Re: linux migration
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I'm just doing apt-cache searches on this...you can go through
packages.debian.org to see thier descriptions.
On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 02:26:19PM +0800, jonas.weismuller@fmc-asia.com wrote:
> MS Netmeeting
> ---------------
> Linux version: No
> Alternatives:
> Comments:
gnomemeeting, gnomemeeting2, ohphone, ophone-basic
> Power Archiver (Free compression tool)
> -------------------------------------
> Linux version: No
> Alternatives:
> Comments:
zip, unzip (.zip files); cabextract (.cab); lha (.lha files); tar
(.tar); tar (.tar.gz); tar (.tar.bz2); rar, unrar (.rar files); unarj
(.arj)... you get the idea. There's front ends (garchiver, guitar, etc)
available, as well.
> Irfan View
> ----------
> Linux version: No
> Alternatives:
> Comments:
display, imagemagick (off the top of my head)
> Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw
> ----------------------------
> Linux version: No/yes (PhotoPaint)
> Alternatives: Gimp(), PhotoPaint()
> Comments:
I think you got it, there. I've never used Photopaint before, but GIMP
is damn good. Heavy photoshop users will need to be given time to play
with The GIMP; they both do most of the same things, but they interact a
bit differently with the user.
> Lotus Notes Domino 5
> ---------------------
> Linux version: No
> Alternatives:
> Comments:
I don't think you looked very hard on this one.
http://www.notes.net/linux/
However, I've been subjected as a user to Lotus Notes stupidity; Notes
is a horrible, slow, bloated piece of crap. I hate web interfaces, but
I think even phpgroupware would be better than this.
> Adobe Acrobat Reader
> Linux version: yes
> Alternatives:
> Comments:
There's a *lot* of Acrobat alternatives as well, searching the package
archive for pdf will find a good number of them; in addition to just
viewing them, you could also create them.
> And last but not least one question:
> If we come to the conclusion to migrate to Linux which Operating system
> would you choose for a Desktop solution and WHY !?!?
Depends greatly on your user base and where your priorities are. If you
want something your users will be able to grok without too much toying,
Desktop/LX. If you have brighter users who aren't going to be banging
down your door over questions readily answered in user-oriented
documentation and want to be able to maintain the boxes easily Debian.
This part I'm sure has been done before, a good starting place to
answering such a question would to start browsing somewhere around
here:
http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Linux/News_and_Media/Articles/Comparative_Reviews/
Religious issues abound on such a topic, you and your company will need
to do some soul searching here.
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Baloo
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