[CS-FSLUG] Why Novell's internal migration to Linux desktops is a landmark story

[Don Parris]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:12:26 -0600
Bob Brown <bebrown at gmail.com> wrote:

> It is useful to see the approach.
> 
> 
> Get people accustomed to OpenOffice, Firefox, and other cross platform
> apps first.
> 
> This may sound like a deal with the devil to many Linux software
> makers, but cross platform does open the way for migration to Linux.
> 
> 
> What other cross platform apps could go with this?
> 
> 
> Bob Brown
> 
> 

I don't think most Linux software devs see x-platform apps as a deal with
the devil.  I think most see it in the very light you see it in.  For
churches, OpenSong, which is a Mac/Win lyrics app that runs on GNU/Linux
with a bit of tinkering.  The Sword Project is another example, especially
JSword, which is a nice Java-based Bible app.  The GNU Win CD and the Open
CD both offer apps that are either Windows-based or x-platform.  AC4 offers
their own version of the GNU Win CD to their computing centers.

Blessings,
Don
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