many will make money on Linux. i dont think anybody expects the latest
and greatest games to be free. as far as business software goes,
it seems to be mostly included. let me show u some of the strengths
of linux. u can also purchase business softwarre if u wish.
that other operating system has
internet explorer
linux has
netscape, konquer, opera, mozilla to name a few. some are not
complete yet and the list is growing. there are many choices
in Linux, there is no one to dictate u what u have to use.
and another thing do u realize the cost of that other operating
system. i was in the computer store today and windoz
office suite profession is 449 dollars. wait for the 2.4 kernal. u just
might be pleasantly surprised.
and keep in mind that it seems that Linux has only as of late
begun to enter the desktop market. with people writing for
Linux around the world, its just a matter of time before,welll,
like Linus said ,:"World Domination" :)
Alexander Skwar wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 17, 2000 at 06:25:25PM -0500, Gilbert Baron wrote:
> > Linux is so great, where are all of the applications. I will tell you where
> > they are. They are not written because nobody can make money on it .
>
> What application do you need? They are all there! And everything is
> available, most even in GPL. Latest addition: StarOffice 6 will be GPL'd.
>
> Or do you mean application == games? If so, then yes, you are right;
> *professional* games are _still_ a weakness of Linux. But that'll change
> too.
>
> > Everyone expects everything for free on Linux. Well ad far as application
> > choice goes, you get what you pay for.
>
> Yes, exactly! Everything I need is there: Office (KOffice, StarOffice),
> graphics (GIMP), browser (Netscape, Mozilla), email clients (lots and
> lotsa), news clients (too many to name 'em all), programming (what language
> do you want? I suppose that it is available), databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL,
> Interbase), ....
>
> > I am not hoping that we talk about LINUX in the past tense. I just find it
> > is not ready for serious use yet AT HOME.
>
> So isn't Windows. That's all I'm trying to say.
>
> > AGAIN though applications are the major thing, they drive the OS and not the
> > other way around. THAT is the real world.
>
> Sure, and that's why Linux will "win". If there's something to win.
>
> Alexander Skwar
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