Fishing License

[Robin Laing]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 14:47, Robin Laing wrote:
> 
>>>I'll have to face an uphill battle in September.
> 
> 
> If you win, go all the way and get them to install k12ltsp and
> save a ton of money.
> 
> 
>>  The other option I'm
>>
>>>looking at is OpenOffice Portable that a teacher could run off a
>>>thumbdrive.  That way no software is installed on the school computer,
>>>but it allows parents/students to use an open source format for their
>>>presentations.  If PPT could read open source (and accurately) it
>>>would be a non-issue in that sense.  At least parents would still have
>>>that choice despite the school using proprietary software.
>>>
> 
> 
>>Another option that is simple is to put together a CD of FOSS software 
>>to give to the teacher/IT/administrators that can be copied and given to 
>>all the students.  This way all the students and teachers are using the 
>>same software.  Solves many headaches.
> 
> 
> Already done: http://www.theopencd.org/programs
> 

Thanks.  I had forgotten about this project.  It does look like they 
need to update their CD though.


-- 
Robin Laing