AZ students,MS office. Help me!

[Gary Nichols]

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I do -- I'm calling them right now.



On Thu, 2001-08-30 at 13:25, Brian Cluff wrote:
> No kidding!!!  Anyone got any contacts at Sun?  That would be incredibly
> helpful if we had a little of that behind out request.
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> Brian Cluff
> ----- Original Message -----
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> > It'd be even more impressive if we got Sun Microsystems to back us up t=
oo.
> >
> >
> > Quoting Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com>:
> >
> > > I think the letter really needs a list of govt agencies and other
> > > large
> > > entities that are currently using StarOffice with great success.
> > > Otherwise
> > > these politican type with just say... what the hell is staroffice... =
it
> > > must
> > > be crap
> > >
> > > Probably also need to stress a little more that it's prefectly legal =
to
> > > give
> > > every kid in the school a copy of it to use at home, since that seems=
 to
> > > be
> > > a large part of the problem, and that it's also multiplatform so they
> > > wont
> > > have a bunch of computers unable to run it either.
> > >
> > > Brian Cluff
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >
> > > > I want to wtite a letter to as many of my district reps as well as
> > > Ms.
> > > Hull
> > > > and anyone else I can find. Letter writing and Grammar are not my
> > > strong
> > > > suits! If any of the Pluggers would like to help me compose this
> > > letter I
> > > > would greatly appreciate it. I would like it to be a form letter th=
at
> > > we
> > > all
> > > > can use. I have a vested interest in this topic as I am a father of
> > > three
> > > > children two of which are in school.
> > > >  I really want this to have substance and show the value of
> > > alternative
> > > > Operating systems and thinking.
> > > > My thoughts so far,
> > > >
> > > >  I am deeply concerned about what I have read at
> > > > http://computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO63338,00.html
> > > > Regarding implementing Microsoft Office in all schools for $172
> > > million
> > > > dollars. Not to mention that this is an ongoing expense.
> > > > I fail to see the benifit this will provide for my Kindergarten and
> > > second
> > > > grade students of Indian Bend Elementary. I have multiple computers=
 in
> > > my
> > > > home that I could to teach them to use Microsoft office. What I
> > > can't
> > > teach
> > > > them is music, one of the programs that they (Indian Bend students)=
 do
> > > not
> > > > have on a regular basis. I think the music, art and PE programs hav=
e
> > > been
> > > > reduced to bi-weekly or less. I think the money used for the Office
> > > rollout
> > > > would have been better spent on the quality and variety of learnig
> > > > experiences our students are offered.
> > > >  There are also alternatives to Microsoft Office that are free to
> > > download
> > > > and use such as Star Office offerd by Sun Systems at,
> > > > http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/5.2/get/get.html
> > > > Star Office also has the ability to run on the Linux operating
> > > system
> > > which
> > > > is also free to download and use on as many computers as you like.
> > > >
> > > >  *This is a topic I would really like to stress with the groups
> > > knowledge
> > > and
> > > > approval.*
> > > >
> > > >  I am a member of the Phoenix Linux User Group, PLUG,
> > > > http://plug.phoenix.az.us/. Myself and other members of the group
> > > would be
> > > > more than happy to assist and possibly even support and administer
> > > the
> > > > installation, use and adaptation of the Linux operating system in
> > > our
> > > schools.
> > > >
> > > >  Thank you,
> > > > John Wheat
> > > > ________________________________________________
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> > > >
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