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Wed Aug 13 13:11:32 BST 2008

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 3:06 AM, Matthew Polashek <matt at tinysongs.net> wrote:
> Hello-
>
> Just a quick note - I haven't forgotten about you.  School starts again
> on 9/3 and I'll be sure to get lots of photos of students using Ubuntu
> Studio and photo releases so you can use the shots.  I can even get
> shots of them in the ubuntu studio lab I set up at the school.  I was
> wondering if you could point me in the direction of someone who can help
> me make my machine update from behind the NYC Department Of Education
> firewall, or what I need to get my peeps to open up to make that work?
> That's the big obstacle for me.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>

I guess the firewall is blocking the ports apt uses. Since all the
lines in the /etc/apt/sources.list of Ubuntu Studio are http, it will
only use that port (80). Can you browse the web in those machines?

Luis

> Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
>> Hello Matthew!
>>
>> I'm the co-lead of Ubuntu Studio.
>> Your story is definetly awesome. Makes me proud of what we have built.
>>
>> I am trying to recollect personal stories of Ubuntu Studio users,
>> especially people like you who have used Ubuntu Studio for something
>> special and community benefitial.
>>
>> Could you please put me up to date with the effect Ubuntu Studio has
>> had in your school. And can you please add some photos of you and your
>> students using it and showing the love ;)
>>
>> I am going to publish in the net a few personal stories with Ubuntu
>> Studio, and yours is perfect. I need it! Hopefully this will bring
>> some attention, make media in free software better, and then your
>> future students will be even more interested, and the circle will
>> continue.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Luis de Bethencourt
>>
>> On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 2:20 AM, Matthew Polashek <matt at tinysongs.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I've been a Linux audio freak for about 5 years now.  I started by
>>> building low latency and pre-emption kernels with patches back when
>>> you had to do it by hand!  I took a PC out of the garbage from my
>>> work (Pentium II 300 I think) and building ardour on it.  It used to
>>> be epic and all my nerd-friends were very impressed I was able to do
>>> it!  Now I am teaching music in a High School in a gang ridden
>>> neighborhood in Brooklyn.  It's one of these small schools with 400
>>> students and we are financially challenged, as all schools in NYC
>>> are.  We have been very fortunate to receive some money for computers
>>> from JP Morgan Chase, but there is only one PC in my classroom and
>>> I'm still using my Mac Laptop (Ubuntu Studio for PPC
>>> please?!?!?!?!?!)  running OSX and Ardour2 for my students.  I have
>>> found out that one of the best ways to get their attention is to have
>>> them record music in the classroom.  Instead of having students
>>> running out of class and literally tearing down my door, they are now
>>> running to class and banging on my door all day long.  It's
>>> exhausting to go without a prep period or a lunch for months, but
>>> seeing these students grow and watching their grades and attendance
>>> go up makes it all worth it.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I was able to get ahold of some P4 2.66 PCs for my classroom,
>>> and while there is still no funding for software, I have the ability
>>> now to give them production workstations to work and learn on.  And
>>> thanks to UbuntuStudio, I can now configure these machines without
>>> the huge time investment that something like CCRMA takes.  (I
>>> installed the latest FC6 version and still can't launch ardour2 as a
>>> non-root user even after multiple e-mail list postings and some
>>> excellent help from their developers.  Music teachers that are also
>>> working musicians don't have that much time!)  An added bonus is the
>>> eye-candy aspect.  The wonderful theme you guys have put in place
>>> will hook them really fast, I'm sure!  And when they find out they
>>> can install this on their home PCs, they will probably freak out!
>>>
>>> I have had other staff members approach me to do various multimedia
>>> projects, but I have had to tell them they would either have to use
>>> my personal machines or suffer.  Now I will be able to help them!
>>> (I'm the music teacher, tech guy, and Robotics nerd all in one...such
>>> is the life of a small school teacher.)
>>>
>>> I recently introduced one of my more advanced students to Digital
>>> Performer 5, but the complexity to a bit intense for him.  Ardour2 is
>>> still a bit unstable on OSX.  I think the Linux version will provide
>>> a much more satisfactory experience for me and my students!
>>>
>>> Again, I can't thank the UbuntuStudio team enough!
>>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 23, 2007, at 10:11 AM, Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Please explain why your school and students. We want to know your
>>>> personal experience and use for the distro/system.
>>>>
>>>> Luis
>>>>
>>>> On 5/23/07, Matthew Polashek <matt at tinysongs.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You rule!!!!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> My school and students, as well as I thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Matthew Polashek
>>>>> Home: 732.424.6153
>>>>> Cell: 908.642.5770
>>>>> matt at tinysongs.com
>>>>> www.tinysongs.com
>>>>> www.JandMJazz.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 22, 2007, at 8:19 PM, Cory K. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Matthew Polashek wrote:
>>>>> Doh!  OK.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a path from Ubuntu regular to Ubuntu studio or any alternate
>>>>> installation process to get to Ubuntustudio that does not involve a
>>>>> DVD drive?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/UpgradingFromFeisty
>>>>> On May 22, 2007, at 8:09 PM, Cory K. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Matthew Polashek wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a non-DVD version of Ubuntustudio I can download somewhere?
>>>>>
>>>>> Matt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No. We have no plans for one but never say never.
>>>>>
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