[ale] End of XP

[Greg Clifton]

My thoughts, exactly!

One more question occurs to me. Is there any vulnerability of WINE or
PlayOnLinux to Windows viri? I'm guessing not, but I'm a hardware guy,
"nuts & bolts, not bits & bytes" so thought it was worth asking about.



On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> Since that program is 11+ years old, it may JustWork under wine.
> On Mar 21, 2014 1:38 PM, "Greg Clifton" <gccfof5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Jim, your point is to "make a clean break" so they KNOW they are living
>> in a better world as it were? I can see merit to that approach, especially
>> when trying to create "Linux Evangilists," but sometimes it is "hard to
>> teach old dogs new tricks."
>>
>> Regarding the accounting software, I wasn't looking to convert, but
>> hopefully run the windows based program we have [in WINE] under Linux.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I have a unique view on transitioning people to Linux from <other>.
>>>
>>> Don't provide a desktop that looks similar. Provide a clean, well
>>> functioning desktop that is Linux. Don't try and make them thing they are
>>> using "old tried and true but seriously broken". Make sure they are fully
>>> aware they using the new hotness.
>>>
>>> Accounting software transition will be ugly. None use a format that can
>>> be imported into another. Best bet is to use a windows server with terminal
>>> server licensing and use Remmina remote desktop for access.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK, so M$ puts a steak in the heart of XP next month.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, my office and most of our customers are still running
>>>> Win XP, through Win 7 downgrade option.
>>>>
>>>> So, I am looking at options. I saw an article on Zorin OS the other day
>>>> as a look alike and pretty much work alike replacement for XP with Wine and PlayOnLinux
>>>> built in. Maybe I could use this to "wean" the boss off of Windows.
>>>>
>>>> No need to flame on M$, I just looking for suggestions on a safe/easy
>>>> transition out the Windows world that can run on 5 year old hardware. Any
>>>> other suggestions for a platform move that could still run Windows apps
>>>> (mostly Business Vision accounting software) under Linux, hopefully with
>>>> minimal disruption?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>> Greg Clifton
>>>>
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