RE: [LUG] linux in schools - did some probing

[Luc Hands <luc_hands@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

of 
> ported apps running under windows coming before a
> change of OS.
not a bad idea, i've been trying something along those
lines on my family recently

  Much less of 
> a leap for most end users, and I suspect few end
> users particularly care about 
> their OS so having achieved a critical mass of
> ported apps are going to start 
> wondering why they really are wasting money on
> windows.

I'm wondering how many would notice......

There aren't that many apps that you would really need
for school use, mostly just an office suite (wp &
spreadsheet mostly), a web browser, a graphics program
and possibly something along the lines of an
encyclopedia

Luc hands


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