[osol-help] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-06 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
> I can open most (~85%) MS Office ndocuments with no problems. For the Precisely why I can't support or recommend OpenOffice for business purposes, but I'm happy to recommend it for my Gramma or my cousins, for home purposes. 85% isn't good enough when it's a need. As for Evolution / Sunbird /

[osol-help] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-06 Thread Mike Meyer
On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:46:10 -0500 Paul Gress wrote: > Mike Meyer wrote: > > On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:34:36 -0500 > > Paul Gress wrote: > > > >> Tomas Bodzar wrote: > >>> OpenOffice != MS Office > >> Gee, I don't want to start a war, but what can you do in MS Office you > >> can't do in Openof

[osol-help] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-04 Thread Paul Gress
Mike Meyer wrote: > On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:34:36 -0500 > Paul Gress wrote: > > >> Tomas Bodzar wrote: >> >>> OpenOffice != MS Office >>> >> Gee, I don't want to start a war, but what can you do in MS Office you >> can't do in Openoffice. >> > > Reliably share documents with pe

[osol-help] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-04 Thread Tomas Bodzar
I don't use any of them so no war here ;-) 99% of my use of these apps is open something look at it and close. My preferred format is text so I use vi, Gedit and similar. I can do even nice "formats" in those apps. If I need something in more colors then html email is more appropriate and unive

[osol-help] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-04 Thread Mike Meyer
On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:34:36 -0500 Paul Gress wrote: > Tomas Bodzar wrote: > > OpenOffice != MS Office > Gee, I don't want to start a war, but what can you do in MS Office you > can't do in Openoffice. Reliably share documents with people using MS-Office. OpenOffice is better than pretty much a

[osol-help] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-04 Thread Paul Gress
Tomas Bodzar wrote: > OpenOffice != MS Office > Gee, I don't want to start a war, but what can you do in MS Office you can't do in Openoffice. I've been using Staroffice/Openoffice now for almost 7 years, since around when Sun purchased them and I have been able to do more than any MS Offi

[osol-help] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-04 Thread Tomas Bodzar
OpenOffice != MS Office at least from point of functionality so it depends on what they need from office package. And Oracle don't own Sun yet. Everybody must wait for decision of EU (btw whole case is really stupid). -- This message posted from opensolaris.org

[osol-help] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-04 Thread Richard Skelton
Download the OpenSolaris live CD from:- http://www.opensolaris.org/os/downloads/ Check it works with you hardware. Install to your hardware Use Thunderbird for e-mail Get the OpenOffice pkg from the repo Not sure about the java j-initiator but Oracle now own Sun so it should work:-) Cheers Richard

[osol-help] Migration from windows to Linux

2009-12-04 Thread Nibal
Hi All, I need your advice : I?m planning to migrate from windows clients OS to any Linux version, in our organization : Current Environment : Solaris 10 server OS which have Oracle Ebs 10 web ? this will not change Clients : Windows XP . 200 , vista , can access oracle application internet