on e e - m a i l e d on e o f h i s t e a c h e r s f r o m h i s p e r s on a l e - m a i l a c c o un t , an d h e b e l i e v e s t h e y w e r e a b l e t o d o s o b y h a c k in g in t o in f o r m a t i on t h a t h e h a d l e f t on a r e g u l a r s c h o o l c o m p u t e r .
M a t t s on , w h o b u i l d s c o m p u t e r s a s a h o b b y an d i s s t u d y in g t o b e c o m e a c o m p u t e r a d m in i s t r a t o r , s a i d L in u x p r o g r a m s a r e m u c h h a r d e r t o h a c k in t o , o r in f e c t w i t h v i r u s e s , b e c a u s e t h e y a r e r un on a s e r v e r .
L e D u c an d B u r l in g s a i d on e o f t h e b i g g e s t a d v an t a g e s o f L T S P i s t h a t s t u d en t s a r e a b l e t o g a in e x p e r i en c e on M a c s , W in d o w s an d L in u x c o m p u t e r p l a t f o r m s .
" W e ' r e p r o u d o f t h e f a c t t h a t o u r k i d s h a v e e x p e r i en c e in a l l t h r e e s y s t e m s , " L e D u c s a i d . " W h o kn o w s w h a t t h e o p e r a t in g s y s t e m o f t o m o r r o w m i g h t b e . "
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F o r m o r e in f o r m a t i on K 1 2 L in u x T e r m in a l S e r v e r P r o j e c t , v i s i t k 1 2 l t s p . o r g .
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S o un d s g o o d . . . t h e on l y p l a c e s i e v e r h e a r o r n o t i c e un i x o r l in u x i s in c o l l e g e s an d un i v e r s i t i e s b u t n o r h i g h s c h o o l b u t y e a h i t s t h e w a y o f t h e f u r t u r e . .
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w i t h t h e l a c k o f m on e y a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e s c h o o l s t o d a y , an y i d e a t h a t s a v e s m on e y i s a g o o d on e . t h i s p r o g r a m g o e s on e b e t t e r b y s a v in g a t on o f m on e y A N D t e a c h in g s t u d en t s s k i l l s ( L in u x p r o g r a m m in g ) t h a t w i l l b e v a l u a b l e t o t h e m in l o o k in g f o r e m p l o y m en t l a t e r .
a s an a d d en d u m t o t h e a r t i c l e , t h e r e h a s a l r e a d y b e en t w o s t u d en t s h i r e d b y c o m p an i e s w h i l e s t i l l in h i g h s c h o o l b e c a u s e o f t h e i r l in u x s k i l l s .
a l s o , s c h o o l s a r e f i g h t in g an u p h i l l b a t t l e . f o r e x a m p l e , in S e a t t l e , t h e c i t y w an t s t o f in an c e a 2 5 0 m i l l i on r en n o v a t i on o f K e y A r en a . a t t h e s a m e t i m e , t h e y a r e c u t t in g s c h o o l s e r v i c e s d u e t o l a c k o f f un d s .
W e l l , K e y A r en a w a s r en n o v a t e d 9 y e a r s a g o an d w e S T I L L o w e 4 0 m i l l i on f o r t h a t p r o j e c t t h a t t h e c i t y h a s y e t t o p a y o f f . s o i t s p r e t t y o b v i o u s t h a t t h e s c h o o l s w i l l n o t h a v e an y m on e y an y t i m e s o on . t o b e h on e s t w i t h y a , a l t h o u g h i d i dn t v o t e f o r i t , i m a s h a m e d o f t h e w a y t h e s t a t e an d s o m e c i t y c o un c i l s h a v e s p en t o u r m on e y .
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J a c k ! !
y o u a r e m i s s in g t h e p o in t . y o u h a v e a c o m p u t e r s y s t e m , r un w i t h i t . i f y o u h a v e t h e m on e y t o d o an y t h in g t h en y o u a r e on e u p on t h e p r o g r a m m en t i on e d in t h e O P .
t h e p r o g r a m m en t i on e d h e r e d i d n o t h a v e t h e m on e y f o r a c o m p u t e r s y s t e m a t a l l . i t w a s o r i g in a l l y s t a r t e d b y d on a t i on s b y t h e c o m p u t e r s c i en c e t e a c h e r o f an o l d s y s t e m h e h a d r un n in g L in u x . b e c a u s e o f l i c en s in g p r o b l e m s , e v en i f h e h a d a m s b o x , h e w o u l d n o t h a v e b e en a b l e t o g i v e i t t o t h e s c h o o l an y w a y .
w e l l an y w a y , h e s t a r t e d t h e b a l l r o l l in g . s o on k i d s w e r e b r in g in g in o l d e r s y s t e m s d i s c a r d e d a t h o m e an d h e s t a r t e d b u i l d in g a n e t w o r k f r o m t h e r e . w i t h t h a t p r o g r e s s a l on e , a l l d on a t e d , h e c on v in c e d t h e s c h o o l b o a r d t o d on a t e o t h e r b a s i c s u p p l i e s . a s w e a l l kn o w , h a r d w a r e i s n o l on g e r t h e s t u m b l in g b l o c k f o r m o s t s y s t e m s . t h e h a r d w a r e i s a f r a c t i on o f t h e c o s t i t u s e d t o b e , b u t s o f t w a r e i s n o t .
w e l l a s w e a l l kn o w , s o f t w a r e c o s t s f o r l in u x i s m in i m a l . ( i t s n o t f r e e f o r e d u c a t i on a l en v i r on m en t , b u t n e a r l y s o ) i t h a s a l s o s p a wn e d un e x p e c t e d b en e f i t s o f a g r o u p o f k i d s f l u en t in l in u x an d n o w in d e m an d b y t h e b u s in e s s w o r l d .
n o w w i l l l in u x r e p l a c e m s ? ? y a . . . a b o u t a s w e l l a s M S r e p l a c e d A p p l e . s i m p l y a in t g on n a h a p p en . l in u x , m s an d a p p l e a l l f i l l d i f f e r en t n e e d s f o r d i f f e r en t p e o p l e . n o w a d a y s , l in u x an d m s w o r k s f a i r l y w e l l t o g e t h e r , an d n o w w e h a v e o t h e r p r o g r a m s m a k in g r e a l in - r o a d s in t o t h e m a in s t r e a m . i b e l i e v e t h a t m o z i l l a w i l l b e h u g e s o on an d g o o g l e i s n o w h e r e n e a r d on e w i t h i t s i m p a c t on t h e c o m p u t in g w o r l d . b e p r e p a r e d f o r g o o g l e t o r o c k y o u r h o m e d e s k t o p w o r l d
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w e l l m i c r o s o f t d o e s g e t a b a d r a p f o r m an y t h in g s c on c e rn in g s e c u r i t y , b u t t h a t i s on l y b e c a u s e o f t h e i r p r e v a l an c e in t h e in d u s t r y .
h a c k e r s g o f o r t h e b i g g e s t f i s h b e c a u s e i t m a k e s t h e b i g g e s t s p l a s h . i f l in u x h a d 9 0 % o f t h e m a r k e t , t h e y w o u l d h a v e j u s t a s m an y h o l e s a s m i c r o s o f t d o e s .
n o s o f t w a r e i s p e r f e c t , n o o s i s p e r f e c t , an d a s an y f o o t b a l l c o a c h o r a r m y g en e r a l w i l l t e l l y o u , i t s m u c h m u c h e a s i e r t o p l a y o f f en s e t h an d e f en s e . t h a t i s t h e a d v an t a g e o f v i r u s w r i t e r s . t h e y on l y p l a y o f f en s e . m o s t h a v e n o t h in g t o d e f en d .
m an y p e o p l e i kn o w t o u t a p p l e a s t h e b e s t an d m o s t s e c u r e . b u t i f t h e y w e r e t h e b i g g e s t , t h e y w o u l d b e j u s t a s v un e r a b l e . f a c t i s , v i r u s w r i t e r s an d h a c k e r s a r e n o t a s c on c e rn e d w i t h an o s t h a t r e p r e s en t s l e s s t h an 5 % o f t h e m a r k e t .
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