About Edubuntu

Edubuntu is the official education-specific Ubuntu installation. Currently, Edubuntu gives you a classroom server with a pre-installed LTSP server, making it a turnkey solution and super cost effective. Edubuntu also features educational software, including the GCompris Suite, the KDE-edu Suite and some of the Tux4Kids programs.
The feature set of Edubuntu has been pretty much the same for the last few releases, and most of the work has gone into improving LTSP and related services and graphical managers. We’d like to expand the amount of improvements in Edubuntu for the following releases. Previously, we were heavily limited by the amount of software we can fit onto the Edubuntu disc, but from Feisty onward, there will be an add-on disc, where we can fit on all kinds of new goodies. Edubuntu is at a good stage now to accept many contributors, the technical side is getting together very nicely, and the focus on the educational part is becoming more and more important. Edubuntu currently runs best in primary school environments, but the goal is to work well in high school and university environments as well.

Edubuntu membership = Ubuntu membership

When you contribute to the Edubuntu project, all your contributions go into the Ubuntu archives, and is considered a direct Ubuntu contribution. When you have made significant and sustainable contribution, you will be eligible for Edubuntu membership, and Edubuntu membership automatically means that you’ll have Ubuntu membership, which serves as an official recognition of your work. You also get some benefits in the form of a “@edubuntu.org” and “@ubuntu.com” email address, for more information on membership, please refer to the membership page on the Ubuntu website.

Who can contribute?

Edubuntu needs artists, software testers, developers and writers (for Edubuntu documentation). We appreciate any contribution in any form. If you have children, they can also get involved and give feedback. If you’re an educator, or a student, you can provide feedback on how you’d like the system to work. You can also get involved in the Google Summer of Code, there’s some more information about it on the Edubuntu/Ubuntu wiki.

How to get involved

Please introduce yourself on the edubuntu-devel mailing list! Let us know where you’re from, what your interests are, and how you’d like to contribute to the project. You can also say come in and say hello on the Edubuntu IRC channel, which you can find at #edubuntu on the freenode network. Even if you don’t have any ideas, there’s plenty of work to hand out, so feel free to join anytime, do it today!