Gil,
To remain in computing effectively you should probably avoid
linux in all its many variations and stick with the Windows
environment in the flavor of your choice..
The deal is you use the apps and OS you prefer and we
Linusians will use our preferences.
Your assertions about all the wonderful MS apps will generally
fall on deaf ears in a Linux gathering because we have made
other choices.
I should also point out that, despite your assertions
otherwise, not EVERYONE uses MSOffice nor does everyone feel
that IE 5.5, Outlook, or Outlook Express represent the best of
anything.
Why are you messing with Linux? If your computing environment
suits... don't fix it, if it isn't broken.
Bob H
W5TFS
Gil Baron W0MN wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alexander Skwar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 11:15 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Windoze
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
>
> I mean applications for Ham Radio like
> Truetty RTTY and AMtor with sound cark
> Zakanaka PSK31 with sound card
> Logic 5 Logging and radio control program
> Fritz 6 Chess program that has beaten the world champion
> MS Office I don't want to convert files and everyone is using office
> Fugawi A digital mapping program that allows me to make maps to put in my
> Palm for GPS use
> PSP5 The best low cost image processing program
>
> All this is only a start. I have 15000 files on my system. Of course not
> that many apps but a lot.
> Netscape sucks in comparison to IE5.5. Various other things that are not yet
> on Linux.
>
> > > 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), ....
>
> Yes but these applications are not nearly as robust as the Usoft
> counterparts. Nothing available can touch Outlook and Outlook express.
>
> >
> > > 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.
>
> Not at this time it won't. It is also MUCH harder to install for the average
> person.
> It is a fun toy and learning experience, that is all.
>
> >
> > Alexander Skwar
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> >
