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MATTHEW BROWNING wrote: > > > It's been hard to avoid the debate about the lack of sophistication > > of desktop office suites on Linux, but surely what's available is > > good and reliable enough for primary schools? > > > > - The debate is a load of FUD. I've got AbiWord 0.9.5 and it is fine > for all wordprocessing. Oh, you can't 'record a macro' in VBA. > Gnumeric does the job also. If you want to produce some classy > documents have a blast at TeXmacs - proving popular in our house. > </troll> Hmm, Applixware offers an excellent Office suite - it isn't free - but it isn't as much as some one could mention, and runs on every platform under the sun, except HP-UX (But they are above the sun <hehehe - that should upset Alex ;->). We have our own Linux fan hid at a school in Exeter. There is much talk of Install fests in the air. If there is the interest in a school specific Install fest I'd be happy to help organise one. I wouldn't mortgage the house and go into this as a business, as you just missed your chance to do Exeter college. Although starting your own business doesn't always mean mortgaging the house, indeed I got my mortgage about 6 months before starting my own business - the mortgage companies prefer to lend money to the salaried. -- Are you using the Internet to best effect ? www.eighth-layer.com Tel: +44(0)1395 232769 ICQ: 116952768 Moderated discussion of teleworking at news:uk.business.telework -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.