[mdlug] Linux and Church Sound Booth

[JeremyBekka C]

Thanks everyone for your input. We have talked more about it and it seems
obvious that the best course of action is to stick with Windows. Our tech
guy is right when he says (Agreeing with Mike) that the people who will be
using it are not familiar with Linux and he would not have time to help
teach everybody. I was wrong when I said that he is not familiar with
Linux, he is but just does not think that it is the best solution for our
churches needs.


Thanks again,

Jeremy

On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 10:26 PM, Michael ORourke <mrorourke at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> I think it depends on what their needs are for the computer.  You may want
> to gather some requirements before you make any particular
> recommendations.  For instance, it's difficult to replace a Windows desktop
> running PowerPoint with a Linux desktop running OpenOffice Impress.  Can it
> be done, sure.  But is everyone that volunteers running OpenOffice and
> using Impress at home?  Probably not.  Are there other volunteers that are
> Linux savvy or is it just you (especially considering the comment about the
> tech guy)?  Are you always there every weekend to answer questions and
> provide support?  Who do they call if they have problems?  IMHO, getting a
> better idea what their needs are and who will be using it and how, are
> critical to the success of this upgrade.  I advocate using Linux where and
> when it makes sense, not just because you can.
>
> -Mike
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