Hello all (fwd)

[Roger Dingledine <arma@mit.edu>]

This included a >100k graphic, so majordomo caught it before it
went to the list. I've forwarded to the list, with a link to the
graphic at the end. Enjoy.

> From: "Culp, David" <CulpD@cfbisd.edu>
> To: "'seul-edu@seul.org'" <seul-edu@seul.org>
> Subject: Hello all
> Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:59:30 -0500 
> 
> I just joined this mailing list today. My name is David Culp and I have been
> using Linux since 1993.  I am an experienced programmer and currently
> working on a gradebook program for Linux.  The current version is 0.5 and it
> actually keeps track of grades although I would not trust it for everyday
> use yet!!!!
> 
> The reason I started writing this program was due to the absence of free
> gradebook programs that were worth anything.  This is my first year
> teaching, I teach 6th and 8th grade science in Carrollton-Farmers Branch,
> TX.  Most of the gradebook programs for Widows cost in the range of
> $50.00-$100.00 which I could not afford as a first year teacher right out of
> college.  The free ones I found really stank.  Plus I do not run Windows at
> all at home.  So I set  to correct the situation.  I also plan on a Windows
> version.  My reason being that many teachers probably use Windows at school
> and Linux at home, that way they can enter grades either at home or at
> school.
> 
> The title of the program is Kteacher and as you may be able to guess its for
> KDE.  However it only uses the Qt libraries and not the KDE libraries.  Ive
> attached a screen shot of the current working version to this post.  I
> should have a website for the application very soon which will allow you get
> the current sources etc....
> 
> I promise not to slack up on the development or fade into oblivion.  This is
> a project I really am interested in and really want to succed.  Getting
> Linux into schools is going to be tough.  I know very few schools that use
> Linux on a day to day bases for anything except a server platform (and those
> are rare also).  Most school districts are like mine.  They worship the
> Microsoft Gods and think Windows NT is the greatest thing to ever come along
> while they waste thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars on NT
> licenses when Linux is free.  
> 
> David Culp
>  <<Kteach3>> 
 
http://cvs.seul.org/~arma/Kteach3.jpg

If this group thinks this is worthwhile, I can set him up with some webspace
on the seul machines, for distribution...