Jan Depner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 00:43 +0100, David Kastrup wrote: >> Jan Depner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > On Mon, 2006-02-20 at 23:41 +0100, David Kastrup wrote: >> >> >> >> If I want Excel running on GNU/Linux, I can just shoot myself. I >> >> am not paying for such crippled software. If that means that I >> >> have to do with less sophisticated free software, so be it. It is >> >> a price to pay, but at least it keeps me in control and power and >> >> responsibility. >> >> >> > >> > Survey says... BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT! Wrong. You would buy >> > Crossover Office and then install a perfectly legal, paid for copy >> > of Micro$oft Orifice. It runs fine on my system. >> >> You'll be surprised to hear that I don't let my personal choices be >> dictated by survey. >> > > I don't understand your response. I was reading your post as > saying that Excel wouldn't run on Linux. I was just pointing out > that it does run on Linux just fine. I may have been > misinterpreting your post though.
Whether I pay for a proprietary operating system or a proprietary operating system emulation is pretty much the same: I don't get native Linux, including all widgetry, performance, interprogram communication and so on. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
