On 11/21/05, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Roger Markus wrote: > > Do give yourself an overlap period to get used to Linux. Once you're up > to > > speed with it, you'll never want to touch a Lose-W machine again, but > there > <snip> > > use the Lose-W box less and less, but don't attempt a "Bang!" one day > > swtich-over, it's not realistic. Anyway, good luck with it and I'll be > glad > > to offer advice regarding it if I can. > > What he said - don't try to go "bang". On the other hand, note that > *ALL* Linux distros install a boot loader, which enables you to boot > *either* Linux or Windows. > > Then, too, there's wine to run at least some Windows software, and you > can read from Windows partitions. >
Right. And - come to think of it - I was remembering some of the difficulties I had about five years ago... Linux is *much* easier to use now than it was then. So... as long as you're prepared to readjust to a few things, a sudden change might not be a problem. One caution is regarding some application software. I still have some map software and ACDSee (v4.0) that I use on an *off-line* W-Lose box. Of course there's GQView & Gimp, but for working with large batches of photos speedily, I still haven't found something to replace ACDSee 4.0 (I have 7.0, but don't like it as much). If - on the other hand - your computer needs are covered with OpenOffice, FireFox, Mozilla, etc., then Linux is ready to be (painlessly) used pretty much right away. With SuSE, updates to FireFox, OpenOffice, Mozilla, etc. are part of the regular system updates, so that's much *easier* than a certain company thinking people love to hate. RM
