On Sun, 30 Jun 2002 18:56:45 -0500 begin Michael Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth:
> I have a client that is considering switching to Linux on his desktops. > Yippee! Here's the app list we have to replace: > > Windows XP -> Red Hat 7.3 Pro > MS Word -> StarOffice 6.0 > MS Excel -> " > MS PowerPnt -> " > MS Outlook -> Evolution (???) What all do you need to replace? e-mail, calendaring, virii, ??? For the mail server, I suggest sendmail, for the client, Sylpheed, and for the calendaring, WebCalendar (requires Apache w/SQL server, I suggest Postgres, PHP, mod_ssl). Can only suggest the honor system to simulate virus problems. ;-) > MS Access -> (keep a Win machine handy???) Open Office doesn't have this, but Star Office supposedly does. > QuickBooks -> (keep a Win machine handy???) Quasar (http://linuxcanada.com/) or MyBooks (http://appgen.com/) There's also sql-ledger (uses Apache w/ Perl, Postgres) (http://sql-ledger.com/) > Palm sync -> ??? > > Is Evolution really a good replacement for Outlook? What do I do about > syncing the Palm? KDE has palm pilot syncing tools. Haven't used them because I don't have a PP, but I understand they work just fine. > > This client is an attorney; very smart, tired of Windows. I already have > a server ready to go in his office (Dell PowerEdge 500SC with Red Hat > 7.3 Pro). > > Thoughts? Advice? Ciao, David A. Bandel -- Focus on the dream, not the competition. -- Nemesis Racing Team motto _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
