[TriLUG] Linux intro book recommendation?

[elfick]

Quite the opposite to Chris, we have found very few issues while
converting to OpenOffice.org. Most of the issues we did have were due to
a conversion from WordPerfect/Lotus to MS Office prior to conversion to
OO.o. Only the most complex of docs/spreadsheets will be likely to show
any problems, and most of those (dare I say) probably should never have
been docs/spreadsheets in the first place.

-Lee

On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 14:19, Chris Bullock wrote:
> Very Hard, we have tried to implement OpenOffice instead of MSOffice and 
> have not gotten anything but opposition.  If you get a lot of heavly 
> formatted MSOffice docs/spreadsheets you will loose a lot of data and 
> possibly not be able to open them at all.  Going from Windows to Linux 
> on the desktop depends on the apps you desire to run, if all you do is 
> doc process and email.Internet it should be easy if you require other 
> apps watch out.
> --chris
> 
> Christopher L Merrill wrote:
> 
> > Today my BIL asked me "How hard would it be to get linux running
> > on our desktop to replace Win98 and MSOffice."
> >
> > I have no problem sending a 'techie' to the right resources to get
> > started...but he is not a 'techie'.  Stricly an end-user type.
> > I told him he needs to get a good book to explain the key differences
> > between the OSes and what to expect.  I was thinking 'book' because
> > a website will not help him when he gets stuck halfway through the
> > configuration process :>
> >
> > What 'Idiot's Guide to Linux' books do y'all recommend?
> >
>