Hi Simon,
I think something came across my desk in relation to Linux a while back. The reason we didn't respond is because :-
a) Trying to manage the network growing as quick as most High Schools netwrks is very time consuming (to give you an idea I have 123 computers to set up using some form of OS, a language lab with 32 machines, interactive whiteboards and another computer room all before September). To change or look at something as (I hesitate to use this word) radical as Linux is a big step and eXTREMELY time consuming, where as I'm sure you'll agree - adding an NT Box as a BDC to the network is extremely simple :)
Since when is a BDC a workstation? It's workstations which take up most of the time with Windows. Compounded by Windows being an operating system which expects to be end user administered, hence makes it easy for the person using the machine to mess with all sorts of things. Let alone that being able to install an application only once for the whole network is unimaginable with an entirely Windows system. How much time do you think you would have to spend converting to XP? -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763