Copyright (C) 2001 by Steve Litt, All
rights reserved. Material provided as-is, use at your own risk.
By Steve Litt
I published "The Windows To Linux Conversion" in late March, 2001. By mid-May
of that year I'd found two additional Windows to Linux case histories.
All three share incredible similarities. All three authors are editors
of serious websites. All three use their computers as a centerpiece of
their work, and therefore were hesitant to make the switch. All three discussed
their procrastination, their needs, and their setbacks. All three performed
needs analysis, experimentation, and finally conversion. All three serve
as excellent models for YOUR Windows to Linux conversion.
These three case histories are:
The Windows to Linux Conversion, by Steve Litt
Defenestrating Windows, by Rick Lehrbaum
Moving to Linux, by William Henning
As I discover new Windows to Linux case histories, I'll place their pointers
and descriptions below the first three. If you find case histories not
listed on this page, please email
me with their URLs.
This is an entire issue of Troubleshooting Professional Magazine giving
a play by play description of Troubleshooters.Com's migration from the
Windows 98 desktop to the Linux (Mandrake) desktop. Starting with a description
and history of the company, this series of articles lists the motivations
for migration, the procrastination, the early attempts, the disappointments,
as well as the mechanics of the final transition, and even some post-transition
commentary. (http://www.troubleshooters.com/tpromag/200104/200104.htm)
LinuxDevices.Com founder Rick Lehrbaum describes his journey from Windows
to Linux in this five part article whose final part's triumphant title
is called "Look ma: no Windows!" Starting with early setbacks and procrastinations,
Rick leads the reader through his needs assessment and his mapping of Linux
hosted software to those needs, ending up with a Linux-based system suiting
his businesses needs. (http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5355152140.html)
AboutLinux.Com and CPUReview.Com editor William Henning writes a just-the-facts
two part article on the migration of his "business workstation" from NT
to Linux (Mandrake 8). His transition appears complete, but he's still
not sure about Envision as his email client, or what to do with his old
Eudora mailboxes. This article contains an enlightening analysis of StarOffice
as a replacement for MS Office. (http://aboutlinux.com/art_mvlinux_a.html:)
FURTHER MIGRATION ARTICLES
The Life After Windows series, by Steve Litt
This series answers the question "what does it feel like working without
Windows".
Documents my relief at recapturing my data in the wake of the MS Passport
Terms of Service scandal and various other MS License issues that have
recently come to light. Also discusses the migration of my CD burner from
Windows to the Linux box, and various Linux apps that replaced Windows
apps.
Once again, the emotion is relief. Discusses how "do not copy" drivers
on floppy, CD keys and software rental look to a Linux person. First mention
of Troubleshooters.Com's conversion to Vim6 as outline processing software.
This article describes William's experiences and answers the question "were
you able to stay in Linux". For those of you who can't take suspense I'll
give you a hint -- this article is a great pattern for the good life in
Linux, and if you're a Eudora user this thoroughly explains your Email
migration path.
Copyright (C) 2001 by Steve Litt,
All rights reserved. Material provided as-is, use at your own risk.