SO 6 beta is great from what I've used it for, there is now no SO desktop or EMail features, but the Microsoft Word compatability is more fine tuned. I would most definitely recommend it.
I am unaware of any good accounting packages for Linux yet, or DataBase packages as user friendly (albeit clunky) as Access (might run under Wine). Chris On Mon, 07 Jan 2002 15:18:48 +1100 "Raena Lea-Shannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher Booth wrote: > > > > I was under the impression that most law firms were Word Perfect Stalwarts. > > In my experience they/we mostly use MS Word (Office 97 version mostly). > I use SO at home and swap files with work. I have not tried SO 6 yet but > if what someone else posted is true then it is even less of an issue. > What I believe holds law offices and SME's back generally (apart from > lack of knowledge/info/interest and time is not WP as much as accounting > and practice management software. There is none, other than a Canadian > thing called Accountix which is OK if you are (Terence and Phillip > Solicitors)in Canada. > > www.accountixinc.com/linux-accounting.htm > > Maybe it is configuarble enough to use for Aust. (beyond my limited > expertise) It is also proprietry. If it is a good system and were > readily confurable I may be able to get a small consortium interested in > paying to get it running for Aust business circs. > > > > Chris > > > > On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 00:02:55 +1100 (EST) > > "Howard Lowndes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > It's interesting that you say you are a lawyer and hence I assume that you > > > use Linux/SO/etc in your practice. > > > > > > I have a friend who is a Sydney QC and would like to get his practice off > > > M$, but his main arguement is that all his business associates who deal > > > with him want to transfer material in M$ Office. Yes, I know that SO with > > > do M$ Office, but it is not native. > > > > > > On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Raena Lea-Shannon wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I am an SME. I found out about Linux through being an an Intellectual > > > > Property Lawyer (and yes IP it is an oxymoron for Lawyer especially for > > > > computer literacy). I have tried the Law Soc of NSW and THEY have no > > > > idea but I am working on them. > > > > > > -- > > > Howard. > > > LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people > > > Contact detail at http://www.lannetlinux.com > > > "We are either doing something, or we are not. > > > 'Talking about' is a subset of 'not'." > > > > > > -- > > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > > -- > *Innovation makes enemies of all those who prospered under the old > regime...*, Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
