On Thu, 2006-05-11 at 14:47, Robin Laing wrote: > > > > I'll have to face an uphill battle in September. If you win, go all the way and get them to install k12ltsp and save a ton of money. > The other option I'm > > looking at is OpenOffice Portable that a teacher could run off a > > thumbdrive. That way no software is installed on the school computer, > > but it allows parents/students to use an open source format for their > > presentations. If PPT could read open source (and accurately) it > > would be a non-issue in that sense. At least parents would still have > > that choice despite the school using proprietary software. > > > Another option that is simple is to put together a CD of FOSS software > to give to the teacher/IT/administrators that can be copied and given to > all the students. This way all the students and teachers are using the > same software. Solves many headaches. Already done: http://www.theopencd.org/programs -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
