Yes - Common Platform 2.00 is imminent I believe, and as far as we know, most of the modules will be SQL based, and all will be "soon". Currently it is not MS-SQL they are using it is a different 'shareware' product but

have stated that they will move to the MS product.

SIMS do support use of Linux, although they do point out that their software is NOT tested on this platform....yet.

We have certainly not tried it yet. It would be good to hear of anyone who has the LRM package running OK on a Linux platform !!! - I'm not even sure if that is possible?

Ian

----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Bushell To: Ian P. Mills (Technical Support Manager) Sent: 27 April 2000 13:14 Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Introducing.....

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Introducing

Robert Bushell Systems Manager and IT Teacher Falinge Park High School Rochdale

I would imagine 99% of the people subscribing would like to achieve

Bill Antonia Beacon Community College Home e-mail bill@beaconhillcott.freeserve.co.uk Work e-mail at@beacon.e-sussex.sch.uk I tried to run Assessement Manager as a satellite under Wine but it refused to work. So I'm not too convinced that the rest will work from Launcher. I expect that each separate module would require a new Wine invocation. I might give it a go but I'm not too hopeful. As running Common Platform 1.08 from a Linux server, there is more chance. When I get back to School I'll give it a go and let you know. Should be simple to set up. As for SQL, maybe MySQL could possibly work, we'll have to see. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Ian P. Mills (Technical Support Manager) To: Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 2:54 PM Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Re: Introducing..... they this.

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I would like to know IF it can be done, especially SIMS. Am I correct in saying that the core of SIMS will be using MS SQL Server in the near future. Would this be a major problem?

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Chris Cowsley Head of IT Hitchin Boys' School

Hoping to use Linux instead of NT as a SIMS server, to route packets

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Ethernet and Token Ring networks, and to cache Internet traffic locally so that we can run full class Internet without squeezing casual users out of the ISDN bandwidth. Evaluating it as an alternative to scores of expensive Windows 95 or Windows 2000 terminals, and Star Office as an alternative to Microsoft Office on scores of terminals - saving thousands of pounds in licence fees! Has anybody been there already?