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<p>[2] This consensus is reflected in standards, such as the Portable
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[2] This consensus is reflected in standards, such as the Portable
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Operating System Interface ( POSIX).
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<p>[3] Source for the following paragraphs:
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http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/schools.html
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<p>[4] This paragraph is from
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http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/4/1/3.
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<p>[5] See Edubuntu lab room layout from the Shuttleworth Foundation's
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<p>[6] See Infrastructure and Security
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<p>[7] See Chapter 8 for an explanation of what switches do.
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<p>[8] http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/5/1/2/
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<p>[9] http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/5/1/2/
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<p>[10] See http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/18/1/3
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<p>[11] See http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/4/1/3
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<p>[12] See http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/18/1/3
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<p>[13] See http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/19/1/2/
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<p>[14] See http://wizzy.com/wizzy/mail.html
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<p>[15] See http://wizzy.com/wizzy/batch.html
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<p>[16] For more information, see http://www.k12ltsp.org/install.html
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<p>[17] See http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/19/1/2/
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<p>[18] See http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/23/1/2/
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<p>[19] Incidentally, this emphasises the importance of a public
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domain. Current legislation in the United States effectively
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allows work to be kept out of the public domain indefinitely.
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This is bad news for future generations.
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<p>[20] The following overview comes from the first edition of
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<p>[21] Of course, it's always possible to trick someone into running
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a script that will damage their data. This is how many viruses
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work. Rather than trying to manage this through technology, in
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the classroom situation it's probably better to teach learners
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that it's better to help one another (and keep backups in case
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<p>[22] This section incorporates the Edubuntu lab Troubleshooting Guide by
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Jonathan Carter (version 1.0, December 2004).
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<p>[23] GRUB is the Grand Unified Bootloader, so called because
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various alternatives existed with different strengths and
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weaknesses. GRUB was written to try and take the best from
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them and make the choice of a bootloader less of an issue.
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<p>Briefly, the bootloader is the first software program that
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[3] Source for the following paragraphs:
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<a href="http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/schools.html">http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/schools.html</a>
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[4] This paragraph is from
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<a href="http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/4/1/3">http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/4/1/3</a>.
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[5] See Edubuntu lab room layout from the Shuttleworth Foundation's site.
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[6] See Infrastructure and Security
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[7] See Chapter 8 for an explanation of what switches do.
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[8] <a href="http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/5/1/2/">http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/5/1/2/</a>
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[9] <a href="http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/5/1/2/">http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/5/1/2/</a>
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[10] See <a href="http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/18/1/3">http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/18/1/3</a>
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[11] See <a href="http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/4/1/3">http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/4/1/3</a>
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[12] See <a href="http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/18/1/3">http://wizzy.org.za/article/articleview/18/1/3</a>
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[13] See <a href="http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/19/1/2/">http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/19/1/2/</a>
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[14] See <a href="http://wizzy.com/wizzy/mail.html">http://wizzy.com/wizzy/mail.html</a>
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[15] See <a href="http://wizzy.com/wizzy/batch.html">http://wizzy.com/wizzy/batch.html</a>
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[16] For more information, see <a href="http://www.k12ltsp.org/install.html">http://www.k12ltsp.org/install.html</a>
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[17] See <a href="http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/19/1/2/">http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/19/1/2/</a>
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[18] See <a href="http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/23/1/2/">http://wizzy.org.za/article/articlestatic/23/1/2/</a>
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[19] Incidentally, this emphasises the importance of a public
68
domain. Current legislation in the United States effectively allows
69
work to be kept out of the public domain indefinitely. This is bad
70
news for future generations.
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[20] The following overview comes from the first edition of
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[21] Of course, it's always possible to trick someone into running a
79
script that will damage their data. This is how many viruses
80
work. Rather than trying to manage this through technology, in the
81
classroom situation it's probably better to teach learners that it's
82
better to help one another (and keep backups in case things go wrong).
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[22] This section incorporates the Edubuntu lab Troubleshooting Guide
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by Jonathan Carter (version 1.0, December 2004).
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[23] GRUB is the Grand Unified Bootloader, so called because various
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alternatives existed with different strengths and weaknesses. GRUB was
93
written to try and take the best from them and make the choice of a
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bootloader less of an issue.
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Briefly, the bootloader is the first software program that
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runs when a computer starts. It is responsible for loading and
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transferring control to the operating system kernel (see
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Section 3.1.2). You can read more about GRUB in the FSF
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software directory.
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