The Edubuntu live CD is suite of free and open source education and general software that you can run from the CD without having to install anything. It’s based on Ubuntu Linux. It gives you a great range of software to play with for learners of all ages.
If you like some of the stuff on the CD, these days most open source software has Windows or MacOS versions available from the project website for you to download and install. Or if you really dig it, and you’re adventurous, you can install the whole lot to your hard drive and run Linux as an alternative operating system.
Follow the links to find out more about Linux, more about open source software, a place in Australia to buy Linux live CDs in case you don’t feel like downloading and burning your own, and other education focused live CDs.
Mark Adrian Bell
open education, linux and open source 
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