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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (60429)	8/7/2001 9:13:28 PM
From: dybdahl	Respond to of 74651

The first question: Corel Draw, StarOffice (database, spreadsheet, graphics, presentation, word processing), some games, Gimp (Photoshop-like prg.), Konqueror and Mozilla (browsers), KDE Mail, KDE Address book, gPhoto (digital camera) and KreateCD (writing CDs), RealAudio, XMMS (winamp-like). Additionally to that, Word Perfect Notebook on FreeDOS and dosemu. At some places, Linux desktops simply are virus free internet browsing stations, some companies use it for tailored apps, and some use it for limited workstations with some office suite. If you look at how much of the software installed a typical desktop PC user is accessing, it's not very much. Linux desktops can often replace all the needed functionality at a lower cost, lower maintenance and better stability. I don't understand your point about GUI - KDE, Gnome and Mac OS X are the closest competitors to the Windows OS, with KDE and Gnome being able to coexist on the same kernel at the same time for the same user, and maybe even Mac supports Gnome and KDE. Windows partially supports Gnome applications, like the Gimp. KDE is more mature than Gnome, has more applications packaged, and is better integrated for now. We have had very much success with deploying KDE in companies - it can be summed in: - Virtually no teaching or support has been needed. - System is extremely stable and hasn't needed maintenance yet. - Extremely low TCO. The last one is probably one of the most misunderstood parts of Linux: It's very easy to use, often easier than Windows, the difficulties lie only in learning installation and system configuration, which are tasks that are not done by end-users. We have only deployed Linux on desktops in companies for internet access and a little StarOffice use. Lars.