Do you have an instructor? Are you K-12 or in college? There are
always going to be more students than instructors on SDF and if you
are current enrolled you can propose the idea of using SDF to your
conventional instructors and see what they think. Some of the
benefits of having a classroom on SDF are:
1. Instructor/Students can manage their own accounts.
Typically at community colleges, universities and schools
there is quite a bit of bureaucracy involved with direct
UNIX shell access. SDF provide both instructors and students
with the liberty to create and delete their UNIX shell accounts.
2. Less access restrictions.
Even if you do get a request through to have accounts created,
you are typically limited by tiny quotas, slow machines and
access to programs/utilities
SDF allows the instructors to determine exactly what they want
their students to use. As well, SDF provides access to more
esoteric and newer programming utilities.
3. SDF is for a lifetime.
After a semester is over, or when you are no longer enrolled,
your account is typically removed from a university or K-12
system. SDF allows both instructors and students to become
permanent members of the organization.
