Subj : Re: WinXP
To   : CHARLES SCAGLIONE
From : ROBERT FOWLER
Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 07:46 pm

-=> CHARLES SCAGLIONE wrote to ROBERT FOWLER <=-

 CS> I think you know what I meant Robert.  Sure, you can individually
 CS> setup your Linux machine for a small business or even a home office
 CS> business.  But (collectively) is "Business" ready to go with Linux?  I
 CS> don't think so.  Does any distro of Linux appeal to the business world
 CS> so that they would be ready to abandon Windows?  Again, I don't think
 CS> so.

 I really haven't looked at the business side, but I know it's there.
 I also know that the corporations using Linux, as well as other versions
 of the .nx platform pay for their support.

 While that may not bode well for the home user, it does suggest that
 the applications, while probably quite pricey, are there.  Indeed
 I found one accounting application (Viper) that is $5000 for a
 five license package.  For that kind of money, it should be quite
 capable.
 
 CS> I'm personally hopeful that Linux will evolve into an operating system
 CS> that's as easy to setup and run as Windows.  That's why I keep my
 CS> Linux OS running and up to date although admittedly I don't use it as
 CS> much as I probably could.

 I see the challenge to develop the panacea of functions the home user
 demands much more formidable than producing the basics required by
 a SOHO user.  But I do think that the recent platforms indicate
 a trend toward user friendliness.       
 
 CS> I'm about to blow away MEPIS and try some other distros.  Xandros is
 CS> one that I'm going to test.

 I had a brainstorm this afternoon thinking about Jay's predicament
 with the Win95 USB laptop, and thought hey, maybe a Linux CD would
 allow him to use his USB flash drive.

 I have a USB multi-card reader here, so I tested it with all of the
 live CD distros I had.  Linspire saw it but would not read it.  The
 others, including Knoppix, MEPIS and Ubuntu, didn't find it.  Xandros
 saw and read it.  That's indicative of the challenge for Linux, IMO.

 Regards,

 Robert Fowler

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