Comments on: What do you put on a new PC? http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/ Free and Open Source Business Softwares Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:44:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: stefan http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-97 stefan Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:13:24 +0000 http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-97 yes, you are right. and it's maybe a bit hard to judge for me, working in a hi-tech company such as TomTom is. Everyone speaks english here, and even the non-technical personel have more than a basic understanding of technology. but yeah, I'll be reading your adventures with interest. It's fun to see some other perspectives yes, you are right. and it’s maybe a bit hard to judge for me, working in a hi-tech company such as TomTom is. Everyone speaks english here, and even the non-technical personel have more than a basic understanding of technology.

but yeah, I’ll be reading your adventures with interest. It’s fun to see some other perspectives

]]> By: 59ideas http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-96 59ideas Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:56:33 +0000 http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-96 Frankly you might be right. I'm speaking from impression so I cannot say for sure. Think about it this way. How many of your friends/colleagues are using Liunx? Do you think it is easy to "convert" them? Is it <i>really</i> a technical issue? Also in a business (especially small business) environment there is a fine line deciding whether the time spent getting Linux to work is for ideology sake or real benefits. Fact is even an enthusiast like myself did not find the energy jump across. How much more can I expect the other guys to do it? And I forgot to mention that I will need the system to support Chinese. Sometime we are so used to English that we forget that there are people not comfortable with it. The bottom line is I'm keen to try, but at the same time I appreciate there are factors that I have to handle and consider. Stay tuned as my adventure continues. :) Frankly you might be right. I’m speaking from impression so I cannot say for sure.

Think about it this way. How many of your friends/colleagues are using Liunx? Do you think it is easy to “convert” them? Is it really a technical issue?

Also in a business (especially small business) environment there is a fine line deciding whether the time spent getting Linux to work is for ideology sake or real benefits.

Fact is even an enthusiast like myself did not find the energy jump across. How much more can I expect the other guys to do it?

And I forgot to mention that I will need the system to support Chinese. Sometime we are so used to English that we forget that there are people not comfortable with it.

The bottom line is I’m keen to try, but at the same time I appreciate there are factors that I have to handle and consider.

Stay tuned as my adventure continues. :)

]]> By: stefan http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-95 stefan Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:08:32 +0000 http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-95 really, with today's distributions and stuff like KDE, is the step really that big? I mean, they have their "start" menu in the usual place (just with a different icon, and you can even change that), they can start all the stuff they need. Evolution for e-mail (even with Exchange servers) or Thunderbird for e-mail if you don't need exchange, Firefox is what you are using already anyway, OpenOffice you are also using already. There's great utilities for compression, image viewing and especially great development tools. It should not be too hard to have people switch to linux. Or at least, that's what I would think ;) really, with today’s distributions and stuff like KDE, is the step really that big? I mean, they have their “start” menu in the usual place (just with a different icon, and you can even change that), they can start all the stuff they need. Evolution for e-mail (even with Exchange servers) or Thunderbird for e-mail if you don’t need exchange, Firefox is what you are using already anyway, OpenOffice you are also using already. There’s great utilities for compression, image viewing and especially great development tools. It should not be too hard to have people switch to linux. Or at least, that’s what I would think ;)

]]> By: 59ideas http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-94 59ideas Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:04:31 +0000 http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-94 The dynamics for an individual is probably different from an business environment. As much as I want to do that, using Linux on the desktop is too big a chasm to cross for my people in the office. I will be training up one the guy and maybe roll-out as trial. The dynamics for an individual is probably different from an business environment.

As much as I want to do that, using Linux on the desktop is too big a chasm to cross for my people in the office.

I will be training up one the guy and maybe roll-out as trial.

]]> By: ketsugi http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-93 ketsugi Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:53:07 +0000 http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-93 I start with Ubuntu Linux and move on from there :) If I'm using Windows, chances are most of the software I'll be installing is not only NOT open-source, but probably pirated commercial software as well. I start with Ubuntu Linux and move on from there :)

If I’m using Windows, chances are most of the software I’ll be installing is not only NOT open-source, but probably pirated commercial software as well.

]]> By: 59ideas http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-92 59ideas Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:37:32 +0000 http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-92 Yes, <a href="http://freebizware.com/24/open-source-anti-virus-for-windows-clamwin/" rel="nofollow">ClamWin</a>. It is based on the <a href="http://www.clamav.net/" rel="nofollow">ClamAV</a> engine. Yes, ClamWin.

It is based on the ClamAV engine.

]]> By: stefan http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-91 stefan Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:33:23 +0000 http://freebizware.com/35/what-do-you-put-on-a-new-pc/#comment-91 ClamWin? I'll need to check that, is that open source/free software? ClamWin? I’ll need to check that, is that open source/free software?

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