ZDNet: KDE 2.2.1 rivals Windows

[W. Wayne Liauh]

A few months ago, Morgan Stanley decided to migrate into Linux /enmass/ 
  (from Solaris).  One of the main reasons is that, as I was told, 
eventually they can move their NT desktops also into the same Linux 
tent.  I am sure that in making this move, Morgan must have done a very 
careful study, including investigating into the eventually availability 
of accounting packages for Linux.

The move by Morgan Stanley should be distinguished from those of NYSE 
and AMEX.  The moves by the latter probably have as much to do with the 
name IBM as whatever advantages Linux might have.  Morgan Stanley's 
move, which was assisted by Red Hat, is strictly based on the merits of 
Linux.


Dusty wrote:

>The frame of mind that "the application I use today must be ported to Linux or Linux will never be capable of performing that finction" is flawed.  If you don't want to use Linux don't!  But don't say that Linux can't do something, because the one application you know about does not have a Linux version.  And you can always use VMware, Win4Lin, or Wine to get those apps running on Linux.
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>Dusty
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>>There are three major accounting packages, Quicken, Peachtree, (and the 
>>third one I can remember).  None of them has Linux versions.  Gnucash 
>>tries to emulate Quicken and thus has the best potential to be adapted 
>>by the mass.
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>>Warren Togami wrote:
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>>>Kapital personal accounting software (but not business)
>>>http://www.thekompany.com/products/kapital/index.php3?dhtml_ok=1
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>>>There actually is LOTS of larger business accounting software packages
>>>available for Linux and other Unix platforms, but they are very expensive,
>>>proprietary and not very mainstream.  A few months ago I searched the web
>>>for "linux accounting" and found over 20 pieces of software... though none
>>>with free trials.
>>>
>>>Vector drawing programs?  Kontour, Sodipodi, Sketch
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "W. Wayne Liauh" <LiauhW001 at hawaii.rr.com>
>>>To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
>>>Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 8:49 PM
>>>Subject: [luau] Re: ZDNet: KDE 2.2.1 rivals Windows
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>>>>For home use, I believe it is actually preferable to use KDE (2.2 and
>>>>above) over Windows.  However, the lack of business applications (mainly
>>>>office suite, accounting software and vector drawings programs) remains
>>>>the main obstacle preventing Linux from being considered a via desktop
>>>>alternative.
>>>>
>>>>I know quite a few members at LUAU think very highly of
>>>>StarOffice/OpenOffice; however, for law office applications, my
>>>>experience is that it is still a large distance from MS Office and
>>>>WordPerfect.  With regard to accounting software, I heard Gnucash is
>>>>quite good, but, just like every Linux project, it is starving from lack
>>>>of financial support.
>>>>
>>>>
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