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Re: [trinity-devel] Arch - change standard install loc from /opt/trinity to /opt/tde?

From: Calvin Morrison <mutantturkey@...>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:28:49 -0500
On 23 February 2012 12:55, Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@...> wrote:
>>> Take it as a challenge: Why exactly would you choose Window$ over a FOSS
>>> solution for a corporate environment?  Quantify the reasons and file
>>> enhancement requests to get them fixed.
>>>
>>> Tim
>>
>> I do not use Linux because it does not integrate with the rest of the
>> world. At my workplace I am required to send and receive document
>> files like xml, docx and others that are not supported well by linux.
>> I need to send these internally, but more importantly externally.
>>
>> If everyone internally uses LibreOffice - great. the problem is that
>> customers are using windows, and we need to be able to work with them.
>>
>> This is not something Trinity Desktop can provide.
>
> Of course.  I was referring to usability/functionality/stability problems
> in FOSS, and was not attemting to solve vendor lock-in issues.
>
>> Apart from that, group integration needs to be stabalized. the caldav
>> integration crashes for me. Bugs have been filed #631.
>
> Fixed.  Coincidentally I was working on that bug earlier today and just
> pushed the patches in a few minutes ago.
>
> Tim

You rock! :-)

Usability is not our main issue in corporate environments - rather
integration I think.