On Sunday 09 March 2008 12:31 pm, Ashwin Shah wrote: > Hi > > I am very much interested in LInux > > However i run a business and am not one of the techies who is only > taking abount the greatness of opensource > > Business requires ready made and strong fundamentals of any > platform
Which would immediately disqualify M$. > The Linux forum should change their approach from promoting open > source to talking about making things simpler to the man on the > streets Promoting foss software IS the key to making things simpler for the man on the street. And there are certain fundamental things - mainly political - that prevent this. > > A typical small business requires the following to cover 99% of its > needs > > 1) An operating system You mean a distro, which is the operating system + ultilities + applcation > 2) Open office > 3) Accounting software india compliant > > And remember there is no way to by pass Microsoft hence all the > persons who do not use linux must still get all reports and > comunication which can still be compatible to Windows and > Microdsoft If you read the news you will have noticed that M$ was fined $1.34 billion for not complying with a 4 year old court directive. The directive ordered M$ to disclose information so that other software could be compatible to M$ formats - the exact thing that you want. so you are asking the wrong people to make compatible software. And what is even funnier you pay M$ for keeping you trapped. > or the other leading companies who offer thier software > viz autocad/adobe etc > > I wish the LInux platform comes forward and promotes all these > together and takes up a challenge of converting ( let us say 25000 > ) businesses in 2008 I too run a bussiness - Without M$ for . And without closed software. And everyone of the closed software that we used in that past without exception brought us grief. The sooner you switch the better. Running a business and hence unable to switch is a lame excuse > > Thanks > Ashwin R Shah -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
