Fishing License

[Robin Laing]

Jacques B. wrote:
>> I would talk to the school system now as they will probably be
>> rebuilding systems in the summer.  It is a great time to install any new
>> or updates software.
>>
>> -- 
>> Robin Laing
> 
> 
> Good point.  I'd pursue that if it wasn't that I was moving this
> summer.  I wouldn't have time to mount a reasonable battle plan before
> moving.
> 
> I'll have to face an uphill battle in September.  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.
> 
> Jacques B.
> 

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.

Also you can play the "poorer students" trump card as well as the legal 
issues of students having to "pirate software" to do their homework.

With ODF getting ISO certification, there is an even bigger incentive to 
use OOo.  And OOo also works on Windows, Macs and Linux systems.

-- 
Robin Laing