[K12OSN] Making K12LTSP

[Rob Owens]

The only sure-fire way I know of is to run Windows Terminal Server and access it from linux using the rdesktop command.  Of course Microsoft expects you to pay a license fee based on how many users you claim will be connecting to the terminal server...

You can try wine, or you can try a free trial of Crossover Office at http://www.codeweavers.com/

-Rob

 --- On Mon 02/07, richard ingalls < aslansreturn at yahoo.com > wrote:
From: richard ingalls [mailto: aslansreturn at yahoo.com]
To: k12osn at redhat.com
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:38:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [K12OSN] Making K12LTSP "school friendly"

I LOVE K12LTSP!  I have used it to successfully add 4<br>"new" classroom computer labs to my small, rural<br>school district, using old and donated hardware (but<br>new servers).  I LOVE that my students can login<br>anywhere and have all their files and even their<br>customized desktop follow them.  But... (you knew it<br>was coming, right?)<br><br>In most schools, we use so much "edutainment" software<br>that is M$ only.  My teachers have programs like<br>"Oregon Trail" and "Reader Rabbit" and "Jumpstart<br>Math" and "Kidspiration/Inspiration".  IF there was a<br>way to run this software on the Linux server using<br>wine and make it available to all the users, THEN<br>K12LTSP would be the biggest, best solution for<br>schools - ever (well at least for elementary/middle<br>schools).<br><br>Has anyone successfully installed these types of<br>"edutainment" apps on their servers and made them<br>available to all the users?  If so, HOW?<br><br>I think making something like this!
 "easy" to do, would<br>catapult K12LTSP and Open Source over the edge for<br>many  school districts.<br><br>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>K12OSN mailing list<br>K12OSN at redhat.com<br>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn<br>For more info see <http://www.k12os.org><br>

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