On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 11:08, Michael Ryan Byrd wrote: > Ok, lets the company I work for is going to open a new office. There will be 5 > cubicles in that new office. Each cube will have its own computer and they will > share a printer. The office is supplied with a DSL connection. Each cube will > need email, internet browsing, word processing (.doc), spreadsheeting (excel > sheets), and presentations(powerpoint). (It is a non-technical division (human > resources) of the company.) > > As I do not use linux for my desktop, which of the available window managers > most closely replicates Microsoft Windows and is the most stable? > > Which opensource program most closely replicates the Microsoft Office Suite? > > In your opinion, would it be wise for me to recommend buying OS-less PCs for the > new office and setting up linux on all of them? Could non-technical people cope > with not having Windows?
I agree with Gary on using Mozilla and OpenOffice. I also use both products on Windows. You have to start somewhere in migrating people, and I always start with the Apps. Most people care less about the OS itself. > > ideas? > > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -- Michael L Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
