bimal pandit wrote:
Dear Sriharsha,
there is a project for the same purpose as you are looking for and not to say help from all over the globe even here in india!!
the project is LTSP(linux terminal server project) just give it a thought and i will try to help you as much as i can.
the site is http://www.ltsp.org
I think you wanted to point to http://k12ltsp.org/ rather than LTSP page. However, I think he does not want a LTSP setup .. (but LTSP will make things easier to maintain) .
After grepping through my memory, I was able to locate the following projects that may be helpful to you
http://schoolforge.net/ --> start your search here
http://www.linuxforkids.org/ -- lots of softwares, well indexed and I hope much better than what your friend is planning to use :-)
http://www.bluelinux.org/ --> BlueEDU is a distribution of the Linux operating system focused on educational packages.
http://www.tux4kids.com/tux4kids/projects/ --> more software
That should be enough to get you started