Stephan

I do hope that Alias is taking notes from what you say.. he is still in a
transitory state, ya know.. :-)


"Stephan Rose" <kermos@nospam.somrek.net> wrote in message
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> Richard Urban wrote:
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>> I spent about 45 minutes this morning loading Ubunto 7.04 on my computer.
>> I can't do **anything** with it.
>>
>> As Ubuntu loads by default:
>>
>> I can't load/run Office 2007
>>
>> I can't load/run AutoCAD, any version
>>
>> I can't load/run Visio 2007
>>
>> I can't do *****ANYTHING***** that I can do in Windows 2000, Windows XP
>> or
>> Vista.
>>
>> What good is Linsux?[/color]
>
> With all due respect Richard, you are expecting Windows apps to run on a
> non-windows operating system.
>
> I honestly do not get why people expect Linux to run Windows apps. Windows
> cant run Linux apps either. Linux apps that have their source code ported
> to Windows don't count here, I mean native linux apps.
>
> It's like buying a diesel and expecting it to run on friggin gasoline!
>
> They are different operating systems. They do things differently. They use
> different apps. It should be this way. If they were identical, what would
> be the point?
>
> If you try linux expecting all your windows apps to run then you are bound
> for failure as this is impossible. Same would be possible vice-versa as
> not
> everthing from the linux world is ported to windows.
>
> While WINE does exist for running windows apps under linux, it is far from
> being able to run everything and I honestly doubt it will ever get there.
>
> The whole "windows apps under linux" is completely the wrong approach.
> What
> is needed are the approriate replacement apps under linux so that the
> windows equivalents are no longer needed. In some cases these exist. In
> some cases they don't. In some cases they are better than the windows
> equivalent. In some cases they are not.
>
> Everything has its pros / cons somewhere. No single OS is ever going to
> please everyone.
>
> People who do not wish to use a different app because it has a different
> name but otherwise the same functionality just need to stick to windows.
> Nothing will help there.
>
>
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>>
>> And don't tell me there are substitutes that run in Linsux. I want the
>> above three programs to run on Linsux as Linsux installs by default.[/color]
>
> In that case your only choice is windows. No non-windows os in the world
> is
> ever going to fully, if at all, support windows applications.
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>>
>> No wonder Linsux is years away from being a desktop replacement. All it
>> is good for is surfing the web and getting email. (-:[/color]
>
> So basically it is perfectly fine and capable for...the majority of the
> population of this planet who pretty much don't do much else beyond that?
>
> I find that the only thing that I have to boot into windows for is the
> occasional gaming. Everything else I can do right here from Ubuntu and my
> needs go far beyond surfing the web and getting e-mail. Matter of fact, I
> am about to go watch a DVD on my attached Plasma TV which I currently
> CANNOT under windows since nVidia dropped full screen video overlay on my
> current drivers!! yay!!! Go windows! Now before you go blaming the vendor,
> interestingly enough...the same vendors linux drivers have far more
> features and options than the windows drivers have ever had...
>
> --
> Stephan
> 2003 Yamaha R6
>
> 君のこと思い出す日なんてないのは
> 君のこと忘れたときがないから[/color]

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Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
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