On Thu, 30 May 2002 17:31:09 -0400 Anthony Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Egan, Matt B. (Artco) wrote: > > >>>No flaming intended here but I am confused by your query. > >>>Are you suggesting that a Linux Citrix Server boot clients > >>> > >>into MS windows or X? > >> > >>>If booting into MS windows......heh I won't even validate > >>> > >>that with a response. > >> > >> > >>Well, in the corporate world for every Linux app there is a > >>better Windows > >>app. Hate to say it but your average desk jockey is much > >>more productive with > >>a Windows machine. > >> > > > > Do you mean more comfortable and familiar? I think you do > > because there is no reason that someone couldn't be just as > > productive on a linux box as they could be on a windows > > machine. There are lots of variables to figure in to > > productive. I think you need to revise that one. > > > > > > > > I'll partially agree with that, but there still isn't a desktop > app where the Linux version is better than the Windows version. > OpenOffice can't do as much > (or as fast) as MS Office; Mozilla is almost as good as IE, but > say goodbye to most plugins; Photoshop beats gimp; Dreamweaver > beats vi (well not on my system:). I'm not going to ever say > Windows is better than Linux, but LTSP is the only way I'd > considering giving people in my company a Linux desktop. > Openoffice/StarOffice has 10X more features. etc then 95% of any company's users will use. Mozilla is a much better browser than IE. And for plugins...get Crossover. Works great. Yes I know that that isn't the best option and costs some $$$ but until companies like Macromedia, etc figure it out and start developing plugins for Mozilla/Linux thats the way its going to be. As for the other apps you mention I have to ask one question - At what cost? Photoshop is big $$$$$. and comparing Dreamweaver to Vi is just plain weird ;) > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's > Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- > http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > > ______________________________________________________________ > _______ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change > prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on > irc.openprojects.net > _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
