Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >As an experiment, I am trying to setup a Linux computer as an office >computer running ALL FREE software. It doesn't mean I won't pay for >some software in the office, but I want to see if I can setup at least >one computer in the network in which there is NO software cost and make >it powerful and usable for the business. I have a home business right >now and I am learning Linux and it's software. First I want to create a >server then I'll work on the desktop idea.
It depends on what you want to do. I used a Linux desktop at work for several years. My work included a lot of text editing, email, and web work. I had to read lots of documents, and produce memorandums. I had no problem doing this with various editors, mailers and browsers, OpenOffice, AbiWord, and Gnumeric. The showstopper was the occasional Windows-only custom app. That said, if you already own Windows licenses, then there may not be a need to switch, especially on the desktop. I've done enough with Linux servers that I'd like to have one on my network just because of the abilities you get for free; SQL database, development languages and programming tools, LDAP, mail, web, and more. Many offices could stand to have an end-user maintained shared contact database, or a way to convert any document to PDF, or a customizable spam filter/backup MX, or any of a host of services that can be setup on Linux without expending any funds. Go for it, and don't forget that Google and the Linux Documentation Project are your friends. --Tony -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
