Hello all, Just a quick intro: I have been dabbling with various Linux distributions for a couple of years now, usually focusing on purpose-built distros, but it is only recently that I've taken the plunge and installed it as my primary OS on my work computer (actually my own from home; work's were too slow!), my laptop and my home desktop machine. For those that are interested my distro of choice was SUSE 9.3 Professional. In truth is hasn't been that much of a wrench as I have access to a Win2003 terminal server so pretty much everything is still available should I need it... Back to my point: I was wondering whether anyone uses Linux in a HE/FE environment? I am particularly interested in whether you have encountered problems when asked to support educational solutions be they installables or web-based resources (such as Learndirect courses)? Does anyone have a requirement for Microsoft-specific applications such as Visual Studio? How about realistic alternatives for things like Adobe Photoshop and AutoCAD? While I guess these would be more applicable to Colleges I would have thought that schools and Universities may have had to deal with such issues? How about users on the administrative network? While OO seems like a pretty suitable replacement for MSOffice (I'm still unsure abount an MSAccess replacement) how do you deal with the mandatory Windows software doled out by Government bodies such as the LEA? Many thanks for your time, Luke Maslany