Re: tlug: X Windows client

["Alan B. Stone" <stoneab@example.com>]

Michael,

I have to disagree.  I use Applixware on my home machine, and also at
work.  I regularly pass M$ word documents back and forth to friends.  I
haven't had any problems.  I think if you read any of the major
computing magazines, the actual trend is moving away from M$.  The
average user can't continue to shell out dollars for high priced
software when there are free alternatives.  Also many major business are
realizing the cost saving blessings by using Linux.  This month's LAN
Magazine had an outstanding article on Linux and BSD.  In the last month
I have accumulated a huge stack of articles on how Linux/BSD is making
its way into the mainstream.  I also have three MACs in the house.  I
haven't had any problems passing files back and forth there either.  

Anyway, if you look you'll find that there are packages for Linux that
are fully compatible with Windows and Macintosh versions.  

Take it easy,

Blaine

Michael Chiu wrote:
> 
> >    Michael> but I think the trend is moving more towards M$ Windows
> >    Michael> as can be seen with the amount of software available for
> >    Michael> Windows platform compared to the Linux/X-Windows
> >    Michael> platform... :(
> >
> >What do you mean by "amount of software"?  What classes of apps on
> >MS-Windows don't have substitutes (perhaps currently of inferior
> >quality) on Linux?
> 
> Ok.. I guess I shouldn't do the M$ praising here, but what I meant was that
> if I want to send a word processing document file to someone in general, I
> normally will not send to them a Linux or UNIX format of the file... ex.  I
> want to send my friend a file of a document I just created... I could send
> it in PS, but since I know my friend is using M$ Word, I will send him a M$
> Word formatted document... This is, of course, assuming that most of my
> friends are on a Windows or Mac platform though...
> 
> >
> >Most vendors I know of now make Linux versions of their software
> >(although I had to spend a few days of email conversation to get the
> >install program for the aforementioned package to work; they usually
> >don't do very much checking to make sure it actually _works_ on Linux
> >once they get it to compile :-( ).  But they're not going to mention
> >that in their TV spots---that would chase away the lu$er$.
> 
> hmmm.. can u send me a list?  I would be interested in tyring out some
> software...
> 
> >
> >Sure there's lots of junkware available for Windows, and Windows or
> >OS/2 was the platform of choice for low-end CAD last I heard.  Windows
> >is obviously the platform of choice for content-based CD-ROM stuff
> >(electronic books, games and the like)---I don't think Nintendo would
> >make a lot of money on a game that could be downloaded over the net
> >from Linux server.  But we'll see ways around that in the near future
> >I expect.
> >
> 
> Yes, I believe they are working on a P/S emulator so that you can run P/S
> CDs off of a computer...
> 
> But anyways... what I mean I guess from everything is that for standard use,
> I normally use M$ Windows as my platform of choice... not b/c it is superior
> in any way, but for my intents and purposes, it is the most practical... I
> play around with Linux more as a toy and to keep up my home network.. (since
> NT Server is a bit too much to use for one user) and is why I find it a bit
> steep to pay 100,000 yen for one user.. :D
> 
> Mikio aka Michael
> 
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