William Limbacher wrote:
> Ted Whalen wrote:
> >Yes, Corel does distribute WordPerfect for Linux freely for
> >non-commercial use, but only for Intel architectures. Those of us
> >running Linux on Alphas, Sparcs, m68ks, or PowerPCs like my 2400 are
> >out of luck.
> >
> That's weird! I thought the whole idea driving Linux was that it is
> platform independent.
Yeah, that's one of them. Most "open source" software for Linux will
compile with no problems on all architectures. Proprietary stuff like
WordPerfect that comes pre-compiled tends to be available for i386
only. Because Intel architecture makes up some ungodly percentage of
Linux installs, and an even larger percetage of *desktop* installs,
most companies overlook other architectures. However, the LinuxPPC
Inc. people seem to be making deals to get major game titles for Linux
also released for PPC.
tew
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