[olug] Distro's please

[Michael Ray]

SuSE can be downloaded and burned to CD for free. 
Lindows (name like 
Windows, web site like Apple) is a commercial product
that you have to 
purchase for $129 (includes StarOffice).  Xandros is
also for purchase 
at $99.
I got Suse 8.1 but it is a demo
Xandros and Lindows i know they are sold like you said
but i just want test drive them to see it is good
enough or not with out cash out lay . I think Houston
should have went Star Office or somthing they can save
locally (your right i would not want to be at help on
if things went haywire)--- William Haisch
<whaisch4 at cox.net> wrote:
> I don't think SimDesk is for the common consumer. 
> Houston had to sign 
> a multi million dollar contract for SimDesk to come
> to town.  
> OpenOffice would be a more appropriate option.  One
> caveat to network 
> apps and data storage is the network must be
> available or these 
> programs (and YOUR data!!) is inaccessible.  I
> wonder how Houston will 
> handle the problem of 50,000 people cut off from
> their data if a 
> catastrophe would cut some communication lines (how
> would you like to 
> be on help desk that day!).
> 
> SuSE can be downloaded and burned to CD for free. 
> Lindows (name like 
> Windows, web site like Apple) is a commercial
> product that you have to 
> purchase for $129 (includes StarOffice).  Xandros is
> also for purchase 
> at $99.
> 
> Sidenote:  Does anyone else think that SimDesk is
> just 1970's time 
> sharing / mainframe / terminal technology adapted
> for the 21st century? 
>   Funny how everything old is new once more....
> 
> Well, just my rant appraised at a nickel....
> 
> -Wm.
> ----------
> William Haisch
> Authorized Apple Service Technician
> CompTIA A+ Service Professional
> 
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