[K12OSN] Re: libraries and fascism

[anthony baldwin <mrbaldwin school-library net>]

>Message: 3
>Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 15:06:11 -0700
>To: k12osn redhat com
>From: Quentin Hartman <qhartman lane k12 or us>
>Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Re: name changes
>Reply-To: k12osn redhat com
>
>Tony-
>         I have heard of the Library automation software from New Zealand 
>(the name of which escapes me ATM...) but I did not know of any open source 
>student management software. What is out there for this task that you know of?
>

There are several options for both of these needs listed at http://linux.school-library.net

tony

>-Quentin-
>

>Message: 5
>From: "James Vasey - LTSP" <ltsp regionalservers com>
>Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Re: name changes
>To: k12osn redhat com
>Cc: 
>Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:23:17 +0100 (BST)
>Reply-To: k12osn redhat com
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>The library software is koha: http://www.koha.org/
>It's very good, simple and relatively (if you know virtual domains in apache) to setup.
>James
>
>
>Quentin Hartman <qhartman lane k12 or us> wrote ..
>> Tony-
>>          I have heard of the Library automation software from New Zealand
>> (the name of which escapes me ATM...) but I did not know of any open source
>> student management software. What is out there for this task that you know
>> of?
>> 
>> -Quentin-
>
>rbarham eduopen com wrote:
>
>>Hi-
>>
>>I am in a district that does not allow open source at all. 
>>
>WHAT??? What kind of fascist regime is in charge there? ;-)

Really!  And what kid of idiots are they?!  I showed my superintendent the fantastic software on the Freeduc (knoppix)  Cd and she was asking why we hadn't already changed...Fantastic software, low price.  It's a no-brainer.

tony

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