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On 03/04/2016 08:16 PM, Karel Lang AFD wrote:
> Also the PCs must have internet access to email, http, https, ftp, sftp
> - simply the 'usual' stuff.

Hi Karl,

All work marvelously user Fedora/RHEL.  It may be time for
your to consider migrating off of Windows.

I support Windows, Linux, Apple.

Apple is like an excruciatingly weird straight jacket.

The quality and security issues involved with Windows takes
my breath away, especially with all the Crypto Locker style
viruses out there.  Yo are one eMail away from an absolute
disaster.  And these viruses go after your backup too!

With Linux, you will noticed that you are only assisting with
programs and setting up features.  You will no longer be
chasing your tail over quality issues, bad updates, spying,
"Where's Waldo?", etc..

You can make Xfce look like XP and KDE look like W7.  Nothing
can make anything look as bad as Frankenstein and Sons
(W8 and W-Nein).  I love Xfce just as it is.

With Fedora/RHEL, there is none of this "w7 installer
can't read USB 3 ports, so no keyboard or mouse" baloney
to deal with.

Where you get into trouble are Windows only business
apps, such as Quick Bucks, oops, Quick Books.  Set up
a KVM server and have them log into with Spice from
their workstations.  (I prefer XP for such, it is
more powerful and less buggy.  Plus no more idiot
M$ updates to crash your next boot up.)

And this profession starts to become fun again. And dead,
dragging computer come back to life!

-T

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