Call me silly, but howabout he gets together with a few other schools (and Ian!) to create an Star/OOo equivalent. If he adds up the costs of MS Windows, Office and Publisher plus the outrageous charge by Thomas Telford (that created by public money should remain public!), he would easily be justified in retaining a student for a year under best value. The MS solution to these courses is highly socially exclusive, and therefore the exact opposite of what schools should be using. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Phil Driscoll To: SuSE Linux UK Schools Sent: 2/11/03 10:02 AM Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] gnvq The school I help out at is considering using the Thomas Telford online materials to run a gnvq course. It appears that this is very MS specific and requires MS office. This would kick a big hole in our current OOo/LTSP setup. Does anyone have any alternative suggestions I can take to the head? -- Phil Driscoll -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help@suse.com