[Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Free software

Wed Oct 6 23:22:29 EST 2010

Gotta say Kent: "why are you being informed by your tech"?

Why don't you know already?

Way too many schools are being controlled by "the tech". IT techs should
be responding to school/staff/student needs, not deciding or setting
parameters for the school.

The tail does not (or should not) wag the dog.

cheers,

Geoff Hutchison,

IT Manager/Coordinator,

McGuire College,

Shepparton, Vic

From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Kent Beveridge
Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2010 10:26 PM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Free software

Unfortunately, seems us in the Catholic system miss out on the
freebies..

Just contacted my techie who informed me that we paid a (insert large
$figure here) sum for our recent software licenses. 

Ah, well, cant have everything I guess.

Still, we do try hard to maintain the highest quality of product
delivery that we can and pride ourselves in that fact. As too, I am sure
we all do (or should!).

cheers, and seeya at he upcoming conference kiddies..

come to my and AJ's panel session and have an input to improve our
service to county clients...or just to say gday!

Kent.

(my vegie patch is now doin well ...YAY!).

Kent Beveridge

ICT Co-ordinator, St.Brigids CSC, HORSHAM,Vic,Aus.

________________________________

From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] on
behalf of Roland Gesthuizen [rgesthuizen at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2010 4:31 PM
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Free software

It will save schools spending thousands. The reality is that there is no
free lunch, the tax payer still pays. I guess that we should be mindful
and respectful of this. Statewide software purchases could just as
easily work by tagging the grants and allowing local users to choose. 

Please, I don't want to rain on the party but I am forever suspicious of
when peter may be pinched to pay for paul. The economics of supply and
demand is quirky with software. Double the sales does not really double
the supply costs. It is more about market share and placement, a
battleground that should never eclipse good teaching and great
schooling.

Regards Roland

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
wrote:

But the new image will contain Adobe CS5!  That's the nifty bit; it will
save us thousands.

On 6 October 2010 09:24, Mann, Warrick D
<Mann.Warrick.D at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

	I believe we edit the edustar image to get what we want out of
it add drivers etc and add Adobe CS3

	Cheers

	Warrick

	From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Hutchison, Geoffrey
G
	Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2010 12:07 AM

	To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List

	Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Free software 

	Not so great. 

	Our experience is that the eduSTAR image is only good for Lenovo
laptops. Installing on other machines, notebook or desktop, has resulted
in configuration problems = unstable.

	We continue to build our own images; I have yet to find a DEECD
image that is acceptable/stable/functional.

	Doubt it will change. L

	cheers,

	Geoff Hutchison,

	IT Manager/Coordinator,

	McGuire College,

	Shepparton, Vic

	From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
	Sent: Monday, 4 October 2010 3:23 PM
	To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
	Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] [OT] Free software

	My techie discovered this interesting link

	http://wiki.doe.wan/index.php/Purchasing_Software_for_Schools

	which says DEECD schools will be getting Adobe CS5 for free soon
on the Edustar Win7 version 3a image.

	Goodo!

	-- 
	Mark Kelly
	Information Systems Manager; Reporting Manager
	McKinnon Secondary College
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