Ok guys all points noted and understood. I agree whole heartedly with what you all say and would love to change to Linux. You don't have to try and convince me its my staff and parents and govenors that need to be convinced. (a much harder job I'm afraid).
How easy do you think your job is going to be when Microsoft continues on with their current plans to tie software tightly to each piece of hardware. We already have the situation of Windows licence certificates being a sticker on machines, if you buy from large suppliers. Little could be more daft in a school. The plan for office is to have individual unlock codes for each machine. i.e. more admin work for no benefit. For a school per machine licences are expensive, per machine licences which are tied to specific hardware are even more expensive, if you then have to spend time calling 0870 numbers then that's even more expense. -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763