[K12OSN] Microsoft Office on K12 LTSP

Eric Feldhusen efeldhusen at chartermi.net
Mon Aug 22 14:11:39 UTC 2005


Althrough it is still beta, I highly recommend looking at the OpenOffice 
2.0beta.  The changes of the interface really organize tasks well. I've 
been opening any type of Office 95/97/2000/XP/2003 document that I've 
been given without problems, and it just works.  Hopefully, it'll be out 
of beta soon.

Eric Feldhusen

Doug Simpson wrote:
> Uhhh. . . Just use OpenOffice. . .
> 
> It is free, and does just about everything M$Office does. . .
> 
> openoffice.org
> 
> Doug Simpson
> Technology Specialist
> DeQueen Public Schools
> DeQueen, AR 71832
> simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
> Tux for President!
> 
> On Sun, 21 Aug 2005, Shane Stafford wrote:
> 
> 
>>I have three new schools implementing K12 LTSP this fall.  One of them
>>really wants Microsoft Office available to the students.  Researching
>>WINE, it appears this can only be done with Codeweavers.  It also looks
>>like the Educational price for Network Server version is 
>>
>>Server Software Module  $486.50
>>25 Client licenses $1,120
>>
>>I appears they would need to purchase both those.  To me it seems at that
>>rate they are almost close to buying another server and making it a 2003
>>windows terminal server.  Of course that brings another set of complex and
>>expensive license options.  
>>
>>They own plenty of desktop copies of Office 2000.
>>
>>Anyone have a recommended implementation model?  Or can shed some light on
>>either Codeweaver licensing or 2003 Windows Terminal Server licensing.
>>
>>My goal will be to educate them how easy it is to use Open Office and
>>Microsoft Office (exists still in their business lab) but I want to be
>>able to tell them their options.


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