[DUG] Delphi on Linux

[Neven MacEwan]

Wayne

 > counting data collection,
 > data entry, printing out and posting in pigeonholes) probably takes 
5-6 man-hours per day here.

a) Person hours please!
b) Ever considered WiFi, A web App and giving the teachers Nintendo DS's

HTH
Neven

Wayne Roser wrote:
> Hi Todd
> 
> I think this is software generated text messages to parents. If so, we don't use it at the moment.
> It's a great idea (if you have a cellphone so it wouldn't help me).
> 
> Attendence checking (not counting calling the roll or phoning home but counting data collection,
> data entry, printing out and posting in pigeonholes) probably takes 5-6 man-hours per day here. I
> wouldn't say truancy is a big issue but attendance is. Also, schools are pretty twitchy about young
> kids not turning up without prior notice, like a phone call.
> 
> Wayne
> 
> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz> on Friday, 11 August 2006 at 1:09
> p.m. +0000 wrote:
>> Hi Wayne
>>
>> I read in the Herald this week that the govt is trundling out some $4.8m 
>> software tracking school enrollment/attendance. Do you get to use that? Mind 
>> you, do they have truancy at your school?
>>
>> Todd.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Wayne Roser" <rr at kristin.school.nz>
>> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
>> Cc: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
>> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 12:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DUG] Delphi on Linux
>>
>>
>>> Todd
>>> It's huge mate (or is that "I.T.s huge, mate") - several hundred laptops 
>>> being trundled around the
>>> school by people who include rugby players. What can you expect?
>>> Using MUSAC software without the protection/assistance of TS. And I writes 
>>> plenty myselfs, I does
>>> (stuff like a program that emails staff their timetables if there've been 
>>> any changes and indicates
>>> what those changes are; 'nother one for their class lists; 'nother one to 
>>> email period 1 lists
>>> because of the absences system; 'nother one on the way for kids' 
>>> timetables; a reports program; and
>>> that's not all ...). Just wish I could do web pages and stuff like that. I 
>>> did _see_ a web page
>>> once.
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz> on 
>>> Friday, 11 August 2006 at 12:10
>>> p.m. +0000 wrote:
>>>> You have an IT department at your school?
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Wayne Roser" <rr at kristin.school.nz>
>>>> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
>>>> Cc: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
>>>> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 10:06 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [DUG] Delphi on Linux
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Instead of compiling for Linux, our IT dept is trying to get a bunch of
>>>>> windows programs running on
>>>>> a linux server using WINE so that we can get free terminal services
>>>>> without buying the microsoft
>>>>> product. Some of the software is written in Delphi (by me) and some we 
>>>>> buy
>>>>> from elsewhere.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone done this sort of thing?
>>>>>
>>>>> "Free" terminal services seems to be pretty labour expensive.
>>>>>
>>>>> This might be off-list. If so, please email me similarly. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Wayne Roser
>>>>> Kristin School
>>>>>
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