On 11/11/2013 10:15 AM, David F wrote:
... when a user tries to switch from
a proprietary OS to a free OS, the switching of the core operating
system is likely nearly invisible to them; but they often are also
switching many of the applications that they use every day, and this is
where it becomes such a difficult transition and a steep learning curve.
But, some (many?) of these free software applications can also run on
proprietary OSs (2). So, my advice to a novice who is using a
proprietary OS and wants to begin with Debian, or any other free OS, is
to start by using free software on their proprietary OS.
+1
Another advantage of migrating applications before the OS is that you
will need to migrate existing data. Simultaneous installations of
proprietary and FOSS applications on a proprietary OS allows data
migration via import/ export through common file formats and also via
automation (e.g. one application controlling another programmatically).
The later approach was the only reliable method I found for migrating
Outlook e-mail and address books to Thunderbird.
David
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