Web site: ezgolinux.org
Origin: Taiwan
Category: Education
Desktop environment: KDE, LXDE, Xfce
Architecture: x86
Based on: Debian
Wikipedia:
Media: Live DVD
The last version | Released: 13 | 2016
EzgoLinux – a LiveCD created by OSS Application Consulting Centre(OSSACC) which is a Ministry of Education Taiwan funded project, and it’s executive by the Software Liberty Association of Taiwan(SLAT).
EzGo is a set of free software collection as LiveCD aims to promote the usage of free software on teaching and self-learning. It includes open tools and open content for both Linux and Windows systems.
The motivations for this project were initialed from Skoleinux gathering at Oslo, Norway since 2008, AndrewLee and EricSun both attended the gathering and learnt many things and experience.
Then later on 2009, Debian project hold the first Debian Mini Conference in Taiwan during the International Conference on Open Source(ICOS) 2009. While the opening of the mini-DebConf, the OSS Application Consulting Centre proudly announced that the next version of EzGo will be based on Debian.
During the fun off-side event of mini-DebConf, the momentum of discussion from Jonas Smedegaard, Prof. Lee-Yen, oneVillage Foundation and Bamboo Community University drives AndrewLee to initials this Debian EzGo project to integrated EzGo’s effort into Debian.
The main contributors behind this project are:
– Bamboo Community University
– LXDE project
– Ministry of Education Taiwan
– oneVillage Foundation
– OSSACC
– SLAT
EzGo’s target are new and first time linux users. Which is making a user interface and art work on top of a distribution of Linux which is easy, especially for the new user.
