[News] Avoiding Vista and Vista 7 to Move to GNU/Linux
Roy Schestowitz
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Saving Linux cash on Vista clunkers
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| I wish there was an easy-to-use Windows-to-Linux desktop migration program,
| but the best of that lot, Versora Progression Desktop, has not been available
| since 2007, when Versora was bought out by Kaseya, an IT Managed Services
| Automation firm. While Kaseya promised that Versora's functionality would
| still be available, I couldn't find it any of Kaseya's currently shipping
| products — and, in any case, Kaseya's customers are businesses, not
| individual desktop Linux or Windows users. If there are any programmers out
| there who want an idea that could make a profitable little product, I think
| you could do well with a Windows to Linux migration tool.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/14617/saving_linux_cash_on_vista_clunkers
Recent:
7 reasons I choose Linux over Windows 7
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| Many have marked the 22nd of October on their calendars,but they seem to have
| forgotten the presence of the penguin.Mind you my friend the penguin is
| everywhere.Here are some of the Linux distributions releasing around that
| date
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| Ubuntu Karmic : October 29th
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| Fedora 12 : November 3rd
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| OpenSuse 11.2 : November 12th
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http://www.abhishekrane.com/2009/08/23/7-reasons-i-choose-linux-over-windows-7/
Linux vs Windows 7
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| And this is where Linux can make a big difference. There's nothing in Windows
| 7 that Linux can't do, and in most cases, do it better. Our machines are
| quicker and more efficient. Our desktops are more innovative and less static.
| Our apps are more powerful, cheaper and less partisan, and Linux security has
| never been better. But best of all, we have complete control over the future
| of Linux, and it's success or failure at the hands of Windows 7 is in our
| hands.
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http://www.tuxradar.com/content/linux-vs-windows-7
Seven things Windows 7 can learn from Linux
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| 1. More frequent release cycles. As I’ve already explained, Microsoft’s worst
| enemy has been its very long release cycles. Linux distributors, on the other
| hand, have the opposite problem – too frequent release cycles. But what would
| a consumer be more interested in, an operating system that’s eight years old
| (Windows XP) or one that’s updated every year or even six months? Fresh
| product releases means fresh marketing and Microsoft knows this. From Windows
| 7 on it’s bye, bye many-year release cycles and hello two year cycles at the
| most.
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http://www.techworld.com.au/node/315257
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wispygalaxy
>[News] Avoiding Vista and Vista 7 to Move to GNU/Linux
My finance teacher said today that he's *still* sticking with XP when
Windows 7 comes out... I guess he's avoiding Vista and Win 7 lol.
> Saving Linux cash on Vista clunkers
>
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> | I wish there was an easy-to-use Windows-to-Linux desktop migration
> | program, but the best of that lot, Versora Progression Desktop, has not
> | been available since 2007, when Versora was bought out by Kaseya, an IT
> | Managed Services Automation firm. While Kaseya promised that Versora's
> | functionality would still be available, I couldn't find it any of
> | Kaseya's currently shipping products — and, in any case, Kaseya's
> | customers are businesses, not individual desktop Linux or Windows users.
> | If there are any programmers out there who want an idea that could make
> | a profitable little product, I think you could do well with a Windows to
> | Linux migration tool.
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>
> http://blogs.computerworld.com/14617/saving_linux_cash_on_vista_clunkers
Helping people migrate properly to Linux is very important. During the
conversion period, people are forming first impressions about the software
and new computing environment. They will easily give up if they think they
can't handle it.