Hello Arthur, Tuesday, October 25, 2005, 4:26:21 PM, you wrote:
A> We understand that all the functionality he will ever need from Excel is A> available for free in other spreadsheet software. A> He apparently never will - unless I intercede. Does it really matter where the software came from, especially if the open-source version is made to be a virtual copy of Excel (as Open Office is)? He's learning Good Stuff. Why muddy the waters with orthogonal political and business issues? What difference will this make to your son's software/programming experience? Especially at his age (I assume he's not in college by your description), why not let him explore with the tools he has. (And please don't swear at me.) -- Best regards, Chuck _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig