Move from MS to Linux box?

[NaphtaliPress]

We currently colo fpcr.org on a MS server system. The colo is bascially telling us they want to move us to a Linux box to continue with them. Is there anything that we can do on our MS Box that cannot be done on a Linux box? I use Frontpage but suspect that will be a thing of the past if we go for this. I confess I'm totally ignorant here. The biggest part of our system is around 3600 audio files that range is size from several hundred KB to 10 or 12 meg at the largest. Full size of the audio data is 1983070 KB. Any downside here to moving to Linux?

 

[taylonr]

About the only program that I run that I didn't get up on Linux was BibleWorks. Others have gotten it to run, but I just didn't have the energy at the time to get it up and running. There are windows emulators and virtual servers that will simulate windows and allow you to run many of your programs. There are also usually linux equivalents to most popular programs. There might not be a frontpage version for linux, but I'm sure somebody has written a similar application in linux.

 

[R. Scott Clark]

On a related matter.

Is Linux ready for prime time yet? I almost jumped when Lindows came out, but it didn't seem quite ready. I haven't checked recently.

I hve an old thinkpad I could use to test it, but I think the 4 gb HD is probably too small to load it. I tried running it from a CD, but it didn't work.

rsc

 

[taylonr]

It depends on what you mean by "ready for prime time." In my opinion, it is not ready for the average user yet. There are too many times that a user is required to go to a command prompt and type certain things. And honestly, the average user doesn't want to open the command prompt and do anything.

Additionally, great strides have been made on making software available for all packages, but there are still a lot of pieces that require building and installing, which isn't something the average person will want to do.

The irony is, the use of the command prompt, and platform independent softwar is what make Linux so functional. Yet it is also what will keep people from grabbing on to it.

I would think you could do the latest fedora core on a 4gb. It would be a stripped down version, but should be enough to get it up and running.

 

[R. Scott Clark]

Thanks. This is helpful.

I have only a WP 5.1 running (for fun) on the old TP. The command prompt doesn't scare me. I'll take a look.

rsc

Originally posted by taylonr
It depends on what you mean by "ready for prime time." In my opinion, it is not ready for the average user yet. There are too many times that a user is required to go to a command prompt and type certain things. And honestly, the average user doesn't want to open the command prompt and do anything.

Additionally, great strides have been made on making software available for all packages, but there are still a lot of pieces that require building and installing, which isn't something the average person will want to do.

The irony is, the use of the command prompt, and platform independent softwar is what make Linux so functional. Yet it is also what will keep people from grabbing on to it.

I would think you could do the latest fedora core on a 4gb. It would be a stripped down version, but should be enough to get it up and running.