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Matthew Polashek matt at tinysongs.net
Wed Aug 13 13:45:16 BST 2008 

Hi Luis!

Yes, the web is fine, but we have to configure the browser to use a 
proxy.pac file.

Thanks!
Matt

Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
> 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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