Re: [LUG] linux in schools

[Mark Evans <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ben Goodger wrote:
> On 08/01/06, Mark Evans <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>>Smarttech provides OSX, Solaris, AIX, Irix and some Linux software
>>(outdated Red Hat, Mandrake & SuSE). Though their OSX software is V8.1.4
>>and everything else is V8.0, without USB support. Whereas their Windows
>>Software is V9.1.4...
>>Promethean provide Windows, Mac OS9 & OSX software only, again the
>>Windows software has the higher version number.
> 
> 
> 
> AOL's latest client for Mac OSX is v.8, but this doesn't mean that it's a
> port of v.8. It's simply the eigth version released for OSX.

Forgot that propriatary companies go for this kind of
confusion. Unlike Mozilla or OpenOffice.org which have
sane version numberings.

> Release dates and feature lists are more useful than comparing version
> numbers.

Which can be harder to find on supplier's websites.

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