On Monday 06 August 2007 17:26:20 jonathon wrote: > Richard wrote: > > Can you be specific as to how versions of Vista will affect > > productivity? > > Each version of Windows Vista has its own limitation. > * Windows Vista Starter Edition, for example, won't allow the > user to install dictionaries or fonts from the Internet. > * Windows Vista Business Edition, won't allow the user to create > documents that contain more than two writing systems. > > For people considering switching to Windows Vista, my suggestion > is: * If on Win ME, or lower, upgrade to Ubuntu 7.04;
or PCLinuxOS http://www.pclinuxos.com > * If on WinXP, or Win2K either stay there, or upgrade to Linux; > * If on Server 2003, either stay on that, or upgrade to Red Hat's > Enterprise version; or the Redhat clone - CentOS http://www.centos.org/ > * If on a Mac, stay there. (I'd rather keep my Mac, than get a > Vista box, even though I can't use my Mac (System 7.5) due to > hardware incompatibility issues); > * If you want to get Linux, but feel obligated to pay the > Microsoft tax, your choice is either SuSe, or Linspire; > * Or look at the niche distros, if you have a quasi-specialized > need; > > xan > > jonathon -- http://24.197.142.167/ See the Openoffice.org FAQ Microsoft users go to http://www.pclinuxos.com for a great user friendly Linux experience! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
