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Re: [school-discuss] [Fwd: Re: Linux - Schools]
Hi: If you have openoffice on your system, it uses a MS type install. Try
the openoffice641.org.tar.gz, I think it is. Then, simply indicate rpms
install pretty much the same. and then move on.!!??
Best of luck,
Tom
On Wednesday 29 May 2002 18:08, Douglas Loss wrote:
> I just received this this afternoon. If any of you are in the San
> Diego area, please contact Walt immediately, as this demo is for 1 PM
> tomorrow. I don't know just how much we can help on such short
> notice, but let's do whatever we can.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Linux - Schools
> Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 16:30:16 -0700
> From: Walt Pennington <w_pennington@yahoo.com>
> To: Douglas Loss <drloss@suscom.net>
> References: <E17D9Vm-0005RE-00@tisch.mail.mindspring.net>
> <3CF552EE.2010107@suscom.net>
>
> Kevin Decker from the office of Assemblymember Howard Wayne (78th
> Assembly District)
> George Balgos from the office of Assemblymember Juan Vargas (79th
> Assembly District)
> Jimmy Jackson from the office of Senator Dede Alpert (39th Senate
> District)
>
> We are also hoping that the Governor's Deputy Director - San Diego
> Office, will attend the meeting.
>
> We also have a reporter and photographer from the San Diego
> Union-Tribune (http://www.uniontrib.com circulation 800,000+) coming
> to the meeting to feature Linux in a late June edition of the newspaper.
>
> Date for Meeting: May 30, 2002 at 1pm
>
> Location:
> Delphi Research
> 3954 Murphy Canyon Road
> Suite D-200
> San Diego, CA 92123
>
> The purpose for the meeting is to show legislators that an alternative
> operating systems exist, and use of those systems can benefit both
> students, the development community and the entities required to pay
> for software.
>
> School IT administrators unfamiliar with Linux exhibit reluctance in
> adopting Linux if the applications are too difficult to load. To
> eliminate that reluctance, would you ask the developers of popular
> academic applications to consider an .rpm format for the software. I
> belive the ease of installation would help us in gaining adoption of
> Linux in southern California.
>
> Sincerely,
> Walt Pennington
>
> On Wednesday 29 May 2002 03:15 pm, you wrote:
> > Walt Pennington wrote:
> > > Representatives from three southern California legislators are
>
> coming to
>
> > > evalutate Linux for its use in schools and we are seeking
>
> information on
>
> > > school applications that are easy to load.
> >
> > When are they coming? With your permission I'll send your message on
> > the the mailing lists we run dealing with such things and maybe we can
> > get you some valuable advise and assistance.
> >
> > > We found the list of applications, but it appears that most of the
> > > applications are in the "tar.gz" format.
> >
> > That's probably right.
> >
> > > I tried to search for .rpm files, but found no results. In my
>
> attempts
>
> > > to load three of the .tar.gz files, I have been unsuccessful.
> >
> > Again, if we have some time we may be able to get someone to help you
> > out with the installs.
> >
> > > Are any of the files in the .rpm format? If so, how can I search for
> > > them on your site?
> >
> > I'm CCing this message to Les Richardson, who maintains the database.
> > Les, would it be possible to search for RPMs in the download field?
> > It's worth mentioning, Walt, that where there are multiple package
> > types available for download we usually just list the webpage you can
> > donwload them all from. So there may be more RPMs available that is
> > immediately evident from our Index.
> >
> > > Do any of the school applications come with the versions of Red
>
> Hat, SuSE
>
> > > or Mandrake? Are any of the applications on an easy to download
>
> CD, and
>
> > > if so, where can I purchase the CD?
> >
> > We're in the planning stages of creating just such an ISO image of a
> > CD, but we don't have it in place yet and probably won't in time for
> > your demo. The K12LTSP distribution is a version of RedHat Linux
> > created by some teachers and technicians at a school district in
> > Portland, Oregon which does come with a number of educational
> > applications ready for installation. You may want to look into it.
> > <http://www.k12ltsp.org>
> >
> > You may also want to look at AUC <http://auc.sourceforge.net>. The
> > fellow who wrote and maintains it, David Moore, is (still, I think) a
> > student at CalTech. I'm sure he'd be interested in helping get it
> > properly installed for your demonstration. Incidentally, he wrote the
> > biggest part of AUC (Authenticated User Community) when he was
> > finishing high school in Maryland. That information might be useful
> > in showing the utility of Linux in a high school setting--the students
> > can be enlisted in the design and maintenance of the computer network
> > rather than just trying to break it.
> >
> > One more. OpenWebSchool <http://www.openwebschool.de/index_en.html>
> > is an application written in Germany that's intended to let older
> > students create learning units for the use of younger students. It's
> > also a tar.gz-packaged download. But I'm sure that if we find some
> > local assistance for you it can be installed fairly easily.