Apollo (Carmel Entertainment) wrote:
So after looking at the thread I started (the one about why RH90 is slower than Win98) I came to conlusion that I will move people to Linux in stages. First I want to change common use workstations to linux.
Moving people to Linux in batches is - IMHO - a good strategy, especially if you take some time to carefully design the intermediate steps (who goes first / second / etc.) and, also, if you can allocate enough time for testing compatibility / conversion issues (don't forget: even if you successfully move your organization to Linux, the world, out there, is still M$-dominated and, therefore, you need to make sure that your users still fit in that world smoothly...).
My question is, which WM will do best job (and will be fastest) to do this: Desktop would just be with a graphic background (company name in the background), there would be only several icons on the desktop to launch
I never believed in display icons being useful to the users: after all, most of the time, they are hidden behind the applications' window(s) - except for those 5 minutes each morning, when each user starts his/her daily computer activities. On the other hand, I find that a reasonably organized menu along with a carefully selected hot-key combination (to bring it up) is much more useful for the average user.
OpenOffice applications and several Wine emulated MS apps.Wine emulation (or, even better, Codeweavers' Crossover Office - if you can afford the licensing costs) is a good intermediate (short-term) solution, so as to smoothen the impact from the transition to Linux for your end-users (it is also useful if you need to use an "exotic" Windows-based application, that has no descent Linux equivalent (e.g., Microsoft Project). However, if you are going to dive into the Linux "waters", why not go all the way? I believe that OpenOffice.org / Sun's StarOffice are rather good choices for daily office work (they may lack some rather exotic features, found in MS Office, but I wouldn't worry much about this, since most office users need these features once or twice in their lifetime...).
Which window manager I should go with?My preference: BlackBox, with WindowMaker being second close.
My advice: take your time in selecting and putting together the elements of the integrated solution (your desktop standard), such as menus, applications, access rights / permissions, etc., then select a small group of volunteering power users, that will be willing to test your solution, before you deploy it to the rest of your organization. Also, offer some training options to your people (online / Web-based training seminars, CBT's, etc.) and, most important of all GET COMMITMENT from your management (these guys are mostly interested about money & profits, so, preparing a business case, that will show them some financial benefits from migrating to Linux, is - IMNSHO - a must...).
Good luck, -- Panos Platon Tsapralis, Software Engineer, SAP-R/3 specialist, ABAP/4 developer, Registered Linux User #305894, Ximian Evolution (ver.1.4) on Red Hat Linux (8.0), Athens, GREECE, cell-phone: +306946462857, fax: +302108054420, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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