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Fedora in Education

Introduction

Software that can be classified both as free software and open-source software.

Free to use and to distribute.

Available source code.

Free as in freedom ≠ Free as in free beer.

Large user and developer communities.

Used by large-scale projects, organizations and companies.

Free & Open Source Software

According to the FSF, a program is free software if it grants the freedom to:

Run the program as you wish.

Study how the program works and change it.

Redistribute copies of it.

Distribute copies of your modified versions.

The Four Essential Freedoms

Freeware = Free software (as in free beer) that may pose other restrictions.

The Four Essential Freedoms are not met.

Freeware examples:

Skype, Chrome, uTorrent, Adobe Reader, etc.

Free Software ≠ Freeware

Operating System (GNU/Linux Distro)

100% Free & Open

5300+ volunteers from all over the world.

13+ million users.

100+ languages translated into.

What is Fedora?

The Fedora Project's mission is to lead the advancement of free and open source software and content as a

collaborative community.

Why FOSS in Education?

Current IssuesClosed-source software costs. A lot.

Because it does, some students are unable to afford it. They use pirated software.

Students are tied to closed-source software.

Students related to ICT don't have the chance to see how closed-source software works.

Education is about sharing knowledge. Closed-source software is opposed to that.

Fedora Edu Remix

What about that?Apps for any use (e.g. Firefox, LibreOffice, VLC, GIMP, etc.)

Extra edu-related apps (e.g. KDE Edu, etc.)

Can be customized to be used in primary & secondary education and in universities.

Can be customized to every student's and/or teacher's needs.

BenefitsZero Cost – Let's bring an end to software licenses.

It's safe, it's stable and it's portable.

Backed by the community.

Constant development.

A Fedora Remix is a combination of Fedora software, with or without third-party

software, that any community member can create at any time.

Fedora ships with specific free & open source software.

Target a specific hardware platform like a netbook, router, or other device.

Provide an appropriate combination of software for a specific interest group, like artists, software developers, educators, etc.

Build a portable, bootable environment for a classroom.

Why?

Remix != Spin

Let's do it!

What to doWrite a Kickstart file

Build ISO with livecd-tools

Here's your Fedora Remix!

Were you expecting more steps?

$ su -c 'yum install livecd-tools spin-kickstarts'

$ su -c 'setenforce 0'

Minimal Kickstart%include /usr/share/spin-kickstarts/fedora-livecd-desktop.ks

repos

%packages

rebranding

%post

%end

Adding Reposrepo --name=... --baseurl=...

e.g. repo –name=rpmfusion-free --baseurl=http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/releases/20/Everything/x86_64/os

rpmfusion-free-release

%packagesWanna add a package? Just name it!

e.g. vlc

Wanna remove a package? Use minus (-)

e.g. -evolution

RebrandingRemix != Spin

Remove official logos:

-fedora-release

-fedora-logos

-fedora-release-notes

Add generic logos:

generic-release

generic-logos

generic-release-notes

%postPost-Installation commands

sed -i -e ‘s/Generic release/My Fedora Remix/g’ /etc/fedora-release /etc/issue

Build Live ISO$ su -c 'yum install livdcd-tools'

$ livecd-creator --config=my_kickstart.ks --flsabel=My-Fedora-Remix

Live USB Stick? Then:

$ su -c 'yum install liveusb-creator'

Then do it the GUI way!

Useful Links on Fedora Remixes

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Remix

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_a_Live_CD

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart

http://www.opensourceforu.com/2010/01/roll-out-a-fedora-remix/

http://www.montanalinux.org/fedora-remix-howto-screencast.html

Questions?

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