[LUAU] Windows Vista will be an improvement in security and stability...

[Hawaii Linux Institute]

JFor those who may have an inclination to move to Vista, I strongly 
suggest considering SuSE 10.x.  I know, I know, this breaches one of the 
most sacred Commandments in Linux ("Thou Shalt not talk about distros", 
in addition to "Thou Shalt not talk about KDE/GNOME").

A few months ago, I had a chance to discuss the pros and cons of using 
Linux (as "the" corporate desktop OS) with one of my former students who 
was recently promoted to the IP chief of a major corporation in Taiwan 
(with 30,000+ employees).  This got me thinking what should be the 
"right" Linux distro that I should keep handy in case I need to 
recommend one.

Out of the CD/DVD, SuSE 10.0 has a lot of unpleasant surprises.  & I 
almost removed it from my hard disc had I not happened to have a cohort 
who was willing to try SuSE from a different angle (& with a different 
set of Linux-related experiences).

On the desktop side, SuSE 10.0 works with all my hardware (which 
includes an assortment of seven desktops/notebooks, laser printer, 
inkjet scanner/fax/printer/copier all-in-1, USB sticks/harddiscs/DVD 
burner, USB wireless, mythTV-related periphery, FreeNX server/clients).  
VMWare-Player works flawlessly in SuSE.  This guarantees that Windows XP 
users will have no problem running their critical business applications 
during the transition or for as long as they like.  Also, for CJK users, 
from my own experience, the SCIM in SuSE is one order of magnitude 
better than the iiimf in Fedora Core/Red Hat.

As I mentioned in a previous thread, I am trying to install a demo SuSE 
system at the Hawaii State Bar Association.  I am sure some of our LUAU 
perusers, casual or careful, will eventually get involved.  This will be 
a good learning experience for all of us.  On 03/29/06, Judge Leslie 
Kobayashi of Hawaii Federal District Court will give a talk on 
Electronic Filing practice in Hawaii:

http://hsba.org/Legal_Seminars/LegalSeries.pdf

I am of the opinion that a proerly configured Linux/Solaris should be a 
better and, more importantly, more secured platform to do electronic 
filing than Vista.

Wayne