On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 21:14 -0700, RJ Gillis wrote: > Hey guys... > Thanks for all the responses and I got it figured out; my buddy went > there and thought it was a Quick-time like player needed to view the > page. Nothing happened and so he never told me about it. Well it is good to know that Debian wasn't installed on your computer with malicious intent.
> But I would think a program install would show you something...? (The developer is in the CC list. They'll be able to respond to this better than I can, as I have never even used that installer.) > Anyway, from reading your emails, I got kinda interested, my main > question is; will all my programs run on Debian? If so, I might try it > out. Thanks again for the replies- RJ Windows programs, (.exe files), do not run naively in a Linux/Unix environment. There are work-arounds to make them run, using a program called WINE. But instead of using WINE, I typically recommend people find open-source software to replace the proprietary software they were using. For example, instead of Microsoft Office, use Open Office. Here's a quick-list of popular desktop software and their Debian superiors: MS Office = OpenOffice.org 2.0 Outlook / Outlook Express = Evolution / IceDove Windows Media Player = Rythmbox and Totem/mplayer Photoshop = GIMP Internet Explorer = IceWeasle Many users feel that the Open-Source replacements are superior to their proprietary counterparts, but it may require a bit of getting-used-to. Debian is a great system. It is functional, stable, secure, and free. There are disadvantages, though. I wrote a lot about these in a blog post, The Disadvantages of Linux and Open Source Software(1), where I describe substantial negative issues that many users face when switching from Microsoft Windows to a Linux-Based Operating System, and how to deal with them. Please give it a quick reading, and if you think you can face these issues, run that installer next time you boot, and let us know how you do. 1: http://matthewpoer.freehostia.com/wordpress/index.php/computers-technology/the-disadvantages-of-linux-and-open-source-software -- Matthew K Poer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]