[vox] Switching from Microsoft to Linux

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I wish i could, unfortunately my company has become corporate and they 
decided to switch everything from Linux to Microsoft. 



Jonathan Stickel wrote:

> Would some of you like to share some experiences and encouragement for 
> a company-wide switch to Linux?
>
> Thanks,
> Jonathan
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Date:     Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:45:53 -0400
> From:     Wayne Ross <wross at kooltronic.com>
> To:     <root at lugod.org>
>
>
>
> Switching from Microsoft to Linux
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>
>
> The owner of our small manufacturing business, Kooltronic, Inc.,
> (www.kooltronic.com <http://www.kooltronic.com/>) is very-very
> interested in switching from Microsoft to an open source Linux.
>
>
>
> She would like to speak with anyone who has successfully switched from
> MS to Linux, especially if they are also a manufacturer. She is
> interested in the negative side as well as the positive side. I have
> found many success stories online, but she wants to "talk" to an actual
> person.
>
>
>
> We have a few servers (File, E-mail, SQL, Application, etc.) and 100
> PCs. We are primarily Windows XP with Office 2003. We do have a 3D solid
> modeling system which would have to stay Windows or move to Unix until
> the Linux version is released in Q4 2006. 85% of our servers and clients
> are basic "Microsoft Office" PCs. The machine tools which are
> Windows-based will remain so since the proprietary software they run
> cannot be converted to Linux.
>
>
>
> Our owner, Anne Freedman, is looking for reassurance that we should
> continue with research on how to implement the switch, and in the
> process answer the question "should we implement the switch?".
> Specifically she wants to hear about the drawbacks, advantages and
> challenges of moving away from Microsoft.
>
>
>
> Could you recommend anyone who might be willing to spend a few minutes
> on the phone via a conference call sharing their experience?
>
>
>
> Thank you for your consideration!
>
>
>
> */Wayne Ross/*
>
> Network Manager
>
> Kooltronic, Inc.
>
> (800) 321-5665
>
> wross at kooltronic.com <mailto:wross at kooltronic.com>
>
>
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