Hey all, I've been getting a lot of requests from people for whom I've setup Linux desktops who are becoming increasingly frustrated with the fact that their Linux box doesn't behave "like windows". There's a bunch of ways this manifests, but most commonly I field complaints that OpenOffice is "completely unusable" on the basis that menu items are arranged differently. Another complaint was on the basis that OOCalc required an '=' prefix on formulae -- apparently Microsoft Excel will recognise formulae if they start with a '+'. I did review the various office apps available on Linux some time ago and ultimately concluded that OpenOffice was the best migration path from Windows -> Linux -- if there's something better out there though, I'd like to hear about it.
Anyway, my question: what steps can I take to make a Linux box behave more like Microsoft products? I'm interested in all kinds of approaches here -- switching distributions (though I'd need to see some pretty compelling reasons to do so), bizarro patches, whatever. I am aware that MS-Office will run under WINE -- I'm giving that due consideration. Thanks guys, James. -- James Gregory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
