Brad,
It works as advertised.
The old Windows files were in c:\Documents and Settings\myWindowsUsername\My Documents\BeerSmith2. I copied the BeerSmith2 folder into /home/myLinuxUsername/, renamed the original Linux .beersmith2 folder .beersmith.back, then changed the name of the folder I copied from Windows to .beersmith2. For anyone who is new to Linux, please note that in the Linux file viewer (Nautilus) you must select View, Show Hidden Files to see ".beersmith2" (the "." infront of beersmith2 makes it hidden).
All of my recipes showed up, along with the ingredients I had added, customized mash profiles, Inventory, and local water profile.
Nice work! Thanks!
Dan