Thanks. I'll be lookking for that post. I am using CentOS 5.8 on both my office Linux machine and on a server in the cloud. I think it is best to stick with an enterprise distro. I'm going to get a CD for CentOS 6.3 and then decide how to make the transsition from Windows on my other office machine. I do have to keep Windows for testing software. John On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 04:55:31PM -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > It'll take me a couple days to download and check out sonar linux and if I > can get it working I'll post the version of libreoffice they're using > after I check out its accessibility.On Sun, 25 Nov 2012, John J. Boyer > wrote: > > > When I went to the home page for LibreOffice and then to download and > > then to rpm 386/64, ehen to english there was only a pre-release > > version. A wikipedia article said it was only 5 days old. There is no > > information about accessibility. It looks like LibreOffice needs more > > time to ripen. > > > > John > > > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 12:13:24PM -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > grml under these criteria is another distro to consider. It's a security > > > hardened version of debian. Basic installation gets a command line > > > interface and then the installers cn install the other parts needed on top > > > of the command line interface. Last time I checked grml was still being > > > maintained.On Sun, 25 Nov 2012, Jason White wrote: > > > > > > > John J. Boyer <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > >I'm getting sick of dealing with Windows. My business manager is > > > > >agreeable to a switch, using OpenOffice. What is the best Linux distro > > > > >for someone who does mostly wordprocessing, online shopping, email and > > > > >accounting? > > > > > > > > My suggestion would be to start with a good, well-maintained distribution such > > > > as Debian or Fedora, then install the desktop environment and applications of > > > > your choice. Others have already made suggestions in regard to those. > > > > > > > > If you want extra stability, then choose one of the "enterprise" > > > > distributions, or a derivative, or Debian stable or even Ubuntu LTS. > > > > > > > > I think it's better to start by choosing a desktop environment and > > > > applications, then a distribution based on its maintenance policy, packaging > > > > system and other features. > > > > > > > > I'd personally choose either Debian or Red Hat/Fedora, or maybe OpenSUSE/Suse > > > > (although I haven't had any experience with SUSE in any of its forms). They're > > > > the long-term players who have the most experience and expertise from the > > > > kernel level through to the application level. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Adobe fiend for failing to Flash > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Adobe fiend for failing to Flash > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list