I have switched to Linux for my workstation at home and work. I used Red Hat for years, then switched to Fedora Core. I had a problem with my PC at home, after a YUM update trashed the system. I looked for another distribution just out of curiosity and found PCLinuxOS (I've tried debian, gentoo, ubuntu, kubuntu, slackware, DSL, InSERt and some others), which runs from a Live CD. If you login as root, you can install it to your hard disk. Other than that, you can test drive it without affecting your computer's native OS.
I installed it to a new disk on my laptop first as the native OS. It installed faster, and easier, than windows XP, and it boots faster. It found my WiFi card (Athlon chipset) and it runs as fast as the native XP driver over my home and work WiFi network. Using WINE, I can run the most important apps I need and for some that won't run on WINE, I installed the free VMWare Server, got a license and, like Craig, haven't looked back. Now when I have to help the Windows folks in the office, I think "I'm glad not to be running this OS any more". As the I.T. Director, I met with the COO and we have decided not to upgrade to Vista for at least a year, and then will look at it again then. With the functionality XP has, and PCLinuxOS (one other employee uses it) we may move to Thin Client and install VMWare ESX Server on a dual quad-processor pair of blades and virtualize all our workstations, thus keeping the existing Xp licenses for those who don't want to, or lack the tech-saviness, to move to Linux. My 2 bits. Karl <quote who="Craig McDonald"> > After many years of Windows (since 3.0) I decided to change to Macs and > haven't looked back. Vista totally trashed my PC and I immediately lost > all > confidence that there would be any comprehensive changes to Windows, > mainly > the elimination of the Windows registry. -Craig McDonald > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hennessey, Mark > F. > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 9:40 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] IBM - Windows Vista Support with U2 products > [not-secure] > > Or revert to XP Pro. > > MS is going create a new build in order to generate a larger supply of > activation keys, and it is planning SP3 for middle of 2008. For home > purposes I'm holding off on any level of Vista until at least its first > service pack. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brutzman, Bill > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 12:14 PM > To: 'u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org' > Subject: RE: [U2] IBM - Windows Vista Support with U2 products > > > Chuck: > > I would abandon Home Premium asap and opt for the Busn version or better > yet > Ultimate. > > --Bill > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > -- Karl Pearson Director of I.T. ATS Industrial Supply, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.atsindustrial.com 800-789-9300 x29 Local: 801-978-4429 Fax: 801-972-3888 "To mess up your Linux PC, you have to really work at it; to mess up a microsoft PC you just have to work on it." ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
