following on from the earlier posting, also at the NAACE event last week there took place a discussion between DfES, Becta, NAACE and Microsoft on the subject of license costs... this was not a public meeting, but i think its the start of discussions on licensing costs since Campus and _hopefully_ not a nationally negiotiated agreement. Despite any misgivings we have with StarOffice (costs etc) it presents the best alternative for schools for any M$ solution currently and should be supported (eeekk what i am saying), and since Sun have now become a Linux company... http://www.sun.com/2002-0206/linux it can't be a bad thing Malcolm -- -------------------------------------- Malcolm Herbert Red Hat Europe t: +44 1483 734955 m: +44 7720 079845 --------------------------------------