CRX588 - Slashdot User

Comment Yes, 100 users on Ubuntu here (Score 1) 198

by CRX588 on Sunday December 01, 2019 @11:15AM (#59473304) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Is Your Company Using Linux Desktops?

We run Linux i.e. Ubuntu 18.04 on +- 100 Intel NUC's & Thinkpads, this is for a NGO office. Mostly people are happy, they do a lot in the browser and Libreoffice. We have some resistance from the users, MS Office does not always play nice with Libre and some users just want software they are used to. Right know the biggest effort is put in getting the users off random "free" cloud services and on our Nextcloud instance. We do have one Windows server for a handful of users who need to work in a Win only admin system. One user has a Windows VM and we have a Win desktop and laptop for Adobe software. We did manage to remove 5 windows desktops the past year. Either way, with some small exceptions it is perfectly possible to run an average office on OSS. I'm actually pretty sure it ends up being a lot better for both users and admins in the long run. I have found you are a lot more flexible if you set things up correctly. Most failure stories I have seen are of people messing up at that part.

What Normal Users Can Expect From Ubuntu 8.10 511

Posted by timothy on Saturday October 25, 2008 @06:31PM from the abnormal-users-can-expect-whatever-they-want dept.

notthatwillsmith writes "With Ubuntu 8.10 due to be released in just a few days, Maximum PC pored through all the enhancements, updates, and new features that are bundled into the release of Intrepid Ibex and separated out the new features that are most exciting for Linux desktop users. Things to be excited about? With new versions of GNOME and X.Org, there's quite a bit, ranging from the context-sensitive Deskbar search to an audio and video compatible SIP client to the new Network Manager (manage wired, Wi-Fi, VPN, and cellular broadband connections in one place)."

Comment I'm save... (Score 1) 131

by CRX588 on Friday May 16, 2008 @10:56AM (#23433664) Attached to: IE 7.0/8.0b Code Execution 0-Day Released

I can't even find this "print table of links" feature.

Windows 7 Likely Going Modular, Subscription-based 603

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday March 25, 2008 @10:45AM from the what's-not-to-love dept.

Microsoft CRM writes "When Windows 7 launches sometime after the start of 2010, the desktop OS will be Microsoft's most 'modular' operating system to date. That's not necessarily a good thing, of course; Windows Vista is a sprawling, complex OS. From Microsoft's perspective, though, there are many possible benefits. The OS's developers can add/remove functionality module by module. New modules could be sold post-launch, keeping revenue streams strong. A modular approach could also allow the company to make functionality available on a time-limited basis, potentially allowing users to 'rent' a feature if it's needed on a one-off basis. Microsoft is already testing 'pay as you go' consumer subscriptions in developing countries."

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