11-07-2002, 05:32 PM
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Originally posted by andrewas:
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Originally posted by MagiK:
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Originally posted by andrewas:
Neb, sad to say, but there is no way ever that M$ can be got rid of. Look at the average company network. You have various M$ office documents - a pain to convert, but not impossible. Then you have your applications, often costing thousands. Assuming you can find non-M$ equivalents for them all, you still have a substantial re-train cost to pay.
My company is on the verge of doing just that. We have managed to get Linux running everything that used to be MS controlled and with just a few wrinkles left to iron out we could be M$ free within 18 months...but more likely 36 due to budgeting issues.
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[/QUOTE]Good luck with it. Hopefuly this will become easier in future as more applications get Linux versions, but there is still a long way to go. Ill also be interested in how that goes - I still think its not practical for most companies. If *love* to be proven wrong on this one though, I really would.[/QUOTE] While I am not actively involved with the project, I do keep tabs on it. Ill keep ya all posted [img]smile.gif[/img] Apparently they have all the desktop apps ported to non-MS products that will require minimal adjustment for users and that can read all current MS document formats. (I am not sure but I htink they are using the last free version of Star Office) The only thing they have yet to convert is the mail server....I think.
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