linux in the classroom

[Eric R. Benoit]

I guess the trick would be to find GNU/Linux software for education.



Cyber Source wrote:

> Ok, I gotta jump in.
>  I like what your trying to do but I think your approach is wrong. If 
> your focus is going to be applications in an emulator be it wine, 
> vmware, etc., your already starting out in second position, because 
> the killing question is going to be "why are we doing this?"
>  They may be able to save some money, etc. but I myself have had 
> resounding success with Linux conversion focusing on security and 
> stability.
>  The most volatile thing a windows pc user will face is the internet, 
> and there are already superior NATIVE apps that run in Linux like 
> FireFox, Thunderbird, GAIM, etc..
>  I just checked the latest wine app called Point2Play for a client of 
> mine that wants to run his windows games but not windows. Still the 
> same goofy wine crap. Wine has embarrassed me many times ;). A windows 
> app, whatever it is, will never run as good in wine as it will in 
> windows, then that "why?" question will come up again.
>  Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm not trying to step on any 
> toes. I love to see guys doing what your doing, I just want us all to 
> use our collective experiences to see that when someone like yourself 
> does this, it's successfull and IMHO, focusing on windows apps in an 
> emulator is by far not the best way to get Linux in the door. Windows 
> people often get clouded by the myriad of apps and tend to loose focus 
> on what there doing, I see this everyday.
>  Linux apps come out everyday and they are getting better and better 
> all the time. If they should need a windows app for something, vmware 
> is the best that I've seen, I have entire corporations running Linux 
> desktops for all there internet, email, office stuff and vmware 
> windows for whatever windows only app they need. It's been a slow hard 
> struggle but not only has it gotten easier (as far as there 
> acceptance) but it's continuing to snowball.
>  Good Luck and if you need any help along the way, I'd be happy to help.
>
> vlok stone wrote:
>
>> Win4Lin is a possibility. The free version only
>> supports 95 & 98 apps. If you need 2k or Xp have to
>> pay, Vmware may then be the better solution. I think
>> Peter (who raves about it) previously said at a
>> meeting that he can resell at a good price, somewhat
>> below the usual cost. Contact him for details.
>> --- "Eric R. Benoit" <ebenoit at hopevale.com> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> A small high school.
>>> I would like to test/setup a small lab of student
>>> computers with linux and an "emulator" to run win32 software that the
>>> school purchased.  I am having difficulty trying to find a free 
>>> emulator if
>>> it even exists (Wine is limiting).  I also have not used an emulator
>>> before and am not sure how well it would perform (hopefully better than
>>> windows) and would be unsure of it's scalability with the software 
>>> we have
>>> and will purchase.  For instance we have a II tier server application
>>> for reading that uses IPX.  I don't see why it wouldn't work, but I 
>>> also
>>> don't no any problems that could occur running win32 applications 
>>> that are
>>> meant for connectivity accross a network.  "I" lack in this
>>> area, and I just want to know enough that will satisfy me to start 
>>> working
>>> on such a project.  Would an emulator run ALL my win32 software?  Would
>>> an emulator need a beefy computer to run on?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Eric
>>>
>>> pirrone wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Eric R. Benoit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>> Well, I popped the question to a possible
>>>>>       
>>>>
>>> inexpensive stable   
>>>
>>>>> solution.  Not sure how it was taken though.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>
>>>> Eric,
>>>>
>>>> Where's that, and what functionality?
>>>>
>>>> Frank
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>>   
>>
>>
>>
>> Free Good
>> Fire Bad
>>
>>
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