Gauland, Michael wrote: > > My son is interested in a certificate in “Internet and Webpages” from > Southern Institute of Technology (a distance-learning course). They > say students will need: > > /PC with Internet connection, Microsoft Office version 2003 or 2007 > (including Outlook, Word, FrontPage), Adobe Reader, Winzip, printer > and paper./ > > Obviously this list displays a certain software bias. Is anyone > familiar with this course? Is there any reason one could not complete > it with FOSS software? > > I would be very surprised if Evolution, OpenOffice, Evince, and Zip > caused any problems, but I don’t know anything about FrontPage. Can it > do anything nVu can’t? Is nVu the best FOSS alternative? > > --mag > the issue may be that the course work is built around the use of front page specifically, therefore whether there are open source alternatives or not is not particularly relevant. worth having a talk to the tutor if you are seriously considering enrolment.
Roger
