Hello,
->Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
->
-> > Cygwin would be a better choice if you are looking to
->migrate windows
-> > users to linux.
Cygwin is excellent for a UNIX Environment.
Infosys uses Cygwin widely for testing C code for portability to UNIX .
Add to this the backing from Industry majors like Red Hat and it qualifies as an
excellent product.
->Many people currently using Windows for production, ask for concrete
->ways to migrate to Gnu/Linux. Getting to know Gnu/Linux is ok. Moving
->"their" stuff from Windows to Gnu/Linux is the difficult part
->for some.
I suggest you dump SFU and give Cygwin a try , even X Server setup is a breeze.
Plus, if you have the right hardware even GNOME runs on Cygwin.
->So far as email and office suite files are concerned, they are almost
->readily interoperable. But things like large programs written using,
->say VB, or accounts on Tally, may get messy during migration,
->and may be
->difficult to port.
Try Mono.
Its MS's .Net Implementation done by Miguel(Novell).
At LINDEC2004 there where showcasing VB/ASP.Net Applications running in Linux.
Another Implementation is the GNU.Net Project.
ASP.Net and VB.Net support is currently limited(unstable) but is expected to
make it into Mono.
Though not production-quality I think its apt for testing and portability
checks.
Regards,
Toufeeq Hussain
