[eaglescout1998]

Somehow, I think the learning curve for a new operating system may be a little too steep for government employees.

[donhunt]

Why? From my experience with them they don’t know much of anything anyway.

[Willie Green]

Somehow, I think the learning curve for a new operating system may be a little too steep for government employees.

Most goobermint employees would never know the difference.
They have some computer geek take care of that crap for them anyway.

[kevkrom]

Somehow, I think the learning curve for a new operating system may be a little too steep for government employees.

It's easy enough to make a Linux desktop look like a Windows machine -- at least close enough so that someone who's only using email, web, a word processor, and a spreadsheet won't notice the difference after a day or two.

[oh8eleven]

I think the learning curve for a new operating system may be a little too steep for government employees.
Sounds like a job for ...

[pyx]

Somehow, I think the learning curve for a new operating system may be a little too steep for government employees.

I'm not sure I follow you.

As it is now; on a non-Linux system such as MS Windows;

Almost all employees who use a computer, whether government or private typically, 1.) Log on to a system using his name and a password. 2.) Uses word processing software or uses spreadsheet software or uses database software and may use web browsing software to access the web or email. Or may use specialized email software to access email.

On a Linux system;

Almost all employees who use a computer, whether government or private typically, 1.) Log on to a system using his name and a password. 2.) Uses word processing software or uses spreadsheet software or uses database software and may use web browsing software to access the web or email. Or may use specialized email software to access email.

Using the same computer for doing the same work and from a user's perspective, doing that work in the same way using Linux would not make a "steep learning curve" in my opinion.