GSOC 2012/Student Application kumaran93rEducation Spin

=Fedora Education Spin=

An overview of the proposal
With this project, I intend to create a Fedora Education Spin (like Edubuntu).This should be a showcase of all the wonderful educational tools available in the Linux world.

The need I believe it fulfils
Fedora still does not have a dedicated Education spin (like Edubuntu). I believe that it needs one, simply because Fedora would be excellent in a educational set-up. Most students don't know that there is much more to FOSS than just coding. The variety of educational apps like GCompris in the Linux platform is just amazing. I want Fedora to showcase this to the world in a easy-to-use CD/DVD.

The existing SoaS spin is targeted at primary school kids. I am thinking of something that will be useful for middle and high school children.

Relevant experience that I have
As I have already mentioned, I am experienced in creating remixes. I also have some experience in packaging various tools. I also love bash scripting. I am implementing a custom Educational remix in my school.

How I intend to implement the proposal
Steps I’d like to follow to create the Fedora Education spin:

1. Create a working kick-start file including all the existing Education packages in Fedora repos.

2. Package/port other useful Educational applications not found in the Fedora repos. (like SciLab)

3. Create a kick-start file with all the newly packaged tools.

4. Integrate the spin to easily work with LTSP, to make it easier to manage school labs.

5. Get the finished remix approved by the Spins SIG to put it in the Get Fedora page for Fedora 18 release.

Keep in touch with the Education SIG to help review the packages and the kick-start files as and when they are ready.

A rough timeline for the progress
The first step should be over in no time. Packaging might take a few weeks. Integration with LTSP might take more than a month, depending on the level of functionality that we want.

Have you communicated with a potential mentor? If so, who?
Yes. I have sent a mail to Mr. Tim Niemueller