DesktopLinux: Linux and the Knowledge Worker

“This article is intended to hopefully give insight into the
state of desktop Linux as it pertains to the business market. One
of the oft-stated goals of Linux developers is adoption by
businesses for both server and desktop for technical and
non-technical staff alike. I took it upon myself to use Linux daily
for my job (most staff uses Windows 98 or XP) for a variety of
reasons. In this (and future) article(s) I would like to share my
experiences using Linux in an otherwise homogeneous Microsoft
environment.

“My switch from a 100% Microsoft-based job to nearly 0
Gates-time was supposed to be a carefully executed affair. I have
used Linux in one form or another for about three years, although I
am very much still a newbie. This is mostly a result of having
owned underpowered hardware and having strictly MS work
environments.

“My current job is research and consulting, and consists
entirely of performing research on the Internet and creating office
documents from the results (I guess I would be considered a
so-called ‘knowledge worker’). So I had planned to meticulously
test OpenOffice and StarOffice (then at version 5.2) for
compatibility, and once it was reasonably established I would
migrate mail and other data to Linux equivalents. That was before
The Day…”

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