[K12OSN] Providing Services for Windows

[Ken Grant]

cliebow at downeast.net wrote:

>hi: i am looking into win4lin terminal server..vmware did nothing for me..i
>have six schools with new linux servers looking to use lexia learning as a
>justification for the expense..no luck with winex..it all seems to come
>back to relible sound..keep in touch and i will pass on what ever i
>find..chuck..and best of luck..
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Thanks! I will keep in touch and let you know what we are doing.
Ken

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>>Hi all:
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>>Earlier this year a friend and I set up a k12ltsp network at a local 
>>private school.  We erverhave one parent, who also writes grants and has a 
>>consulting business, thatin4lin terminal s wants us to move completely to
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>Windows.  This 
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>>person is completely unreasonable and will not listen to any of our 
>>points as to why Linux is a superior solution.
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>>That said, what I would like to know from you folks is what is the best 
>>way to provide services for the inevitable Windows programs that will 
>>have to be run.  We have several teachers who have programs, mostly K-4, 
>>that are only Windows based.  For example, Reading Counts, Math Counts, 
>>etc.  The science teacher also has one or two programs she would like to 
>>continue using.
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>>Do you know of substitues that are available for the reading and math 
>>programs? 
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>>How do you folks handle this situation at your schools?  Does anyone run 
>>Win4Lin Terminal Services and is it any good?
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>>Thanks for you thoughts.  I am in no mood to throw out a year's worth of 
>>work and fervently believe that k12ltsp is far superior to anything else 
>>available for schools.
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>>Cheers,
>>Ken
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