Comment Re:Corporate Improvements! (Score 1) 510
I've been working within the hardware constraints you mention - I replaced my printer and scanner with Linux compatable models. I replaced every piece of Windows software I use with a linux equivalent (except TaxCut which as you say is available on the web) and have been extremely happy with Red Hat 8. I help a lot of people with their Windows computers and must say I am impressed at how much more stable RH8 is than even XP. I've even found lots of software on Linux which gives me functionality above my old Windows system. I admit some people wouldn't be happy on Linux just as you say - but I am. The only thing I can't live without is the security maintenance because I've been had before and I don't like it.
If you want to see the latest new Linux enhancements Fedora may be fine. I am at a point that I can't blow my system away every three months because I need to migrate my data and addon software. I've never felt Mandrake was quite there in the past but in testing it out I find that it will functionally and stablely replace my Red Hat 8 and still give me 18 Months of security maintenance. On that basis Fedora may be the best distro for enthusiasts but not home desktop users.
I like Red Hat for office servers but I think Fedora is an abandonment of the home desktop market which may hurt them later in the office arena. The Enterprise WS at $179 annual is not going to attract many takers.In my opinion they really have no viable desktop product at this point. Should say Suse/Novell supply the corporate desktop then business tends to migrate to a single vendor they can negotiate quantity discounts with.Red Hat may lose out in the end even in the corporate server arena.
If you want to see the latest new Linux enhancements Fedora may be fine. I am at a point that I can't blow my system away every three months because I need to migrate my data and addon software. I've never felt Mandrake was quite there in the past but in testing it out I find that it will functionally and stablely replace my Red Hat 8 and still give me 18 Months of security maintenance. On that basis Fedora may be the best distro for enthusiasts but not home desktop users.
I like Red Hat for office servers but I think Fedora is an abandonment of the home desktop market which may hurt them later in the office arena. The Enterprise WS at $179 annual is not going to attract many takers.In my opinion they really have no viable desktop product at this point. Should say Suse/Novell supply the corporate desktop then business tends to migrate to a single vendor they can negotiate quantity discounts with.Red Hat may lose out in the end even in the corporate server arena.
