Converting "Dozies" (was Re: [ale] OT: winxp upgrade...)

[Dow Hurst]

SuSE 8.0 and 8.1 both have /etc/sysconfig/ as a repository for 
configuration scripts now.  The old /etc/rc.config file is pretty much 
stripped away.  The SuSE distro is moving toward the United Linux 1.0 
and maybe one day will be that.  I think SuSE is a great distro for 
people, just like RedHat or Mandrake, who are just beginning or don't 
want to configure a lot of stuff on their own.  My thought is that 8.0 
and 8.1 have really moved toward replacing Windows easily for newbies.  
I am going to take alot of the advice on converting people to use Linux 
with my father, who has a lot of Windows problems on several machines 
right now.  None of his equipment is cutting edge, but he has a perfect 
setup for a SOHO network with a dialout server and a centralized print 
server.  Thanks for all the hints on selling Linux to a Windozer!

We have here in our research group an application called EndNotes.  It 
tracks, adds, and simplifies reference management in writing papers and 
proposals.  It is absolutely magic for someone who needs to re-order 
references or build references while writing a report.  Imports 
references directly from PubMed online.  Very powerful.  Only works with 
MS-Word. :-(

BibTex is an alternative, but from what I've read (limited understanding 
of the program here) it seems it might not be very easy to use, 
certainly not a simple interface since it uses Tex.  It isn't something 
that I would hand over to a MS-Word person.  Are there any alternatives 
that anyone knows of for this type program that is opensource or for 
Linux?  I am planning to send an email to the makers of EndNote to 
suggest porting to Openoffice.org for future business.
Dow


Geoffrey wrote:

> Mark Walters wrote:
>
>> I've never played around with SuSe I guess because  I'm mostly a 
>> RedHat guy.  How do you like SuSe? Would you recommend it to someone 
>> as a replacement for RedHat on thier desktop? I used to download and 
>> play with different distros but as I get older time gets thinner.
>
>
> I've not installed SuSE since 7.?, but Dow did an install of 8.0 at 
> one of the meetings and it was real slick.
>
> I liked SuSE when I was using it for my primary, but I didn't like the 
> fact that I couldn't locate bleeding edge rpms, like Mandrake Cooker.
>
> The configuration was quite different as well, with a huge script that 
> was run that configured EVERYTHING.
>
> I don't know if it's still that way.
>
> SuSE 8.1 was given a better rating then RH in a recent Linux Format.
>

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