On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 7:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> File sharing is not an active real time collaboration tool by any means. Right. Active real-time collaboration is nice, and I wish my own editor had it, but I think you're overvaluing it greatly. > In sugar multiple children can work on the same write document, paint > document, etc. at the same time and a copy is saved locally. Last I heard, this is not true regarding the paint program. It's not true regarding most programs in fact. Peer-to-peer collaborative software is far from trivial to do decently. > Means of file sharing can be setup fairly easily in Sugar if you want to > move raw files around. Currently file sharing is performed through activity > sharing. Right, it could be fixed. There has been recent effort, but Windows is still way ahead in this critical area. > Just because MS Excel is used by some for science, engineering and > statistics does not mean it is the correct tool for the job. There are too > many serious problems with MS Excel that have never been fixed and have > caused serious problems with a number of scientific projects, etc., that > relied on MS Excel. I too can use a screw driver to hammer a nail into a > wall but does not mean it is the correct tool. It often is the correct tool, especially when you consider things like ease-of-use and versatility. Turning your data into pretty graphs in a report is easy with Excel. There is even a built-in programming language, just in case you should feel the urge to use one. You can do your science while becoming familiar with a typical business app. That's an excellent deal. > I agree with you that there has been a dearth of decent educational software > on all platforms. There is a chance to start a fresh with a new platform > that is not encumbered with a legacy of poor offerings in that area. Many have gone down that path, generally resulting in a fresh new legacy of poor offerings. _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel