Good afternoon! This discussion appears to have boiled down to a comparison of the relative merits of one software package versus another. All participants have raised good points, as well. However, I think that the OP has some homework to do before attempting to bring Linux to the academics. I'd like to refocus this thread by posing a question to the OP: Many universities have computing departments that have been using *nixes for decades (before Microsoft and Apple were popular). How does the OP propose to do what these departments have been unable to do? I mean, while it is a commendable idea to bring Linux to university staff (it is free, customizable, generally secure etc), how will you propose to convince the professors to switch from their "pet platforms"? Rob
