Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-edu (180 mails)

["Mark Evans" <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Alan Harris <alanh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Schools List <suse-linux-uk-schools@xxxxxxxx>;
> <southwales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 12:22 PM
> Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Lotus 1123 & Wordpro Under WINE on LTSP?
> 
> > We have been allocated approx £61K for ICT developments leading to a
> > community school
> > .
> > I have proposed an LTSP based solution BUT, can only go ahead if present
> > software will operate under WINE. I hope somebody can help here as the
> > future otherwise becomes to horrible to contemplate (If it does not then
> > the horrible solution that will be imposed on me involves M$ office) and
> > I'll have to resign and go find a job in IT on the Indian Sub-Continent!
> 
> Hang on a sec. Are you saying that if Lotus doesn't work they want to switch
> to M$ Office? If so, why not just use Star Office as its far closer to M$

By the sound of things Alan is saying that the money has strings
attached..

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Mark Evans
St. Peter's CofE High School
Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109
Fax: +44 1392 204763