Matt, this is true, though I don't think I'm making my point well.
(btw, this was for a group of 25 W2K desktops).
It is that we need to have the ready answers to questions posed during
assessment and scoping meetings and planning phases.
The failure was mostly my team in not having ready solutions based on
lower-cost/no-cost softwares. We blew it because after hearing that
Publisher isn't part of the package, the concerns quickly moved toward the
question of "what else is missing here?".
The driver is to reduce software license management and aquistion costs.
If the solution can readily be accomplished with no-cost open-source/GNU,
good. If not, then move up the ladder to lower cost solutions exist as
alternatives to the 'industry standard'. (I think the alternatives to
AutoCAD are a good example, why incurr a kilo-buck per seat expenses when
excellent $200 alternatives are available?)
Using the APLUG site to collect real-world examples, real scenarios, real
solutions on Linux would really help. I've a handful of links to
contribute, but not yet a lot of real customers who've migrated to Linux
Desktops.
o tom e.
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On Sun, 14 Jul 2002, Matt Alexander wrote:
Were you rolling out OOo on Windows or Linux? If it was on Windows,
couldn't they just purchase Publisher as a stand-alone product (assuming
there's no free replacement, and I can't think of any right now)?
I strongly agree that the PLUG website should have a list of Free/Open
Source software, links, and descriptions. If I could get access to the
PLUG server, I'd be happy to get this going. <wink> <wink> <nudge>
<nudge>
~M
On Sun, 14 Jul 2002, Tom Emerson wrote:
> APLUG could use a collection of pages & links to software and
> recommendations on the web site.
>
> Another app, Microsoft Publisher, available on the Microsoft Office
> Professional CD and is also available stand-alone. (A desktop publishing
> app).
>
> We were this -> <- close to rolling out OpenOffice.org for a client, they
> said no when they realized an MS Publisher equivelant was not part of
> OpenOffice.org. Egg on our faces, we didn't have an answer at that
> moment.
>
> Any good desktop publishing packages out there?
>
>
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