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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Are we going to do anything about this?
From:       vda <vda () port ! imtp ! ilyichevsk ! odessa ! ua>
Date:       2001-12-19 15:09:19
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On Wednesday 19 December 2001 12:50, Ben Woodhead wrote:
>  I would like to say something about why KDE and Linux are not common in
> business environments.
> I red an article a few weeks ago, regarding linux magazine having windows
> advertisements. The person who wrote the artiacle had alot of good points,
> 1 was that we can not ignore windows and 2 we should all spend abit more
> time in windows, or with people using windows topolished see the little
> pollished differences between the two.
> I am personnally really impressed with KDE and linux. I run a lot of beta
> software, and I machine is still more stable then the people i work with.
> But that really does not matter, the simple point is that everybody is use
> to windows crashing all the time, you would hardly think it happend by the
> way people react to it.
> Anyway, back to the point.. After watching alot of people work with
> windows, and myself personally working with it.. I have 2 very major
> problems with linux, Outlook and Word.. If you think you can live without
> these things your wrong.. Personally I don't use them but everybody sends
> me docs (in word), I have to get them to convert them, or you huge office
> (star office)... And kmail, although very good, does not have the address
> books, and the calenders and all of that. KDE is working on all of this,
> but windows its just got a slickness that ties them all together with one
> personal manager.. Have a look for yourself.. You will see what I mean.
> I have been pushing linux in my office and my boss is willing, but I have
> to have thoughs 2 things before we can move, with XP and its lisencing
> coming up.. Alot of people are looking for something else.. Being tied into
> 3 year lisences is a very scary thing for any department.
> Its simple our company may see the benefits of running linux, but we can't
> ignore windows, the rest of the world will force it by sending word docs
> and things like that.

Yes we know all this. Words don't help to achieve this goal, only code.
So install KDE and send bug reports and patches.

<rant>
You want other people to produce polished product for you _for _free_
but you are unwilling even to type your message cleanly? Lots of typos...
</rant>
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vda
 
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