[seul-edu] [Fwd: Re: Question about Bessie]

[Doug Loss <drloss@suscom.net>]

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Subject: Re: Question about Bessie
Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 17:54:48 -0600
From: Devin Bunker <d-b1649@westminstercollege.edu>
To: <drloss@suscom.net>

Doug,

   That's a good question.  A very good question.  I wish I could tell 
you, but I really don't know; I don't force people to register or 
anything like that.  I've received a lot of installation questions from 
people, but that doesn't mean that they're using Bessie regularly, only 
that they tried installing it.  I usually get a few hundred downloads 
when I release a new version, but that doesn't mean too much either.

   I wish I could offer you more information, but that's all that I 
have at the moment.  I'll post a message on Bessie's home page, asking 
for people to contact me if they use Bessie, but I don't know that I'll 
get any responses before you need to make your decision.

   Good luck with your ISO, regardless.  It sounds like a great project.

Devin


> > > Doug Loss <drloss@suscom.net> 05/14/03 01:30PM >>>
   As you may know, we're working on an ISO of educational
software <http://www.seul.org/edu/iso.html> for Linux at the SEUL/edu
project.  Our main requirement for applications to be included on this
ISO is that they be scholastically useful.  We've been evaluating as
many of the apps that we know about as we can, but the effort is
languishing as many volunteer projects do.  I've determined that any app
that is currently being used in one or more schools has de facto
demonstrated that it is scholastically useful and has passed our Phase 2
evaluation.

   That brings me to my question.  Is Bessie currently in use in a
school?  If so, I can put it on the Phase 2 list.  Thanks for your help!

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