[K12OSN] Which Windows apps stand in the way of Linux use at your school?

[jconlon1 at elp.rr.com]

The only thing I see missing from your list that I use is JASC Paintshop
PRO 7 with animation shop 3.
Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: Curt Craig <ccraig at safedesksolutions.com>
Date: Monday, October 3, 2005 7:26 am
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Which Windows apps stand in the way of Linux use
at your school?

> On Sunday 02 October 2005 22:18, Dan Kegel wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm looking for people who would migrate from Windows to Linux --
> > but who can't because they need one or two key Windows
> > programs that just aren't available for Linux.
> > Know anyone like that?  If so, I'd like to hear from
> > them.  I'm helping organize a little extra QA for Wine
> > as it approaches its 0.9 release, and I'd like to
> > focus on testing Wine running those /key Windows apps.
> > Thanks!
> > - Dan
> > http://kegel.com/wine/qa
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> 
> We've been running into these "show-stoppers" for years, and until 
> relatively 
> recently, we've approached the solutions via Wine or CodeWeavers.  
> In our 
> latest version, we released Win4Lin bundled with SafeDesk, and it 
> seems to be 
> the "silver bullet", though significant configuration and testing 
> was 
> required to get it's performance fine-tuned.  <end of commercial> ;)
> 
> Here's the (former) showstoppers we often run into in K-12:
> 
> Renaissance - 
> - Accelerated Reader/Math
> - Star Testing
> Riverdeep - 
> - Mavis Beacon Typing
> - Reader Rabbit
> - Reading Builder
> - Destination Reading
> - Learn to Read with Phonics
> - Mighty Math
> - Destination Math
> Scholastic - 
> - Type to Learn
> - Reading Counts
> Adobe - 
> - Pagemaker
> Inspiration - 
> Autoskill - 
> - Academy of Reading/Math
> Broderbund - 
> - Kidpix
> -- 
> Curt Craig
> SafeDesk Solutions
> 866-465-8636
> 509-536-0565 (fax)
> www.safedesk.com
> 
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