Re: [SLUG] Question: Linux for Business

From: steve (steve@itcom.net)
Date: Mon Jan 14 2002 - 18:45:34 EST


Hmm, they have stopped the beta...

On Monday 14 January 2002 05:34 pm, you wrote:
> I would probably say SAMBA TNG (the next generation) for more PDC/BDC
> features, but this isn't from first hand knowledge, mainly talking w/
> others about the limitations of samba 2.2.
> I really like star-office 6.0 beta, I AM VERY IMPRESSED by it.
>
> Seth
>
> On Mon, 2002-01-14 at 13:35, jeremy bowers wrote:
> > Folks-
> >
> > Demo-ing linux on a small scale for a business in Orlando, and one of the
> > main concerns is MS Office compatibility. (Of course) I'm going to
> > recommend StarOffice and Applixware as suites, or AbiWord and Gnumeric as
> > stand-alone programs.
> >
> > Two part question:
> > a.) What's a good equivalent to MS access or powerpoint? Preferably gnome
> > and not KDE, with an equivalent "look n' feel" to MS.
> >
> > b.) Anyone tried Samba 3.0's active directory features? If so, wanna talk
> > shop?
> >
> > Still pretty new to slug,
> > Jeremy
> >
> > --
> > This message courtesy of PINE!
> > It's the fresh scent, not the graphics.



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