On 11 Jun 2008 at 10:32, Harold Fuchs wrote: > 2008/6/11 mike scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On 11 Jun 2008 at 9:47, Harold Fuchs wrote: > > ... > > > So until the Linux fraternity can persuade mainstream gadget suppliers to > > > support them most non-nerds (!!??!!) will continue using Windows and, to > > a > > > lesser extent, Macs. > > > > Chickens and eggs. Until there's a good enough demand, makers won't > > bother with linux support. > > > Yes, true. However, as support for Linux is more in the interests of the > Linux fraternity than it is in the interests of the gadget suppliers I think > it's incumbent on the Linux folk to get their act together ...
Which would be easier if makers would just publish the interface specs for the hardware - the data /must/ exist, and its publication would even save the makers writing the software. > > > > One way out seems to be an emulator. I'm trialling XP in VirtualBox > > under ubuntu. ... > There's a thing called WINE that seems to be able to run most Windows > applications under most Linux's. But it seems to me that the very idea that > such a thing is needed proves beyond reasonable doubt that Linux isn't ready > for the real world. I've tried that a couple of times. It'll run solitaire games - but nothing of any actual use that I'm interested in (like pegasus email client), at least not without an incredible amount of hassle. At least virtualbox is an i386 hardware emulator, so you really can (theoretically) run a full OS on it. -- Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in connection with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
