03.23.08
Dual Mode CD V6 Beta Modules Available
The next version(s) of the EDU-Nix.org Dual Mode CD will be based on Slax 6 Technology, and I have gone and posted a bunch of .lzm modules, win32 binaries and sources for some of the more popular educational and productivity programs that will be featured in various builds of the upcoming CDs.
Currently, I envision a “Mobile Office Edition” featuring OpenOffice.org 2.3, since I am heartened by their announced plans to move towards LGPL v3 and have softened my stance somewhat ;^ ). Also on the CD will be the OpenClipart 0.18 package, as well as Scribus DTP 1.3.3.10.
Also, I am working on an overlay of what I am right now calling the “Kids” CD, but it needs a better name - it will feature KDEEDU and KDEGAMES, in addition to the KOffice Suite and many other educational Free Software titles like Childsplay, Celestia, Stellarium and perhaps GCompris, to name a few.
So, feel free to check out the uploaded individual modules that are already on the site, soon will be the first testing “overlay” - a zip file containing a preconfigured set of programs to add to a Slax 6 CD image, for testing purposes. After the testing period, and after the Slax team settles down their releases, a fully usable .iso version of the v6 Dual Mode CD will be made available as usual.
Happy Hacking.