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Guide to Linux on the Business Desktop Part 1 (LinuxWorld)
LinuxWorld examines the desktop
features of several distributions. "When you're picking a
distribution for your business you should consider a number of things: not
only the user interface, but also vendor support and complementary
offerings to the base desktop, especially with regards to applications and
system updates."
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Guide to Linux on the Business Desktop Part 1 (LinuxWorld) Posted Mar 16, 2004 20:07 UTC (Tue) by Port_guy (guest, #20253) [Link] Training of employees and managers to use KDE, Gnome, or Ximian is also a major consideration for you, the consultant, in terms of frustration and billable hours. And the consumer really just wants increased productivity and to be reassured that he or she retains interoperablity with ms users who may be their clients.As part of our gnu mission to change the world, we have a vocation to not let the US become isolated as other parts of the world increasingly adopt Linux because of the virtues which we know so well. Egad, it could become something akin to the measurement system problem between US and metric.
Guide to Linux on the Business Desktop Part 1 (LinuxWorld) Posted Mar 17, 2004 2:53 UTC (Wed) by blayne (guest, #19468) [Link] My own very small company adopted Linux 16 months ago, and it's been smooth sailing. I was pleasantly surprised. We used Xandros (www.xandros.com), but there are other viable business desktop solutions, with more coming in the following year. The momentum is definitely growing. I think the industry has emerged from the stage where early innovators are punished, and we're solidly in the realm where companies that switch now will receive the benefits sooner, with a larger overall payback.But what do I know? I think 1973 was sufficiently long ago that we can now talk about going metric again. Seriously this time.
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