Maybe going to Windows full time is not the only solution. Here's my example. I am a lawyer with my own office, similar to Zale. I've been practicing since 2002, and I only used Linux ever since.
The problem came last year when electronic company registration was introduced. There simply is no smart card reader accepted by the system (used for electronically signing documents) that would have a linux driver, and all the special software (for signing and filling out requests) is developed under Windows. This is the only reason why I was forced to set up a Windows box. (I wish I had the necessary coding skills and time, I would produce similar software for Linux, and would release it under GPL, but as I am a lawyer this is out of question currently :-).
BUT, all my other computer needs (data storage, word processing, calendar, email, browsing, etc) remain under Linux. I even thought of using VMWare instead of a separate Windows box, just to keep everything under Linux...
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Posted by: Towncat on July 21, 2008 12:56 PMThe problem came last year when electronic company registration was introduced. There simply is no smart card reader accepted by the system (used for electronically signing documents) that would have a linux driver, and all the special software (for signing and filling out requests) is developed under Windows. This is the only reason why I was forced to set up a Windows box. (I wish I had the necessary coding skills and time, I would produce similar software for Linux, and would release it under GPL, but as I am a lawyer this is out of question currently :-).
BUT, all my other computer needs (data storage, word processing, calendar, email, browsing, etc) remain under Linux. I even thought of using VMWare instead of a separate Windows box, just to keep everything under Linux...
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