--- Tony Nelson <tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At 8:41 PM -0700 8/4/05, Antonio Olivares wrote: > >http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20050804LinuxKickingMicroso > >ftOutOfIndianaSchools.html > > > >My only question is off all the Linux Distros why > >Linspire? > > The schools probably have a lot of Microsoft and > other MSWindows software > that they just want to keep using. FC doesn't run > windows software, and it > takes knowledge and work to add the necessary stuff > and get it working, and > looking familiar. Linspire (formerly Lindows) is > for doing that out of the > box. > The schools in general do have a bunch of Microsoft and other MSWindows software hanging around. In some cases, they are running pirate versions of it. According to some people, the move to linux is eminent to avoid fines. Linspire happened to be at the right place and at the right time. Anyhow the machines that will have Linspire(old Lindows) are new machines from Wintergreen Systems sold to the school systems. The older machines probably would be networked so that they will not be thrown away and still be of use, unless they auction them and sell them. ____________________________________________________________________ > TonyN.:' > <mailto:tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > ' > <http://www.georgeanelson.com/> > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html
