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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Also keep in mind that Windows 8 has
gone to a UI seemingly designed by Fisher-Price, meant primarily
for tablets and their
stack-up-and-use-as-breakroom-tables-in-retail-outlets Surface.
If use of computers as something other than media consumption and
advertising display is what you're after, consider what Jim is
saying and put people on some well-designed window manager and
desktop environment.<br>
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On 3/21/14, 1:07 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:<br>
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I have a unique view on transitioning people to Linux from
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Don't provide a desktop that looks similar. Provide a clean,
well functioning desktop that is Linux. Don't try and make
them thing they are using "old tried and true but seriously
broken". Make sure they are fully aware they using the new
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Accounting software transition will be ugly. None use a format
that can be imported into another. Best bet is to use a windows
server with terminal server licensing and use Remmina remote
desktop for access.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Greg
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<div dir="ltr">OK, so M$ puts a steak in the heart of XP
next month.
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<div>Unfortunately, my office and most of our customers
are still running Win XP, through Win 7 downgrade
option.</div>
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So, I am looking at options. I saw an article on Zorin
OS the other day as a look alike and pretty much work
alike replacement for XP with Wine and <span
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built in</span>. Maybe I could use this to "wean" the
boss off of Windows.</div>
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<div>No need to flame on M$, I just looking for
suggestions on a safe/easy transition out the Windows
world that can run on 5 year old hardware. Any other
suggestions for a platform move that could still run
Windows apps (mostly Business Vision accounting
software) under Linux, hopefully with minimal
disruption?</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance.</div>
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