Re: Your Mission (should you choose to accept it)

[Robert Hopcroft <hopcroft@uswest.net>]

Marshal Anderson wrote:

> This is interesting and could be important. The question it begs is; what
> happens as Linux develops as an OS with more facilities that we might want
> to use - will it slowly require more and more powerful machines? If so this
> advantage is temporary. If not, then it's a real selling point for schools
> that want to keep legacy systems in use - maybe even bundle the OS with
> edsoft packages as a complete 'solution' (we seem to be big on 'solutions'
> in te UK ATM :)

The tendency of the Linux developers is to keep it simple and as small as
possible, so that it will run faster. Although it may not be practical, one
does get the source code, so one can do what one wants with it. Corel is
bundling Linux with Word Perfect.

Bob