[ale] End of XP

[Beddingfield, Allen]

Have you considered just putting an XP VM on each workstation, and letting them run the accounting software in that?  Maybe remove the default route from the VM's network config, or use some other method to prevent them accessing the internet inside the VM.
Allen B.

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Allen Beddingfield
Systems Engineer
The University of Alabama
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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [ale-bounces at ale.org] on behalf of Greg Clifton [gccfof5 at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 12:36 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] End of XP

Jim, your point is to "make a clean break" so they KNOW they are living in a better world as it were? I can see merit to that approach, especially when trying to create "Linux Evangilists," but sometimes it is "hard to teach old dogs new tricks."

Regarding the accounting software, I wasn't looking to convert, but hopefully run the windows based program we have [in WINE] under Linux.


On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com<mailto:jim.kinney at gmail.com>> wrote:

I have a unique view on transitioning people to Linux from <other>.

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 hotness.

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.


On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com<mailto:gccfof5 at gmail.com>> wrote:
OK, so M$ puts a steak in the heart of XP next month.

Unfortunately, my office and most of our customers are still running Win XP, through Win 7 downgrade option.

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 PlayOnLinux built in. Maybe I could use this to "wean" the boss off of Windows.

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?

Thanks in advance.
Greg Clifton

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