Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-edu (109 mails)

[Thomas Dyer <dyert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David,

I'd suggest that Rekall is actually a better "database" teaching tool than
MS Access, and might fit with the requirements of the AS / A2 courses.

I've done quite a lot of testing of it with a highly customised linux
distro (based loosely on SuSE 9.2) which we're using for some office
desktop installations.

Alternatively, OpenOffice 1.9x has some interesting ideas at "database" in
the latest beta, which show some promise.

>From a "commercial" point of view, I'm interested in finding out how many
schools are actually currently rolling out Linux onto their desktops.



Thomas Dyer
Xdevelopment llp


On Fri, 7 Jan 2005, David Selby wrote:

> Karoshi is grate where were you 3 years ago before we went down the
> Microcost line.
>
> The only thing missing is an Microsoft access clone to do the database
> section of the AS and A2 courses
>
> You would still need some Linux knowledge to set up a relational database
> which is simple to use.
>
> I will be upgrading the whole school again in between 3 and 4 years funds
> depending and will be watching this project with interest
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: linuxgirlie [mailto:linuxgirlie@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 January 2005 13:51
> To: SuSe
> Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] BETT
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> linuxschools.com will be there, paul and I haven't got a stand but we
> will be wandering around on thursday 13th with a laptop in tow, if
> anyone wants a demo of Karoshi.
>
> Can't think at the present time of anyone else who sticks in my mind.
>
> Jo
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