AZ students,MS office. Help me!

30 Aug 2001 15:36:03 -0700

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Trent, I talked to them earlier today and they can't really help.  They
verified that the corporate office has to ok any support.  I'm waiting
for a call back now.

On Thu, 2001-08-30 at 14:16, Trent Shipley wrote:
> The local sales office is just down the street at 24th St & Camelback (NW
> corner.)  If I get an e-mail contact can someone assemble the thread for
> him?
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> PS:  Will Lotus stuff run on Linux?
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> Lotus is not free, but is there any guarantee StarOffice will stay free?
> In any case, I have the impression that the Lotus suite is pretty mature =
and
> full featured.  That seems to be more than can be said of StarOffice.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Brian
> > Cluff
> > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 1:25 PM
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > Subject: Re: AZ students,MS office. Help me!
> >
> >
> > No kidding!!!  Anyone got any contacts at Sun?  That would be incredibl=
y
> > helpful if we had a little of that behind out request.
> >
> > Brian Cluff
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > > It'd be even more impressive if we got Sun Microsystems to back
> > us up too.
> > >
> > >
> > > 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 th=
ey
> > > > 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 a=
s
> > > > 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 that
> > > > 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 a=
nd
> > > > 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 h=
ave
> > > > been
> > > > > reduced to bi-weekly or less. I think the money used for the Offi=
ce
> > > > rollout
> > > > > would have been better spent on the quality and variety of learni=
g
> > > > > 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 administe=
r
> > > > the
> > > > > installation, use and adaptation of the Linux operating system in
> > > > our
> > > > schools.
> > > > >
> > > > >  Thank you,
> > > > > John Wheat
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