A Moving to Linux Question

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2011-03-03 at 14:25 -0800, rikona wrote: 
> Hello Amichai,
> 
> Thursday, March 3, 2011, 1:04:13 PM, Amichai wrote:
> 
> AR> I'd like to find the fastest way to verify a computer running Windows is
> AR> ready to move to Linux. Not hardware-wise only, software-wise to.
> 
> AR> I would like to have a Windows app that can run from a USB Stick (without
> AR> the need to install it) that will scan the installed hardware and software
> AR> and give a table as a result that lists the Windows app on one side and the
> AR> parallel Linux app on the other. If no match was found - a link to a site to
> AR> report the app to a community database that updates the alternatives, or
> AR> something along those lines.
> 
> AR> Any app like that exists?
> 
> No app that I know of, but some time ago when I was checking out
> equivalent apps for a school, I found a web site listing equivalent or
> near-equivalent apps. It was a rather complete list covering many
> different categories, and was VERY useful. And, no, I don't remember
> the site. :-(( Worth a good search, though, if it is still around.

To date, for instance, we still don't have an actual equivalent to MS
Access ...that is a drop-in replacement to handle an existing Access
database, unless you go through the contortions of exporting and
importing into OpenOffice Database. So, yes, we have databases out the
whazoo for Linux, but they are still apples and oranges for the casual
user. In short, not much is pain-free, nor is it ever likely to be, when
dealing with closed-source applications. 

The best tool you can use is Google, or some sort of search engine, to
answer your questions as to suitability. Ric


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