On 01/01/12 11:06, Don Juan wrote: > On 12/31/2011 03:52 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 01/01/12 10:21, Lisi wrote: >>> On Saturday 31 December 2011 23:12:03 Scott Ferguson wrote: >>>> On 01/01/12 07:16, Patrick Wiseman wrote: >>>>> Hi: >>>>> >>>>> I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with a Rosetta Stone >>>>> language program on a Linux box, either the web-based or the DVD >>>>> program. I want to (re)learn French, and most reviews suggest that >>>>> Rosetta Stone is the best. >>>>> <snipped>
>>> >> According to the WINE database - the latest version is rated "garbage". >> >> If you want a review - I looked at an earlier version being used by a >> relative and agreed with her that it was not very good (very >> repetitive). Heavily advertised and expensive, and no where near as user >> friendly or useful as the free BBC program. >> >> Is that relevant given that a cursory search shows that the latest >> version will not run under WINE. > Not true :) Works great on my system with wine. I get the base free > through work and any language extensions. I just keep updating the > original install as they come out and have yet to run into any issues > with it under wine. Though I am on sid based off a net-install running > just openbox and run wine off the dev tree. > > RS-V.4 works though not all languages are to that version yet > RS-V.3 works and all languages are supported. Then please update the WINE database entry/ies:- http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=21655 NOTE: V3 is rated gold - it's the latest supported version that's rated "garbage". I've no idea if PlayOnLinux has a helper file for it. > >> >> >> >> Happy New Year > > Quality of the overall program, its OK, it is in relation to how you > learn I think. I would not say any of the ones I have completed have > made me 100% fluent but I did get a deeper grasp of the studied > languages. Some will find it works wonders others hate it due to their > teaching style. Just like every teaching method out there. > > > Cheers -- Iceweasel/Firefox extensions for finding answers to Debian questions:- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/Scott_Ferguson/debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4effb641.4090...@gmail.com