Client Switching to Linux

[James McDonald]

On Mon, 1 Jul 2002 09:56, Michael Hipp wrote:
> I have a client that is considering switching to Linux on his desktops.
> Yippee! Here's the app list we have to replace:
>
> Windows XP  -> Red Hat 7.3 Pro
> MS Word     -> StarOffice 6.0
> MS Excel    ->  "
> MS PowerPnt ->  "
> MS Outlook  -> Evolution (???)
Yes But you need to buy the exchange connector from ximian if you are 
backending it with exchange 5.x/2000

> MS Access   -> (keep a Win machine handy???)

you could run a program called acctomysql.exe to change this to mysql format 
and then use MyODBC to interface SO6 with it as this has a ODBC/JDBC 
interface in it.

> QuickBooks  -> (keep a Win machine handy???)

gnucash ? or look on sourceforge.net there are quite a few "medium sized" 
company financial packages using web front ends and mysql or postgres

> Palm sync   -> ???

RH 7.3 comes with kpilot and gpilot ( I use kpilot and it has conduits so you 
can use kab and kcal knotes etc with the palm works quite well and cough it 
has nice XP looking icons )

> Is Evolution really a good replacement for Outlook? What do I do about
> syncing the Palm?
YES

> This client is an attorney; very smart, tired of Windows. I already have a
> server ready to go in his office (Dell PowerEdge 500SC with Red Hat 7.3
> Pro).

Make sure that you have sorted out what his business partners are using as far 
as file formats before you go charging into this... consider setting SO6 to 
save in MS formats by default.

>
> Thoughts? Advice?
>
> Michael
>
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