Re: Linux in high schools.

["Scott Van Singel" <svansingel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well my hands are tied as far as applications. Thanks to TTI I have to have Office
2k running on the laptops and some of the computers here. I need to keep the same
environment here or I will confuse the teachers.
As far as MS lic, we have a school agreement already. It was the best option for
what we have to have and run here.
Now, what I was hoping to do was save money on the PC themselves. I already paid for
the licensees  to go and by new systems for each teacher and labs for the students
will kill us. If I can use the old computers or thin clients, then I save huge
amounts of money.
As time goes on and Linux applications are developed I can see Linux possibly be the
next desktop OS for this school and servers.
Now you can see why my hands are tied and why we have to make some of these
decisions.

Scott

Adam Tauno Williams wrote:

> >I have started looking at a Linux Terminal Service for some of the old
> >machines. So, far I have found a organization that is developing and
> >using a Load for Red Hat 7.1 and Terminal Service (K12LTSP)
> >Last I was told, Win4Lin will have a server addition out this summer.
> >The K12LTSP will use that as part of their new image this summer. If all
> >works well, we will be able to use old computers as (thin clients) and
> >process everything off the Linux server. We will also have MS products
> >applications running on the Linux Server pushed to the thin clients.
>
> But this may in fact not save you any money.  If you will have (for argument) 12
> copies of Windows running on the server,  and 12 copies of office,  you may
> still need to license 12 copies of windows and 12 copies of office.  It matters
> not to M$ that they are all running on the same machine.  Before going further I
> would have a VERY close look at the license agreement.
>
> Systems and Network Administrator
> Morrison Industries
> 1825 Monroe Ave NW.
> Grand Rapids, MI. 49505

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Scott Van Singel
Technology Director
Sturgis Public Schools
216 Vinewood
Sturgis, MI. 49091
Office: (616) 659-1512
Fax: (616) 651-1571
Email: svansingel@sturgis.k12.mi.us