V O Y A G E R wrote: > > Dear All, > > I need your help realetd to this topic. There may be more than one solutions > for this problem. The problem is that how one can provide a similar interface > to user who uses M$ Windows as a workstation. > > This interface should be user friendly and similar to M$ Windows so that the > end user do not get boared from this Linux workstation. The solution which I > have in mind is > > 1) As this Linux machine is a simple workstation therefore only core > applications should be installed on it. This include kernel and other basic > applications that are necessary for any Linux machine. We can use any Linux > flavour for this purpose Like Redhat, SUSE etc. > > 2) For Web Browsing all people know netscape is the best. > > 3) For office utilities StarOffice by SUN will be used. Since you are using star office anyway why not us it as you WM. Looks like windows, acts like windows(slow). > > 4) For email client we can use netscape or any other client. > > May be I miss some applications. People are fad up from viruses,therefore they > would like Linux,which is virus free. > > A few days ago ActionAid a UK based charity decided that they will use Linux > at workstations end due to viruses, which spread and crash machines at > continous times. > > My purpose is not for commercial use. I belong to a development sector > organisation in a developing country. I hope if we succed in a solution like > this then this will help promoting Information, Communications and > Technologies for Human Development and bridiging the Digital Divide. > > I explain one solution which I have in my mind. There may be people who know > many other solutions for this problem which are being implemented in different > Developing Countries. > > I hope gurus will help in this problem. > Many thanks in advance. > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org -- Jeff Largent ImageLinks, Inc. System Admin Melbourne, Fl 32935 (321) 253-0011 fax:(321) 253-5559 - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
