"liveusb-creator" versus "livecd-iso-to-disk"?

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Mon, 13 Jan 2014, g wrote:

>
> to all who have replied.
>
> On 01/13/2014 11:52 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> <>
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> just what makes you think that with all the students that will be
> using the laptops, that there will not be one or two, or more,
> that have experience with linux.
>
> all the 'this and that' to protect the laptops would be great and
> work if none know linux.
>
> children will be children and one of the things that they will do
> is try to see what they can get into and/or away with.
>
> therefore, i would suggest that students be told that if any
> laptop is muck up by a student or students, then said students
> will be failed for the entire course year. it may also be good
> to see if any additional punishment of being expelled for a
> length of time so that student will have to repeat grade.
>
> they are in respect damaging school property and they should be
> dealt with accordingly.
>
> many may say that i suggestion a bit of a harsh punishment, maybe
> so, but it  would most definitely be a deterrent.

  except that it's not a college course, it's a *professional* linux
admin course as i make a living teaching linux and kernel programming
and device drivers and stuff like that to corporations, so threatening
to fail paying customers is probably a bad idea. :-)

rday

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