3 RH training points you should have to worry about, 1. E-Mail Client (Evolution) its not that bad really I have done it with over a 100 users already 2. Web Browser (Netscape 7 or Mozilla 1.0) this is the BIGGEST issue you will encounter, you will probably want Net. 7 since it comes default w/ Flash and Java plugings (It is a pain to install these by hand on every desktop) and your users will bitch and mon for a while, but HONESTLY ITS A DAMNED WEB BROWSER - WHAT TRAINING SHOULD THERE BE. 3. Terminal, if you are running a terminal application such as MAS90 - gnome-terminal will be your biggest issue, it has NO PRINT SCREEN functionaility as yet. It also doesn't support switching terminal types, sooon it will do both actually about 3 months and I am hopping to get the upgrades stuck in w/ 8.1 or whatever. If you have any question about converting I can give you some insight into what I have encountered w/ my users. Thanks, Dave Durst > It is more than the "masses." We have over 850 users on-line here in our > company and the re-training costs shifting to a linux desktop are very > large. In this way, RedHat *is* moving in the right direction by trying > to give us a desktop which will require minimal re-training for > companies like ours. Redhat 8.0 is a glimmer (maybe more than a > glimmer) of what a "Windows" killer might be, but it isn't there, yet. > > We have a business to run, and we want our technology to support the > operation of the business, do it securely, and to be as *invisible* as > possible. Currently, like it or not, Windows is still a good choice, > but it is getting too expensive and too resource hungry especially in > the time it takes to manage the desktops. But if RedHat continues to > provide focus and resources to the desktop Windows is in big trouble > over the long run. > > Charles Johnson > Manager, IS Applications > Phone: 463-6527 > Fax: 463-6503 > Help Desk: 463-6516 > > Remember the heroes of UAL Flight 93 > >>>> johgn@omsig.net Wednesday, November 20, 2002 5:57:33 PM >>> > On Wed, 2002-11-20 at 17:57, Keith Winston wrote: > > [...edited for brevity...] > > Linux is better, but the masses want ease of use, and they want their > proprietary formats and their DVDs. Red Hat Linux in its current form > is not for them. > > -- > John > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
