On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 08:40:42AM +0900, nigel barker wrote: > Hi Dan, > > We use debian-edu from age 4 to 18. There are plenty of activities for > younger children already included, which we supplement with Internet > sites such as BBC schools. > > There is a lack of a simple and friendly word-processor to match the > nice painting programs. Such a thing doesn't seem to exist on Linux, so > we have to use Open Office or Abiword. The kids seem to manage ok.
Well the Sugar folks are making a cdrom of the Sugar OS which uses a simplified version of Abiword. > > > And you won't be able to run any of your CD-roms, either. Is there any legal way for schools to run WINE with eductional cds? > > For my school the benefits outweigh the last two points, but for an > infant school it might be different. > > nigel > > -K -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/| | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net | my NPO: cfsg.org | |join the new debian-community.org to help Debian! | |_______ Unless I ask to be CCd, assume I am subscribed _______| -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
