In this section we discuss both goals in more detail. We indicate how the goals of 
both types of migration are different. Details for planning either a partial 
migration, pilot migration, or full migration are found in the rest of this book.
2.3.1  Pilot migration
The actual goal of the pilot migration is not that some client will be running the 
Linux operating system. The main goal of a pilot migration is answering the 
following question: How can we deploy across the organization with confidence?
A pilot migration has to target all types of usage models that will be included in an 
eventual full migration. All applications that are going to be considered in the 
migration have to be included in the pilot as well. This way the pilot can be seen 
as an information gathering exercise for the full migration.
The pilot migration should give answers to most of the following questions:
Can all applications still be used after migrating?
Are end users able to use the infrastructure of the organization as before the 
migration?
Are administrators still able to perform all their tasks after the migration?
Do the new infrastructure components, like terminal servers or consolidated 
Windows desktops, function as planned?
2.3.2  Full migration
In a full migration the migration methods that were tested in the pilot phase are 
used to successfully complete migration of all targeted desktops to the new 
configuration.
Goals of a full migration could include the following:
Increase the level of desktop client security.
Improve manageability of desktop clients.
Lower the overall total cost of ownership (TCO) of desktop clients.
Decrease dependency on a single software vendor.
Improve the life cycle of client hardware.
Comply with governmental regulations and/or strategies (for example, China 
has declared use of OSS as a strategic imperative).
Extent usage of Linux from servers to desktop to leverage existing experience 
and skills.
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