[ale] End of XP

[Jim Kinney]

Virii are known to run under wine.

The VM is the safest way to run things as the network can be managed to
block everything.
On Mar 21, 2014 3:28 PM, "Greg Clifton" <gccfof5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> My thoughts, exactly!
>
> One more question occurs to me. Is there any vulnerability of WINE or
> PlayOnLinux to Windows viri? I'm guessing not, but I'm a hardware guy,
> "nuts & bolts, not bits & bytes" so thought it was worth asking about.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Since that program is 11+ years old, it may JustWork under wine.
>> On Mar 21, 2014 1:38 PM, "Greg Clifton" <gccfof5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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>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>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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>>>> James P. Kinney III
>>>>
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>>>> gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own
>>>> tail. It won't fatten the dog.
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