Question 9: Describe the factors that are putting the deployment of Linux desktops on hold.
Lack of engineeing applications available.
A true RPC over HTTPS client for KDE is a serious problem, the integration of all the components of KDE has been an easy sell to management, however we use exchange servers and there is no current exchange rpc over https plugin for kmail/kontact. If we had that functionality we could migrate the majority of accounts/admin staff over to a KDE based desktop
Exchange support, calendaring in particular. Esoteric MS tools such as Project and Visio.
the lack of drivers for some hardware (webcams and professional sound cards)
Need Wine to be able to run 2 "legacy" M$ Windows application essential for my business
We need a Quick Books clone that will run on Linux, will import all the information and formatting.
Application Support. Straying from "standard"
The size of the organisation means that the organisation tries to consolidate on one platform to reduce support costs.
Lack of support and lack of hardware support for modems etc.
Software Compatability.
IT Dept. fixed on Windows.
lack of VPN activcard support, proprietary VPN software not ported to Linux
peer usage
Good performance on low-end machines, terminal project with easy sound support, easier unified control of users, better package management, legal windows codecs, solution for Internet Explorer only websites. Any of these would allow for a small deployment in itself.
Most medical/ambulance applications are windows-only.
AutoCAD, or equivalent, usable, compatible product. Current products are not compatible.
Software suppliers assume users have Microsoft.
MS office and backoffice apps support
Windows' strong-hold in media application area. We are a media company.
Needs to fully support Lotus Notes
management are microsoft bigots
need for gps locating
Specific apps for special production machines and other vendor specific solutions.
But we are going to use virtualization more ontop of linux and more thin clients so we can drop most windows boxes.
Old applications that depend on OS
Applications, Hardware Drivers, Multimedia Capabilities
poor support for peripheral devices and applications. Downloads of various file types take too long to figure out which app to use to open. don't have time to troubleshoot when I just want to transfer or edit files.
office/cae applications
corporate policy (windows only shop)
Linux does not have a standard way of installing needed programs. I found it was too cumbersome to do the required installs.
Cross-platform support for required Windows-based applications. Wine is as yet insufficiently mature.
good usability,flexibility
be required in some projects
personal interest on Linux
Not enough end-user applications, esp. voice recognition (e.g., Dragon 9)
Laptop insufficient disk space for dual boot, require windows to run cad software. Old laptops will be converted linux during holiday break.
Cad software
Some important Windows applications are very much needed; Linux counterparts are not that mature yet
Support for proprietary formats, and a lack of adequate support for Adobe applications with wine.
Linux could be used in several areas of our business if there was an easier way to manage large groups of users and workstations. Something similar to Microsoft's Active Directory. We also need more 3rd party software for Linux or capabilities to easily run Windows based business programs.
Mostly support for Lao Language. So far there is not really much support for Lao Language on Linux.
Apps. Not enough UNIX ISV's are not porting to Linux. They migrated Solaris/HP-UX/AIX users to Windows based version of their apps. IBM partner Dassault is bad example of this. Dassualt competitors like PTC and UGS created Linux version of their apps but Dassault refuses.
Official support from printer vendors for low-end color lasers and support for syncing phones, PDAs etc.
Office Suite
Hardware Support
Database
Microsoft Visual Studio
no Notes client, no SAP-GUI, difficulties with Novell client
Well, the most inhibiting factor is the usage of MS Office products.
Crucial proprietary apps not available in Linux e.g. AutoCAD, Microstation, Primavera Project Planner, etc.
Our group IT director is very close to microsoft. Although, individual projects and consultants may use Linux, they have to be compatible with MS SharePoint, Exchange and MS central services (e.g. fileshares). We also have a timesheet program based on the MS Java VM that will not work in linux despite an internal community trying to get it to work. Timesheets & billing are very important for a large company of consultants.
1. User friendliness
2. Ease of configuration
3. Familiarization of our staff to debian
multimedia support and licensing in this area. Lack of support for all printers, scanners.
Lack of a solid API for Linux kernel and X11 applications; Lack of real RAD programming tools like Borland Delphi and MS Visual Studio; Directory hierarchy too awkward since itﾴs folder names has only four characters and is case sensitive; Lack of a common GUI API among KDE and Gnome; Installing programs is still too awkward and difficult since there is a lot of dependencies to solve (dependency hell) and programs never run properly; Kernel system too slow; lack of plug n play; lack of "GUI culture" as happens in Windows and Mac OS; Thereﾴs is no a solid common API among the Kernel and GUI subsystem; lack of a roadmap for the kernel;
Lack of Availability of critical applications for Linux. These include Spillman Police Records Software, Utility Billing Software, Departmental Databases, Full version replacement for MS Office, Wider Printer and peripheral support, some sort of replacement for Windows Group Policy.
Lack of architectural cad/d software (i.e. AutoDesk AutoCadd) and support for the large format printers that go along with that type of software.
User acceptance
1-acceptance
2-windows-specific applications
3-websites (banking?) that require ie
Application availability.
We are currently developing opensource variants of some software that do exclusively exists for the Windows platform currently.
There are some other things also, like lack of good printing support.
MFST Interoperability w/Active Directory and document file formats.
Linux is ready for the desktop.
3th party software
People's reluctance to use anything other than Windows. We also use applications necessary to our business that only run on Windows.
US Army operation, must play with other US Gov't operations.
MS office compatibility, Groupware functions (Exchange), Smartphone synchronization of calendar and address book, Adobe CS available for Linux
Lack of support by AutoCad, Photoshop and Electronic design tools.
Lack of robust video editing software for under $500.
QuickBooks,,, Web Streaming Video, set-up ease,,
A "Windows" IT Manager's resistance to having to spend scarce time to learn linux and support it for users' that are marginally PC competent.
Large in-house application not fully ported yet, would facilitate Linux migration once done.
AutoCAD
Most of the machines are managed by a service contract between CSC-corporation and international "mother"-company.
I'd guess interoperability with all the Microsoft crap that's entrenched in the organization: MS Office documents, MS Exchange, MS NetMeeting, MS servers everywhere, MS-trained IT organization, etc. Only engineering workstations use Linux, for EDA applications from companies such as Cadence, MentorGraphics, etc.
Also, non-engineering employees all have laptops, so if Linux were ever to be deployed, it'd have to work seamlessly with all the usual laptop hardware: wireless networking, suspend/hibernate modes, etc.
MP3 playback, Airport Express Wireless Internet capability
confidence that they will be able to support any range of peripheral and multi-media options that may be needed.
Important programs not avaulable on the linux platform
easier adminitration of common tasks - e.g. multi monitor support should not require editing of the conf files
Printing, printing, printing!!!!!!!
The lack of support for ALL printers is what's holding Linux back.
Need software that is only available to Windows and Mac users
Need better hardware support especially for wireless networking and laptops needing standby, hibernate and power management. Better support for web technologies like flash
Microsoft only based software that yet has a OSS replacement.
Corporate standards
Presently the state of gaming is poor on linux.
The only thing keeping me from switching to Ubuntu is that wine doesn't run photoshop cs2. As soon as that happens, I will be able to leave behind Windows.
The IT department runs on Windows and does not plan to change in the near future - know-how not available in IT department.
Teachers are not willing to learn to use anything different from what they are used to .
An easy to use and emplement, multi-OS database. Looking into Open Office Dbase at the moment.
it's still not windows.
Application support (Bentley Microstation and Autodesk products)
IT/Ops doesn't support our Linux desktops, for various reasons. The attitude is, "if you can use it, you can support it yourself."
A better Microsoft Office replacement. Better business financial software. A development platform that meets or exceeds the capabilities of the Visual Studio 2005 suite, including a complete .NET framework.
Compatibiliy with Office
Integration with advanced exchange server functions
Too difficult to support - experience differes from hardware to hardware
limited applications for industry
Compatibility of idustry specific software applications
Too many required applications are windows only
e.g. quickbooks word photoshop and many 3rd party applications for specific businesses.
Lack of good drivers and commercial applications.
Lack of drivers available, lack of needed software, lack of minor functionalities like advanced printing options in Gnome...
Lack of handheld support for both hardware & software viewpoint.
Legacy Windows applications
Windows Administrators very unsure of linux
Small business (less than 10 employees) retail PointOfSale software for linux is either time consuming to set up or not mature enough.
Most I have come across also require me to learn how to setup either MySql or Postgresql etc.
I just want it to work.
Mostly application support from vendors. The majority of our 900 apps have Microsoft dependencies, like IE, MS Office...
End user ease of use
not supporting all our hardware
Lack of drivers for all peripherals, networking with Windows issues, application software prerequisits unavailable/hard to find using default software packets manager.
Linux/O/S compatibily with internal pci modems
...modems containing Intel-chipset....SimplyMEPIS 6.0
is the only Linux/distro that works with this
NSpire-hardware-modem.
Instability, complication.
Training users on Linux os & apps
Compatibility with MS Office
Financial & database apps that work only with Windows
Hardware compatibility, especially for "unusual" items
Difficulty of setting up Linux systems
Opinions of co-workers
Lack of orthodontic software
User interface can be bland, hardware support is iffy.
Adobe Photoshop CS2
The majority of work here is software design & interface design.
This is not linuxes fault, but Adobes. This application however is holding up deployment in this workplace.
most users only feel comfortable with mainstream applications such as Photoshop and Dreamweaver. The open source alternatives to such programs are not polished or powerful enough.
Inventory system client only runs on Windows.
Lack of enterprise-level applications (primarily development tools)
we need hardware that works out of the box on Linux,we need to find alternative applications on Linux for our work environment and should be a seamless migration from our existing scenario to our Linux establishment
Existing infrastructure built around Windows. Will cost too much money to port internal desktop apps to Linux and train users to use Linux.
Compatibility with MS Office
Some specific required applications should become available for linux, this is the hardest part, because we use some software build for the specific needs of our government..
Laptop support - ability for laptops users to self service upgrade. Application compatibility - mainly Windows but also Excel macro support for finance community.
We use Access Accounts software which only runs on Winows - data is stored on Netware server (mapped drive).
To get High perfermence by multi-computers.
Unsupported scanner device. Only partial support for tablets.
Many aplications of our company not works on Linux.
Compatibility hardware problems. (SATA II in some motherboards). High system requirments for window managers.
Anything so long as it is Windows attitude of senior IT management; bad taste from earlier proprietary UNIX server infrastructure
3D support
power management (especially for the laptop)
data recovery (for mistakes)
Ease of use. Linux is not user-friendly. No other os really is either but people are familiar with windows and mac os. Linux is foreign and strange to them.
1. Better support for wireless network cards
2. Better VoIP applications(like Skype or NetMeeting on Windows)
3. Better support for Web Cameras(Microsoft Live Cam VX 6000)
4. Better support for wireless keyboard and mouse
There is NO unified way to "easy"-install software.
Support for Applications currently only available on the Windows platform.
User training.
missing software
Users capacitation and software compatibility
Card/1 (CAD tool) is not available on linux
Current setup (Windows, using third-party software to lock down) works. Little or no Linux expertise.
test produce's capacity
Windows applications, like SAP, intranet designed for IE, Outlook Calender bookings. Heavily depending on Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
I believe that the linux desktop will be popular as Windows.
Commercial Architecture software.
Very limited official support from company's IT. It supported distros are too old while the Linux distros coming out very quickly.
SAP Client from customer, a dependency on MS Office suite.
Embedded programming not possible. Codewarrior and code composer does not run on it and the JTAGgers aren't supported by Linux.
Corporate policies that are MS Windows only
- MS Exchange compatibility in Linux e-mail clients (we need MAPI, not the web plugin in Evolution / calendar integration / sending shortlinks to documents). It would be ok if there was a (no per se free) groupware product that fit our needs.
- An easier way to exchange documents / ifolder
Development tools, support for Nokia phones, Visio
Noit sufficiently compatible to the windows desktops that we use
We are not actively deploying Linux in an effort to maintain a standardized Windows environment. That being said, we will support end-users who have a business requirement to run Linux.
development/integration of specialized custom devices
Cant run MS Windows based game
Our largest and most important piece of software is written in Visual Basic, and needs to perform optimally on the OS.
Microsoft Office compatibility
Ease of use
Central management
Migration cost
To complicated to administer the computers at my company and the net
inertia, current investment in Windows, large scale desktop management, custom written applications, decentralized software purchasing
at home, it'OK, in the organiztion the low level of the staff is a limitant
The equivalent of MS Access in Open Office (Base) cannot create .mdb files..also,there is no Adobe Photoshop CS2 (version 7 isn't enough for some hardcore effects)..also,a lot of games (and good ones at that),are made for windows or at least,for mac only..