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[R.EmoryLundberg]

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On Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at 11:15 AM, Thomas Arend wrote:

> Windows 98 is not a very good chice from the security aspect. Indeed =20=

> it=B4s the
> worst. Outlook is also not a good choice as MS Office.
>
> My proposal is try Linux, Ximian Evolution OpenOffice.

I don't want to get into a huge thing here, but it would have been more =20=

helpful to point out that this person can run OpenOffice on their own =20=

Windows PCs.  A Linux PC as a workstation isn't really substantially =20
"more secure" than a Windows 98 PC - especially in the hands of someone =20=

that has never used it before.

> You will get an Outlook equivalent mail client with integrated =20
> calendar, to do
> etc. And an easy going crypto integration.

They can use the GNUpg plugin for Outlook, too.  I think some people =20
are much happier if they can continue to use Win32 computers if that is =20=

what they know, and using software like GNUpg only makes it better for =20=

all of us.  The more people actively using GNUpg the better it will get =20=

- and this means the GNUpg project needs desperately to have much wider =20=

acceptance on Windows networks.

People have been trying the snotty snobby approach for years.  It =20
hasn't worked.  If you want people to use GPL'ed or Free software, it =20=

needs to work with what people use.  Arguing with them why Outlook =20
sucks is a lost cause.  Some things people just need to figure out on =20=

your own.  Did you all start using GNUpg and Linux because someone told =20=

you to?

I didn't think so.


r. emory lundberg (finger emory AT hellyeah DOT com for PGP, email, etc)
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On Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at 11:15 AM, Thomas Arend wrote:


<excerpt>Windows 98 is not a very good chice from the security aspect.
Indeed it=B4s the=20

worst. Outlook is also not a good choice as MS Office.


My proposal is try Linux, Ximian Evolution OpenOffice.

</excerpt>

I don't want to get into a huge thing here, but it would have been
more helpful to point out that this person can run OpenOffice on their
own Windows PCs.  A Linux PC as a workstation isn't really
substantially "more secure" than a Windows 98 PC - especially in the
hands of someone that has never used it before.


<excerpt>You will get an Outlook equivalent mail client with
integrated calendar, to do=20

etc. And an easy going crypto integration.

</excerpt>

They can use the GNUpg plugin for Outlook, too.  I think some people
are much happier if they can continue to use Win32 computers if that
is what they know, and using software like GNUpg only makes it better
for all of us.  The more people actively using GNUpg the better it
will get - and this means the GNUpg project needs desperately to have
much wider acceptance on Windows networks.


People have been trying the snotty snobby approach for years.  It
hasn't worked.  If you want people to use GPL'ed or Free software, it
needs to work with what people use.  Arguing with them why Outlook
sucks is a lost cause.  Some things people just need to figure out on
your own.  Did you all start using GNUpg and Linux because someone
told you to?


I didn't think so.



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