> >Today my BIL asked me "How hard would it be to get linux running > >on our desktop to replace Win98 and MSOffice." > > > >I have no problem sending a 'techie' to the right resources to get > >started...but he is not a 'techie'. > > > >What 'Idiot's Guide to Linux' books do y'all recommend? > > Very Hard, we have tried to implement OpenOffice instead of MSOffice and > have not gotten anything but opposition.
1) hey, don't reply at the top, reply at the bottom :) 2) if they've already MS Office licenses (and it sounds like they do), perhaps Crossover Office would be a better solution for them? It's truly amazing, esp. how well it works for IE and the Office stuff. http://www.codeweavers.com/products/office/ James -- James Manning <http://www.sublogic.com/james/> GPG Key fingerprint = B913 2FBD 14A9 CE18 B2B7 9C8E A0BF B026 EEBB F6E4 -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
