[Wolves] Linux in schools

[Helen Randle]

> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 17:54:50 +0100 (BST)
> From: Adam Sweet <drinky76 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Wolves] Linux in schools
> To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group <wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Message-ID: <20030925165450.31195.qmail at web21010.mail.yahoo.com>
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>  --- bambam at opendildonics.org wrote: > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > Remember me?
> > >
> > > We've just opened a new school in Lichfield for
> > overseas students. We've
> > > been using OpenOffice there for a few months.
> > Today we just installed a
> > > computer lab for the school with 16 machines all
> > running linux (RedHat
> > > 9). No problems. Everything works fine. Saved a
> > packet on Windows
> > > licences which we spent on nice new TFT screens
> > for the machines.
> > >
> > > The machines themselves came from COSUK. Compaq
> > PIII 500MHz for £79 each
> > > with 128Mb Ram and a 10Gb hard disk.
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > >
> > > Mark
> > 
> > I believe i speak for the majority of this mailing
> > list, and
> > most of the linux community worldwide, when i say
> > 
> > Bo' Selecta'!
> > 
> > Any problems, just ask here!
> > 
> > bambam
> 
> Yeah, thats great Mark, it really is. I think you've
> set a precedent that will be looked on favourably and
> perhaps even as a flagship throughout the Linux and
> probably the academic communities (one day!).
> 
> Well done :)
> 
> Ad
> 
That's great! 

Just out of interest, does anyone know of a good CAD/CAM program for Linux?
The school my mum teaches at needs to get one. They're currently on Windows,
but (due to being a special school) the LEA won't include them on the program
licence. So I was thinking if they switched to Linux ....... 

Helen

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