I'm not sure what planet Terrell Prude Jr. lives on, but I want to move there.
Apparently on this magical planet there's plenty of money to go around, all the schools are well funded and have a full time I.T. Dept.
It must be wonderful there... I bet the students all dress nice, treat each other with kindness and respect, and resolve their disputes with a game of rock/paper/scissors.

Anyway, back here on earth, especially in the U.S. where der fuhrer...I mean the 'education president' has cut the heck out of education spending, many schools are lucky to have working computers and 'only' 40 kids per class, never mind an I.T. Staff. I'm sure there are many schools where the cost savings in hardware requirements, software licensing fees, and support staff is what allows them to have any computers at all.

The writer of this article obviously is aware of this reality and rightly asks that it be accounted for in the design of the administration of the LTSP system. I thought he was very insightful in that regard. It's pretty clear that one of the primary reasons for choosing an LTSP system in the first place would be cost savings, and ease of administration, and reduction in support staff through central management.

Tachyon