Subj : Re: Probably the wrong group.
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Larry I Smith
Date : Mon Aug 02 2004 08:56 pm

Yorkian wrote:
> All coments welcome by me but not necessarily everyone else. So please
> leave out comments like,
> look-you-soap-using-tie-wearing-exMS-nanby-pamby-whose-mother-might've-been-a-hamster-and-smelt-of-elderberries,
> you-are-a-witch-cos-you've-got-a-wart etc. etc. etc.
> 
> History for the posting:
> Being Yorkshire I like to get a good deal.  Having getting quotes for
> a 20 CAL server with MS, I thought, "OK. I know a bit about UNIX, well
> "ls -l" anyway, lets get a box with Linux on and see what it's all
> about regardless of the SCO thing ;)"
> 
> So I convinced the MD that a new box with linux, backplane, SBCs, tons
> of memory, big 15K SCSI discs for data and a big IDE for OS would be a
> good thing.  Got some quotes that made him very happy as the overall
> price of the server was almost half his intended budget of his last
> WinServer! So, Req. rasied, box ordered! (OK so far people?)
> 
> Now we've got all this spare cash to spend on an Office suite. As
> we're currently on Office97/NT4 combo (as you can see, it's been a
> while since the MD got his wallet out for software). Which will be a
> Office97/Linux combo. They, the workforce, extensively use Excel and
> Word and no matter what I do will not change them.
> 
> So my question is this: 
> Can OfficeXP/2000 operate with all the features it boasts (team
> integration, e-mail, et al) with a Linux backend? Or are you tied into
> Micro$oft? I.e. Dude if you buy a Merc., get it serviced by Merc!
>  -- or --
> Should I opt for something else that all our previous data can be
> ported into very easily? I.e. Linuxcel is a great GUI app. that does
> everything the Excel does but better mate! If fact your Excel files
> are better for the environment with Linuxcel.

- OpenOffice: MS Office replacement
   http://www.openoffice.org

- Novell Openexchange Server: replacement for MS Exchange server
   http://www.suse.com/us/business/products/openexchange/index.html

- Novell Evolution Connector for Microsoft Exchange Server 2000/2003
   (formerly Ximian Connector) : allows Linux clients to be
   clients of an existing MS Exchange server.
   http://www.novell.com/products/evolution
   http://www.novell.com/products/connector

"OpenOffice" and "Evolution Connector" are free (of cost) and released
under the GPL.  Many Linux distro's include OpenOffice.
"Openexchange" costs money.

Regards,
Larry

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