"W. Wayne Liauh" wrote: > > I have GNOME 2.0 downloaded. Don't have time to play with it now but > will burn a copy if anyone is interested. > > BTW, about the Linux desktop stuff. I am really tired of people > critizing it without actually spending time exploring all the options. > > I run a law office and I am running a Linux desktop exclusively. > Understandably, the Linux desktop is used on at my personal level and > it will take some time to move to my entire office, but this has a lot > more to do with logistics than functionality. > > I don't think anyone will run a Linux server right out from a Linux > distro box. > > Ditto Linux desktops. Actually, there are several distinct advantages > of using a Linux desktop over Windows. > > _______________________________________________ > LUAU mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau ###################
Wanye is right about the Linux/Unix Desktops having advantages. We run XFCE as the desktop on our Unix and Linux boxes here. About three years now. I have Spreadsheets, data bases, word processing, email, web browsing, webserving and webpage design all on Linux and FreeBSD Unix using the XFCE desktop. Everything we need works fine for our purpose. And we don't get the M$ Blue screen of death. Aloha! Al Plant - Webmaster http://hawaiidakine.com Providing FAST DSL Service for $28.00 /mo. Member Small Business Hawaii. Running FreeBSD 4.5 UNIX & Caldera Linux 2.4 & RedHat 7.2 Support OPEN SOURCE in Business Computing. Phone 808-622-0043
