[K12OSN] Re: AR/STAR Take XXXXXVI (give or take a few)- Crossover Office Works!

[Burroughs, Henry]

Jeff,

What I do on my LTSP server is make a smb /etc/fstab entry for the
accelerated reader database and mount it to  a directory on my
filesystem.  I mount the directory as root, but have the group belong to
all the users who should have accelerated reader access.

Henry

On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 11:32, Jeff Davis wrote:

> Being cheap, I have to wonder if it's possible to run under wine.  I got 
> it working up to the point where I had to pick a data location (the 
> achilles heal of all their software), but otherwise it worked.  I wonder 
> if some creative smbmount-ing might be the ticket, since it seemed to 
> puke on looking for network shares.  Perhaps someone has take this a bit 
> further?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> Henry Burroughs wrote:
> 
> >I run Accelerated reader (I think 5.X) under Crossover Office 4.0. 
> >There are a few tweaks  (turning off aliasing of fonts for the
> >accelerated reader programs), but otherwise it runs extremely smoothly. 
> >I haven't had any reported problems in the past few weeks.  One day when
> >I have a free moment I'll post some howto information on Codeweavers
> >compatibility database. Note: I run Crossover in Multi-User mode (I have
> >a central CX installation, and everyone uses it), so there were a couple
> >of hacks that might just be specific to that install (making actual
> >copies of the AR program files rather than symlinks as Crossover Office
> >usually does).
> >
> >Henry
> >
> >  
> >
> >>______________________________________________________________________
> >>From: Eric Brown <ericbrown at mi-spot.com>
> >>To: 'Support list for opensource software in schools.' <k12osn at redhat.com>
> >>Subject: RE: [K12OSN] Re: AR/STAR Take XXXXXVI (give or take a few)
> >>Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:52:59 -0600
> >>
> >>I've thought just this same thing.
> >>
> >>My idea was to get questions submitted from teachers.  It would start slowly
> >>at first, but as K12LTSP/Linux usage grows, more might be willing to
> >>contribute.  It would be too much work for say a dozen people to contribute
> >>questions for several thousand books, but if we could eventually get several
> >>thousand teachers to cover a dozen books.
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf
> >>Of John Baillie
> >>Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:27 PM
> >>To: k12osn at redhat.com
> >>Subject: [K12OSN] Re: AR/STAR Take XXXXXVI (give or take a few)
> >>
> >>Don't get me started :-/
> >>
> >>We ended up installing a Windows Terminal Server to provide Renaissance
> >>Learning products.
> >>
> >>I've had some communication with codeweavers recently and they were
> >>ready to start porting it to their product but there was not enough
> >>interest to make it worth their while. Also Renlearn is in the process
> >>of moving all products to their Renaissance Place software model.
> >>Chances are the old products will be shelved over the next few years.
> >>
> >>Honestly, building an OSS interface and DB back end for what I'd like to
> >>name
> >>"Everyone Reads!" is very doable. It's the test bank that is the real
> >>"got ya".
> >>
> >>It would take quite an initiative to get enough volunteers to build up a
> >>test bank to make such an undertaking worthwhile. 
> >>
> >>So there it is, my semi annual AR gripe session.
> >>
> >>
> >>Jeff wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>   3. AR/STAR Take XXXXXVI (give or take a few) (Jeff Davis)
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>I'm sure this has been asked and/or answered here before - Can k12ltsp 
> >>>allow the linux terminals to run AR/STAR via wine or ???  This would be 
> >>>part one of a two part holy grail.  The other would be MS Access (yuck).
> >>>
> >>>Thanks.
> >>>
> >>>-- 
> >>>Jefferson K. Davis
> >>>Technology and Information Systems Manager
> >>>Standard School District
> >>>1200 North Chester Ave
> >>>Bakersfield, CA  93308
> >>>USA
> >>>661-392-2110 ext 120
> >>>      
> >>>
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