[SATLUG] Switching shop from Winders to Linux

[Alex Bartonek]

--- Jesse Gonzalez <jesse at liberto.org> wrote:

> I cannot speak for any accounting package, but
> getting people to switch from
> what they know works well for them, well good luck.
> 
> Since they own Quick Books and an Microsoft License,
> why not go the virtual
> route.
> 
> Install VMWare server and run a minimal MS
> installation wich Quick Books
> installed.
> 
> Create snapshots of the disk images for backups and
> go from there. Your
> customer gets the best of both worlds. They get to
> keep using their business
> package, and have secure and reliable base in linux
> for everything else.


Just having Windows is part of the problem.   If I
install this on a VMWare session they will do
everything in the VMWare session including browse the
web and then we're back to square one.  As for
switching..they'll do it.  If I tell them this is much
more stable and will save them money (my fee of
driving down there and reinstalling windows or
removing spyware/viruses etc), they will listen.


-Alex


 
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