[Finale] Inquiry from a middle school teacher

[John Howell]

With Scott's permission, I'm passing his question on to the 
knowledgeable folks on this list.  Please reply directly to him 
(address below).  Thanks for any help you can provide.  Sounds like 
his tech coordinator is sold on OSS/FS based on his experience with 
office programs.  Obviously for a middle school program he doesn't 
need one of the more expensive programs.

John

At 3:11 PM -0500 3/18/04, Scott Lounsbury wrote:
Hello all,

Our district's technology coordinator is exploring the possibilities of
non-Windows environments (non-Mac, too-- as we're trying to cut costs not
double them), and we're coming up with pros and cons.  I'm writing to ask
if any of you has information about music software (notation and
sequencing, more than DB or Office stuff) that is designed with a Unix or
Linux based code.   I am also curious about Unix/Linux versions of MS-DOS
programs such as Sibelius (my current notation package), and seek
information about them, too.
Specifically, I want to know what's out there in the OSS (Open Source
Software) and FS (Free Software) world that musicians use.  I want to know
how it stacks up against Windows-based software, and what
problems/successes you've experienced.  My fear is that there's nothing, as
of yet, but I am eager to be shown how wrong I am.
Thanks!

Scott Lounsbury
Belmont Middle School
Belmont, NH
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