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Free software in Schools: Linux Educacional 2.0, in Brazil
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
About Brazil:
●Fifth largest country●Fifth most populous country●Tenth largest economy●187,775,400 habitants●5,564 towns
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
Challenges:● Logistics
● 5.564 towns● 8.514.877 km² (mainland Norway has 323.802 km²)● Cities with difficult access due bad conditions / no road
● Power supply● Not all schools have electricity● Some use generators● Some have low power available
● Technical Professional● Most schools do not have technical professionals● Some towns do not have technical professionals
● Station price● Low acquisition price
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
Reality:● 35 million pupils● 160.000+ schools● 175.750 computers / 218.750 stations (bought)● 90.000+ computers / 200.000+ stations (to buy)
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
How does it work?
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
Last bought:
● 7.000 computers● 7.000 printers● 35.000 15.6” LCD monitors● 35.000 keyboards● 35.000 mice● 5.564 different destinations● 36 months on-site warranty
● 7.789.774,73 Euros● 222,56 Euros / station
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
Near future:
● 200.000+ stations● 90.000+ computers
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
Why Debian?
COMMUNITY
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
Why KDE?
● Friendly interface● Tons of applications● Educational applications
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
User can easily:● Play / read interesting content● Surf the net with support to Java and Flash● Write and read documents● Play multimedia files and DVDs● Burn CD / DVDs● Learn / Teach with educational applications
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
Multi-terminal advantages:● Low power consumption
Peak power consumption measured in Watts
Price for one year of power consumption in USD
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
Multi-terminal advantages:● Low acquisition price● Simple infrastructure for network and power supply● Low maintenance● Computer's resource sharing● Multi-terminal manufacturing process
● Low trash production● Low electricity consumption
ECO FRIENDLY!
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
About ThinNetworks:●Mission: Deliver IT solutions for reducing TCO
●From: Brasília, Brasil
●Number of employees: ~50
●Software development: Linux for embedded devices, Linux Educacional 2.x
●Hardware development: Thin client mother boards, VGA Cards, USB peripheral, extension cables
●Software exclusive distribution: Multi-terminal software, operating system for embedded devices
Peter Senna Tschudin Product Manager
Sources:
Geographical information:● http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_area ● http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil ● Number of Brazilian cities: IBGE
Information about MEC projects:● Mlton César de Souza Leite - <[email protected]>
Power consumption graphs:● https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=plHUn5gXDp8yqAVf0ESWfKQ&hl=en
Photos of kids at rural school in Brazil:● Urmet Daruma photo
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