On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:22:09 -0700 Eric Oyen wrote: > who was screaming that the post was irrelevant? I certainly wasn't. :) > > At the end of the day, Linux still needs a lot of work to be > considered to be a viable desktop production environment. > > can you get quicken for linux? what about Peachtree? How about a full > office suite that can do the same things that MS office can do? what > about some of the other mainstream office and production apps? are > there many equivalents or direct replacements? THis is the primary > problem I have seen with linux over the years. great OS support, but > lousy where it counts. So I assume you're here only for the server aspects of Linux. Anyway, a lot of small businesses don't require the use of Peachtree or Quicken. Heck, I go to the accountant every year and make it his problem. I can track book sales in a simple database. Some things I track in Gnumeric: You'd be surprised how you can write Python programs to make info in Gnumeric spreadsheets come alive. Office suites? Libre's good enough to write a business letter, and if you're writing anything longer, neither Libre nor MSWord nor anything of that classification is what you need. I can tell you that first hand: I write and sell books. I happen to use LyX, but I think there are better tools and will soon switch (or perhaps make my own tool). I can see where people who can't write a Python program or use a few power-user tricks wouldn't be able to do business activities on a Linux desktop, but who here fits that description? SteveT Steve Litt August 2016 featured book: Manager's Guide to Technical Troubleshooting Brand new, second edition http://www.troubleshooters.com/mgr --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss