Subj : Re: WinXP
To   : ROBERT FOWLER
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 11:48 pm

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

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

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

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

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

I'm a mite puzzled here. Admittedly I do not know Linux very well,
but how would a Linux CD help me with a system that does NOT have a CD
reader?

Jay

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


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