10 Days as a Linux User: A GNU Perspective on things

Flexbeta.net ^ | 2005-08-18 | Gsurface

[N3WBI3]

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Long but interesting read

[ShadowAce]

Was this experiment 10 days or 30 days? He mentions both in the course of his article. Also, GUI is NOT "general user interface", it's "graphical user interface".

Minor quibbles.

[N3WBI3]

I actually think the fact he is probably not an informed computer user is a plus..

[Petronski]

WAP or “Wireless Access Point,” is a device that "connects" wireless communication devices together to create a wireless network. Think of it as a super-sized router.

Well, I think a WAP is more accurately a wifi switch, since they do not all have router/firewall functions.

[N3WBI3]

Well, I think a WAP is more accurately a wifi switch, since they do not all have router/firewall functions.

Depends on who is selling it, Lynksys is pretty good about calling only things a WAP which are access points for wireless networks. But there are other products out there that market waps that can route and do firewall...

[Petronski]

Yeah, it's a minor quibble. I only meant to point out that if a WAP has router/firewall functionality, those are extras, and that a WAP without that stuff is still a WAP.

[StoneGiant]

Thanks!

I'm exploring whether or not I can replace Windows with Linux, and the author's opinion helps a lot.

Has anyone here used OpenOffice? I've got to either purchase Office2003 (or 2004) in the near future, and wonder whether OpenOffice might be a better selection. As an independent consultant, I'm concerned about compatability with my clients --- who are universally in the "Windows Slut" category.

[N3WBI3]

Has anyone here used OpenOffice?

I use it all the time, I cnbt remember the last time I had any issue communication with people who use MS office. Version 2.0 (if it is ever released) should fix some things like access to password protected xls files....

[ShadowAce]

i agree with N3WBI3--I use OOo all the time, and it will produce docs and presentations that are compatible with Office.

The only thing I'd warn you about is Excel/Calc macros. The macro languages are different between the two, so they won't transfer.

Other than that, I'd say 99.9% of anything done in OOo would be readable in MS Office. And vice versa.

[ShadowAce]

Here's a review of OOo for you. Hope it helps!

[Tribune7]

Good article. Bump

[AFreeBird]

I'm using OO pre 2.0 release that came with SuSE 9.3Pro.

I can say that it is about 99% compatible with MSOffice. As mentioned macro's are different. OO 2.0 (and the pre 2.0) release I'm running will finally have a database application (called Base) to counter Access. While I haven't done much with it yet, it can read and write any number of DB formats including Access and also SQL.

Go for it and see what you think. It's free and if you don't like it, you can uninstall it.

[Golden Eagle]

GNU? Isn't that the anti-business group put together by that radical leftist Richard Stallman?

http://www.stallman.org

http://www.stallman.org/archives/2005-may-aug.html

[N3WBI3]

Hey whats red flag again?

[Golden Eagle]

You already know what "Red Flag" is, even though you'd like to claim you don't. It's the communist Chinese government's network operating system, that they got legally for free from Richard Stallman through his GNU group. Lurkers are welcome to read the "GNU Manifesto" for more details, while of course you already know all about it.

http://www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.html

[N3WBI3]

And tell us about Linus's dad...

[N3WBI3]

You're right he is a ton of fun when approached this way...

[Golden Eagle]

Why, you already know, he's a communist that studied in Moscow for years, now lives in Washington D.C. Are you now going to try to deny it, or deny that you already knew? Probably, LOL.

[N3WBI3]

Just thought I would be nice and give you a chance to throw out your usual tripe early on this thread...

I am obliged to you for your gracious cooperation... thank you