[TriLUG] Linux for the desktop

Jim Ray jim at neuse.net
Thu Nov 6 08:47:43 EST 2003


all i know is that rh-9 works for me on the desktop for most everything i
do.

maybe one day, intuit will port quickbooks over to *nix...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]On
> Behalf Of Carlos J. Cela
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 8:31 AM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: [TriLUG] Linux for the desktop
>
>
> I have switched to Linux in my home PC about one year ago (RH
> 8, right
> now)- Even during the first days of using it, my only issues
> have been
> installing new hardware - I have always find the software I needed.
>
> I had several people using my computer at different times to
> do things
> like browse the web, write letters, or play, without giving them more
> instruction than "the web browser is called mozilla in this
> machine, in
> the menu on the left" - In my experience, none of them had
> more issues
> using it than they would have had using a WinXP pc. Some of
> them cannot
> even tell the difference between Word and Open Office!
> (yes..I've asked
> them out of curiosity).
>
> I guess what I am trying to say is that there is nothing wrong or
> not-usable on Linux for the desktop right now - once it is properly
> running and configured. The complaints I always hear are
> always related
> to installation or configuration of hardware/software. Those are two
> very different issues.
>
> Just my $0.02
>
> Carlos-
>
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