Ubuntu 和教育

Ubuntu 能够在世界各地为学校提供先进的计算技术和教育设施。在这里，您可以了解 Ubuntu 如何帮助您的机构节省资金并为您的学生提供可靠的信息基础。

让有限的教育预算花费更加有效

With ever-increasing demands on school budgets, expensive technology is often last on the list. Ubuntu can help you offer what your students increasingly require from computer technology, without breaking the bank. Ubuntu is and always will be free to acquire, use and modify.

Need to set up another machine? Or another 100? Just install them! With Ubuntu you'll have no more expensive OS upgrades and licenses, and having specialized programs on only some computers will become a thing of the past. When you build your network on Open Source software, you are freed to seek support for your computers from whomever you wish.

内务处理和维护无须许可或注册

All Ubuntu software is released under an open source licence, which means it is freely available to use and share.

What does that mean to you in practical terms ? Well there is no need to:

• record and track installations
• maintain a software asset register
• register or sign anything
• be concerned that your "free licences" may expire be revoked in the future
• worry that the software piracy police will find you in violation of some fine print
• consider your organisation liable for the actions of learners or educators who copy software

Ubuntu is free and will always be free. Install, copy, share and distribute - when and how as you need or choose to - all with our full blessing.

安全的系统和可靠的桌面

Security has become a key challenge for educators and the team behind Ubuntu recognize this. Often schools lack the specialised IT staff or time to lock and clean up computers.

Ubuntu, being a Linux-based operating system, enjoys the security advantages of its Unix-like and open source heritages. This translates into higher quality code and less spyware and viruses that plague other operating systems. In addition, it has a strict, proactive security policy, which means that many common problems, such as open ports or mis-configured software, never make it into the released product. Finally, it is a true multi-user operating system, making it easy to allow users to complete their tasks without having a level of access that could compromise the system.

易于教育者和支持人员管理

With teachers and school IT departments deploying and administering an increasing number of computers, it is difficult to find time to manage individual machines. Ubuntu, with the option of using LTSP thin client technology, makes deployment and management simple and easy. A single server is all that is needed to set up, manage and administrate an entire network. The Ubuntu team also recognizes that not every school's setup is the same, so they've made Ubuntu easy to customize for your unique needs.

The goal of the Education Programme is to Enable Educators to spend more time teaching, and less time managing the computers or network.

Most educational computer networks are heterogeneous, consisting of various operating systems, and it is sometimes difficult to configure them to work together. Ubuntu plays well with others.

Ubuntu servers can happily coexist on the same network as other operating systems. You can even install Ubuntu and another operating system on the same machine. Need to share files between Ubuntu and other operating system or connect to a remote server? Ubuntu does that too.

广泛的支持选项

Ubuntu Education users span the globe, and we recognise that different countries have different languages, varying preferences and special requirements to suit local conditions and needs. Ubuntu includes language packs in over 150 languages. allowing you to install and use Ubuntu in your native tongue.

A broad range of support is available, many of which have their own local region and language facilities:

• Free Documentation
• Ubuntu Help Site
• Ubuntu Wiki Site
• Ubuntu User Forums
• Ubuntu IRC Channels
• Ubuntu Mailing Lists
• Ubuntu LoCo Teams

官方的支持和培训 — 商业选择

Where your education operations and delivery depend on mission critical infrastructure, you will have peace of mind and gain confidence in the continuity of your services that come with official support from Canonical, and our official Partner Network.

For your key human resources you can develop in-house skills and confidence in your staff by electing to send them for official Ubuntu training and certification.