Re: [PLUG] [slightly OT] (Mac OS X) Is it me or can't you do this with Linux?

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net>]

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From: Austin Murphy <austin.murphy@gmail.com>

On 7/9/07, Art Alexion <art.alexion@verizon.net> wrote:
> I work in a windows shop.  We have been informed by our PC vendor that only
> Vista will be available as of January.  As IS and the users will all be
> forced into a change, we decided to explore non-MS alternatives, including
> Linux distros with windows-looking interfaces and Mac OS.
...
 > And, what suggestions for a Linux desktop distro that minimizes the shock to
> reluctant converts from windows?

Check out "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop."
http://www.redhat.com/rhel/desktop/details/

Red Hat makes a nice polished product that has a good chance of
satisfying Windows users.   I'm not especially thrilled with RHEL in
general, but it has one thing that most other linux distros don't:
name brand tech support.   I've used the tech support and had mixed
results.  Sometimes you get and expert who can quickly solve your
problem and sometimes you don't.  I've had better luck with the phone
support staff than with the web support staff.  The important part is
that the tech support is there and that just makes managers sleep
easier.
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I was actually thinking of trying CentOS, the "community version".  So what makes it a good choice, the "enterprise" administration features, or the availability of support?
 
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