diff --git a/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-camozzi-bergamo-linux/index.en.md b/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-camozzi-bergamo-linux/index.en.md index e359e08..0ea5104 100644 --- a/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-camozzi-bergamo-linux/index.en.md +++ b/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-camozzi-bergamo-linux/index.en.md @@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ categories: - Case History --- + On Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 we went to the [«Gabriele Camozzi» Comprehensive Institute][1] of Bergamo and we concluded the implementation of the lab, which is now **100% open source**. + + The relationship with the «Gabriele Camozzi» Comprehensive Institute started in June 2015, when we met the Didactic Manager to showcase our project. The meeting had been urged by some parents of the students of the Institute who knew how much we did at the «Mastri Caravaggini» Institute. -The first meeting went well, so well that another one followed and was targeted to teachers and student’s parents. This meeting was strongly demanded by the Didactic Manager who was astonished by the value of the project, far beyond the technical and didactic features. Also, some other **guests** were invited and they really appreciated the semi-automatic deployments of PCs via PXE boot and [**NethServer** distribution][2] for the ease of management it provides to non-technical people. - - +The first meeting went well, so well that another one followed and was targeted to teachers and student's parents. This meeting was strongly demanded by the Didactic Manager who was astonished by the value of the project, far beyond the technical and didactic features. Also, some other **guests** were invited and they really appreciated the semi-automatic deployments of PCs via PXE boot and [**NethServer** distribution][2] for the ease of management it provides to non-technical people. ![Camozzi Libreschool Linux](Camozzi_02.jpg) @@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ A few weeks ago, we installed and configured the main server and re-used an old To be precise, the activities carried out on Tuesday night were: - * installation and configuration of the new Gigabit managed switch with VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) creation to logically separate the lab network from the school one; - * physical transfer and on-site installation of the main server, already configured with **Nethesis Nethserver** distribution, which offers various services including domain controller, file server, DNS, DHCP, content filter and firewall; - * physical transfer and on-site installation of the resulting NAS by installing **Debian** **Linux** on an old PC of the school, no longer suitable to be a client in the lab; it will serve as **repository-mirror** for clients and **backup-server**; - * simultaneous PXE boot installation of all clients with **Edubuntu Linux** distro; - * final tests on the proper functionality of the lab; +* installation and configuration of the new Gigabit managed switch with VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) creation to logically separate the lab network from the school one; +* physical transfer and on-site installation of the main server, already configured with **Nethesis Nethserver** distribution, which offers various services including domain controller, file server, DNS, DHCP, content filter and firewall; +* physical transfer and on-site installation of the resulting NAS by installing **Debian** **Linux** on an old PC of the school, no longer suitable to be a client in the lab; it will serve as **repository-mirror** for clients and **backup-server**; +* simultaneous PXE boot installation of all clients with **Edubuntu Linux** distro; +* final tests on the proper functionality of the lab; Not so bad for a single night, uh? 😀 @@ -40,4 +41,4 @@ In this regard, in the next days we will agree upon a calendar with the Didactic In conclusion, we would like to express a special thanks and a praise to Marco Nembrini, a parent of a student from Camozzi Institute (and now our partner), for the commitment that has been generously given in these months. He has been the main supporter of this project by participating in its realization and by often being decisive in solving some logistic/bureaucratic problems. Great work Marco !! [1]: https://www.iccamozzibergamo.gov.it/ - [2]: http://www.nethserver.org \ No newline at end of file + [2]: http://www.nethserver.org diff --git a/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-ilaria-alpi-milano-rinnova-laboratori-con-linux/index.en.md b/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-ilaria-alpi-milano-rinnova-laboratori-con-linux/index.en.md index ef5695f..612a1d8 100644 --- a/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-ilaria-alpi-milano-rinnova-laboratori-con-linux/index.en.md +++ b/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-ilaria-alpi-milano-rinnova-laboratori-con-linux/index.en.md @@ -9,21 +9,18 @@ categories: - Case History --- -The "Istituto Comprensivo «Ilaria Alpi»" of Milan has endorsed, as other schools before, the **LibreSchool** project and has renewed its didactic labs in **three schools** with **GNU/****Linux** and **free software**: the Primary School of via Salerno 3, Milan, the Secondary School of via Salerno 1, Milan and Tre Castelli building. -Conversely to what happened with other schools in the province of Bergamo, we were not the only people to give them help: [**OpenLabs**][1], another association of volunteers from Milan, did most of the work inside the school labs with great success. We are thankful to them, as they turned out a valid partner and we surely extend our collaboration with them on other schools. +The ["Istituto Comprensivo «Ilaria Alpi»" of Milan][1] has endorsed, as other schools before, the **LibreSchool** project and has renewed its didactic labs in **three schools** with **GNU/Linux** and **free software**: the Primary School of via Salerno 3, Milan, the Secondary School of via Salerno 1, Milan and Tre Castelli building. -Other people which helped a lot are the teachers who believed in our vision and actively partecipated, worked, suggested, required new implementations, tested and provided high value feedback to improve the technical solution. We are amazed at their enthusiasm and thankful to them, too. +Conversely to what happened with other schools in the province of Bergamo, we were not the only people to give them help: [**OpenLabs**][2], another association of volunteers from Milan, did most of the work inside the school labs with great success. We are thankful to them, as they turned out a valid partner and we surely extend our collaboration with them on other schools. +Other people which helped a lot are the teachers who believed in our vision and actively partecipated, worked, suggested, required new implementations, tested and provided high value feedback to improve the technical solution. We are amazed at their enthusiasm and thankful to them, too. ![Ilaria_Alpi_Linux_Libreschool](Ilaria_Alpi_01.jpg) - - - -But let’s look at how the relationship with the Ilaria Alpi Institute was born. Everything started with an e-mail, dated May 24th, 2016, sent by Professor Stefano Tolio: +But let's look at how the relationship with the Ilaria Alpi Institute was born. Everything started with an e-mail, dated May 24th, 2016, sent by Professor Stefano Tolio: Hello I'm a teacher at IC Ilaria Alpi in Milan. @@ -34,9 +31,8 @@ But let’s look at how the relationship with the Ilaria Alpi Institute was Thank you so much Bye s - -When we received the message we were pleased, but at the same time scared: who wants to go to Milan? We were aware that our project offers more than the installation of some PCs and requires considerable commitment from all involved actors: it also meant to go on-site for surveys, installations and training sessions. What to do? We thought we would be a lot more effective if we found someone in the same territory as the school that has our own values ​​and goals: **OpenLabs**. We wrote them, explaining the project and that we already had a contact in Milan, and OpenLabs responded with enthusiasm. +When we received the message we were pleased, but at the same time scared: who wants to go to Milan? We were aware that our project offers more than the installation of some PCs and requires considerable commitment from all involved actors: it also meant to go on-site for surveys, installations and training sessions. What to do? We thought we would be a lot more effective if we found someone in the same territory as the school that has our own values ​​and goals: **OpenLabs**. We wrote them, explaining the project and that we already had a contact in Milan, and OpenLabs responded with enthusiasm. There have been meetings with Stefano Tolio of the Ilaria Alpi Institute who, as proposed in his mail, came to see the development group in Bergamo. With him we evaluated his needs and the correspondence of the features of our project and the friends of OpenLabs detailed the surveys and made sure that all was going to be fine with the implementation. @@ -48,17 +44,17 @@ In the following months, Stefano, Martina, their colleagues and OpenLabs made mo ![Ilaria_Alpi_Linux_Libreschool](Ilaria_Alpi_02.jpg) - So the labs were now finished, but the work continues: the goal was not to have a bunch of machines work with a new OS, but being functional to the didactics and for teaching. And also to convey, to anyone that will use the labs, the fundamental message of **free and open source software**: a message of **freedom**, **collaboration** and **sharing**. We are positive that we will pursue other form of collaboration with OpenLabs and with the teachers of the Alpi Institute, to further improve the quality of the training sessions or of the software provided. -From the technical point of view, nothing new arose: [**Edubuntu**][2] on the clients and the indispensable [**NethServer**][3] on all the servers met Ilaria Alpi Institute requirements and this now becomes a winning point of the project. +From the technical point of view, nothing new arose: [**Edubuntu**][3] on the clients and the indispensable [**NethServer**][4] on all the servers met Ilaria Alpi Institute requirements and this now becomes a winning point of the project. And now, full speed ahead with **the project**!!! KEEP CALM AND USE **LINUX** - [1]: http://www.openlabs.it/ - [2]: https://www.edubuntu.org - [3]: http://www.nethserver.org/ \ No newline at end of file + [1]: https://www.icilariaalpi.gov.it/linux-va-a-scuola/ + [2]: https://www.openlabs.it/ + [3]: https://www.edubuntu.org + [4]: https://www.nethserver.org/ diff --git a/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-mastri-caravaggini-libero/index.en.md b/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-mastri-caravaggini-libero/index.en.md index 7057fd5..554005e 100644 --- a/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-mastri-caravaggini-libero/index.en.md +++ b/content/posts/istituto-comprensivo-mastri-caravaggini-libero/index.en.md @@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ categories: - Case History --- + On Thursday, September 17th, 2015 at 23:00, [«Mastri Caravaggini» Comprehensive Institute of Caravaggio (BG)][1] is "free": we have installed, configured and deployed the computer lab with **Linux** and **free software.** + + Tonight a shared vision came true, a vision that started at the beginning of 2015 when the teacher that also managed the lab expressed the desire to switch to **Linux** and _opensource_ software. - - - ![Mastri Caravaggini Linux](Caravaggio_Mastri_02.jpg) After some meetings aimed at focusing the goals, the solution was presented to the Didactic Manager, who understood the significance of this project and gave his approval to the migration; the design phase began. @@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ A member of the [Bergamo Linux Users Group][2] donated a server by withdrawing i Finally we have a perfectly working laboratory with: - * 1 server - * 1 PC for the teacher - * 24 PCs for the students divided into 4 "islands" with 6 PCs each +* 1 server +* 1 PC for the teacher +* 24 PCs for the students divided into 4 "islands" with 6 PCs each Now the lab is fully operational. In a few days, we will also start to train the the teachers. [1]: http://www.icmastricaravaggini.gov.it/ - [2]: https://bglug.it \ No newline at end of file + [2]: https://bglug.it diff --git a/content/posts/seminario-vescovile-bergamo-alta-linux/index.en.md b/content/posts/seminario-vescovile-bergamo-alta-linux/index.en.md index 020caa4..1f28124 100644 --- a/content/posts/seminario-vescovile-bergamo-alta-linux/index.en.md +++ b/content/posts/seminario-vescovile-bergamo-alta-linux/index.en.md @@ -9,18 +9,17 @@ categories: - Case History --- + The [Episcopal's Seminary of Bergamo Alta][1] has joined, as already other schools before, our **LibreSchool** project, asking us to migrate their computer lab to **Linux** and free software. + + On Monday, September 5, 2016 we were in their lab and after connecting the server (previously installed and configured), we completed the deployment of the lab installing and configuring the 25 computers of the lab. Here is the contemporary deploy of 24 PCs (the teacher PC was already installed) via **PXE boot**: - - ![seminario_bg_alta_Linux_Libreschool](seminario_bg_alta_Linux_01.jpg) - - As usual, the deployment operation has been greatly simplified, consisting in pressing a sequence of four keyboard keys (arrows included!) for each PC. The lab is now complete and ready to be used. @@ -31,4 +30,4 @@ Before concluding, we are pleased to let you know that **our project is attracti Not being able to satisfy them directly for logistical reasons we contacted other LUGs in Milan and Rome with whom we are collaborating to help those schools, and maybe go even further. [1]: http://www.seminariobergamo.it/ - [2]: http://www.libreitalia.it/ \ No newline at end of file + [2]: http://www.libreitalia.it/