Bearshare, I understand, is a Gnutella client for Windos. Limewire
(http://www.limewire.com) does a better job than Bearshare, IMHO. Its
only shortcoming is that it is written in Java, so it is not exactly
the most nimble app out there. Besides this, it is very good :-)
On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 01:00, Nick wrote:
> Hiya Andrew, thanks for the quick response. I think i'll try Wine
> first as they seem to have quite a comprehensive installation
> procedure. I hope i'm right in assuming it's as easy as they
> describe on their website! I think i may leave the Win4Lin for now
> as it suggests it may take me around 6 months to actually get it to
> work. The Star Office I have already tried on the Windows platform
> with which i was not too impressed but i will certainly give it
> another chance and spend more than 20 seconds testing.
>
> Again, thanks for your help.
>
> Nick (i promise not to give up Linux and go back to win2k)
>
> p.s. are there any linux alternatives for 'bearshare' out there.
> it's a p2p file sharing protocol mostly for mp3's and mpg's
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Lazarewicz [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 19 February 2001 13:31
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] eh?
> >
> > ** Reply to message from Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on
> > Mon, 19 Feb 2001
> > 12:47:59 -0000
> >
> > Welcome to the club! I can help with the Windows problem.
> >
> > Wine is an excellent tool that is in advanced development -- as I
> > see it, the
> > folks working it are doing an excellent job, but it still needs
> > work (see their
> > web site http://www.winehq.com).
> >
> > Another alternative that uses a different approach is Win4Lin
> > (see http://www.netraverse.com) -- if you have a formal copy of
> > Win 95/98, their
> > program will install it into your Linux filesystem -- essentially,
> > you are running the original Windows inside a Linux window (not an
> > emulator). Direct X
> > and DOS graphics mode aren't supported, so games are out, but
> > business stuff
> > should work -- MS Office is known to work. I'm still installing
> > it into my
> > system, and have had some troubles with getting the right kernel
> > in place (explained below) and Windows OEM are a pain (as is most
> > of Windows software by
> > definition), as you need a bootable disk as well (not a big deal,
> > you just have
> > to know about it). Reviews are very good, I haven't yet fully
> > installed it, but
> > should be able to finish that today.
> >
> > About the kernel, Linux's guts is the Kernel, and Win4Lin has to
> > patch it, so
> > the patch and your installed Kernel have to match. Many are done
> > quickly, and
> > the CD has patches, but mine was a pain to get right.
> > Fortunately, their e-mail
> > help is very good, and you can always write here too.
> >
> > StarOffice, which is available free from sun (http://www.sun.com),
> > and included
> > in many, if not all, packaged Linux systems is extremely
> > compatible with MS
> > Office. I haven't yet found anything that I needed to do in MS
> > Office that I
> > can't do in Star Office -- take a look at this option as well.
> >
> > Linux is far different and better than DOS/Windows, it is very
> > stable, free,
> > grass-roots support, but it needs considerably more technical
> > knowledge than
> > Windows. However, you get out of it what you put into it. It is
> > aggravating at
> > times, but the people who work with it and help in places like
> > this are terrific! You won't be orphaned -- keep going!
> >
> > - Andy Lazarewicz
>
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