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

[Bill Kendrick]

On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 06:26:30AM -0700, Curt Craig wrote:
> Here's the (former) showstoppers we often run into in K-12:

In each of these cases, did you simply get them running under Wine or Win4Lin?
Or did you find a Linux-compatible replacement (be it Open Source or
proprietary)?  Or, did you find a web-based solution?


> 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

Thanks!

(Wondering especially about Kidpix, and if you tried Tux Paint.
And if so, was it a suitable solution?  And if not, why?! ;^) )

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