Linux in the TDSB

[William Park]

On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 10:33:59PM -0400, Igor Denisov wrote:
> As for compatibility, OpenOffice will do fine, no one really knows or
> seems to care about MS Office's more advanced functionality, most
> people would be fine using Notepad :-)

But, be advised that OpenOffice's Comments (or Notes) feature is screwed
up.  Apress.com (a book publisher), for example, is about to ban
OpenOffice.

> 
> In my essay, I mention how the life of the hardware can be prolonged
> with LInux, most  distros, even in their latest iterations, can be
> lightened and run on the usual board PII-400 with 128 MB ram. When
> they'll go for XP/Longhorn, they'll need an upgrade (heck, they need
> an upgrade _now_), with Linux, they won't for a while.
> 
> I plan to make an official proposal in a few weeks, so far, I've been
> approaching the head of IT and others with the idea to get an idea
> about the current attitude towards OSS/Linux.

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William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org>
Open Geometry Consulting, Toronto, Canada
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