Post by Rick on Oct 14, 2016 16:05:00 GMT -6
Oct 14, 2016 9:43:39 GMT -6 @chuckcutler said:
I think that the only practical, yet expensive in time and money, way to approach this would be to purchase and create a duplicate system. Load and fine tune an alternate OS, install all required hardware and software (this in itself will be a good learning experience) and then solve problems as they come over time. Use this system as you can, but you will always have the fall back of the current OS. Eventually you will either transition, perhaps lowering expectations, or determine it simply not feasible.My take on how Linux was back then, it was very primitive by today's standards regarding software distributions and suffered badly from the disorganized mess of software packages it had unless you were willing to pay megabucks for something professional that worked as well as Windows did. Despite all of that and the steep learning curve to boot, I did come away much more appreciative and enlightened about what the Linux system has to offer. Today, though I'm still not a hard core Linux user, but I still try out various distributions just to see how things have progressed. From time to time, I do find myself being amazed by the changes that have happened over the years since my earlier experiences with it.