Re: [seul-edu] Linux in Elementry

[Steve Hunt <theshunt@crosswinds.net>]

I think that these would be great for schools and the Linux community alike.  
At my school, the staff uses a program called SchoolWorld (Windows program) 
which is a piece of vaporware handed down a line of several companies.  
Schoolworld (attempts to) handles grades, attendance, dicipline, sports 
schedules, and other features.  Its interface is awful, and it would be great 
if there was a replacement for it.

Also, the libraries in our district are forced to use an antiquated catalog 
system called DYNIX.  The server is now a black box to the techies at the ISD 
and the librarians alike, so it would also be wonderful it there was a good 
replacement to that.

Microsoft Money is being used for accounting (which I'm happily not involved 
in) and this could easily be replaced by Kapital by theKompany.

However, in order for our district to switch to Linux, we'll need all of the 
above features and more.  If this could be accomplished, it would be great :-)

Steve

On Wednesday 22 August 2001 09:12 am, you wrote:
> How do people feel about a dedicated Linux Distro made for the Educational
> Group? The reason I ask is my company is starting development of this
> distro and we would like feedback on what the public or those supporting
> and dealing with the school systems closly think.  With this distro we
> would try to pack all the Educational Software games and such for younger
> students as well as put together a second version that will contain
> administrative software for the schools. Does anyone think it can fly?
>
> -Matt