Stars Update Excellent

[James]

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On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Mathieu Charron <mathieu at hyberia.ca> wrote:

> But massive data aggregation fail miserably in OpenOffice/LibreOffice.
> That where Excel shine (and it's just better, period).
>
> LibreOffice did a LOT of code cleanup and the RC1 runs very smoothly
> (I still don't understand why it take 1-2 seconds for my right-click
> to show up on windows).
>
> School = Use what the teacher tell you to use (I refused once, he
> failed me, True Story!)
>
> Elsewhere = Use what you want.
>
> This discussion is useless: The school asked for it. You can't threat
> the school the same way you thread a user.
> It's like asking a city to turn off the light when they are not in
> use, and I'm talking about street light.
>
> 2011/1/7 James <james2432 at gmail.com>:
> > I prefer LibreOffice/OpenOffice  especially with the "Excel" application
> you
> > can choose your field delimeter for CSV files..something that comes in
> handy
> >
> > I personally find there is a lot more functionality in the FOSS than what
> M$
> > has to offer
> >
> > 2011/1/7 Mark Ueki Mina <themarker0 at hotmail.com>
> >>
> >> When it comes to an educational enviroment...
> >> Quality != Price.
> >> I'll be honest OpenOffice does not have the best track record for
> Quality.
> >> I haven't checked up on Libre Office, but its likely too soon for major
> >> things to change. I love FOSS as much as everyone else. But when it
> comes to
> >> kids and learning, i'd rather have a school have a product they can
> support
> >> much easier.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 15:38:14 -0500
> >> Subject: Re: Stars Update Excellent
> >> From: james2432 at gmail.com
> >> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> >>
> >> lol at bucket of KY.....
> >>
> >> True M$ has huge rebates for Office for schools...but no amount of
> rebates
> >> can price match free and open source ;)
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Ilija Milicevic <engr3337 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Microsoft Office won't run on the Linux platform. The reason Microsoft
> is
> >> offering those discounts is to lock the future generations of
> professionals
> >> into their ecosystem. While MS Office may be cheap for use in school,
> check
> >> the pricing on it for non-academic use. Make sure you bring a bucket of
> KY.
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Mark Ueki Mina <themarker0 at hotmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> As a school they can get major discounts on Office 2010. Maybe do some
> >> research into the program microsoft offers for that, i'm not the
> educated in
> >> it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 13:09:34 -0500
> >> Subject: Stars Update Excellent
> >> From: candive1 at gmail.com
> >> To: group at bglug.ca; ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I have been in contact with my Georgian College Prof (dos)
> >> Today I dropped off two desktops, 1 Edubuntu & 1 Ubuntu, 2 power cords
> and
> >> 2 keyboards.
> >> They will be installed in the Georgian College Library next week to
> >> introduce Students to Linux and Promote our Stars Program.
> >>
> >> The College also needs to know if Microsoft Office 2010 will run on the
> >> above computers?? (wine?) I do not have Office 2010. Please Help.
> >>
> >> I also met with the Sydenham Public School Principal, he will be
> bringing
> >> it up at his board meeting and with the Blue Water District School Board
> >>
> >> I was unable to meet with the O.S.C.V.I. High School Principal but I did
> >> leave our calling card and Stars description for her.
> >> I see no problem with moving the desktops.
> >>
> >> Chris
> >> Linux Pusher
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >> Supplying Technology to At Risk Students
> >>
> >>
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