On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Andrew Reilly wrote:
> * Graphics I know less about, but Gimp seems pretty well regarded.
Understatement :)
> > Scheduling etc.
>
> I don't know of any.
If you mean schedule management, StarOffice. If you mean process
scheduling, umm, cron and at? :)
> > Oh did I mention the curriculum software for Maths, Science,
> > English, and all the other subjects.
>
> No idea. Maybe it runs under Wine these days?
There is curriculum software for Maths, Science and English? Things must
have developed quite far in the last two years.
Oh, StarOffice comes with StarFormula which is excellent(!) for science
stuff.
> A plain text file with a ".doc" extension is compatible with
> word. Beyond that, lots of things can produce rtf, everything
> can produce .pdf, and a few (notably the commercial office
> suites listed above) can produce Word documents.
As well as StarOffice, which is also available for Windows, free to
download, if they don't feel comfortable forking out $400-$500 for an
educational expense.
> > Remember I am not arguing about the merits of the software / OS just why
> > schools use MS etc.
Well, I hope these messages have clarified that Linux already fits the
position :)
Linux is already ready for Office and School desktops, and of course, has
always been ready for the Server market.
Andrew.
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