Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Migrating to Linux? Use These Open Source Apps
>
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> | The single biggest argument against a smooth migration to one of the
> | popular desktop Linux distributions is the belief that key applications
> | are not available on the Linux platform. However there are a multitude
> | of fantastic open source alternatives that are easy to install and free
> | to use.
> `----
>
> http://www.intranetjournal.com/articles/200707/ij_07_10_07a.html
>
Easy peasey.
On your file server run a script that picks out all unique file extensions,
ignore extensions that are executables and things like tmp, run it through
the entire /home and other volumes you have user data on.
You end up with the list
doc
xls
dwg
pdf
jpg
.... and others.
It isn't in the end a particularly long list.
Now take that as your first column in a spreadsheet made up like this.
Extension....Windows Prog....Linux Prog
doc..........Word............OpenOffice
xls..........Excel...........OpenOffice
and carry on down the list of extensions.
You can fill in each one with alternetives, some might need the commercial
version to do the job properly, we aren't talking of bank breaking stuff
here.
But of cause that doesn't give you a definitive list for special
applications, such as wages and accounts. So for these you do have to do a
search and maybe some trials to make sure what you want is properly
covered.
There is no problem in you keeping some Windows applications on Windows
machines if you really can not make use of the Linux equivelant for a
particular job role.
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