Quoting Robert G. Scofield ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > WordPerfect 8 for Linux is one of the two greatest wordprocessors I've > ever seen. The other is WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS. WP 8 for Linux > could do things that WP 8 for Windows couldn't do. It just seems like > too much trouble to try to get it running on the old libraries.
It's a bit of a pain, but usually it requires only two optional packages from your distribution (the ld.so one and libc5/libm5). Most distributions still automatically include the other stuff (e.g., X11 libs for libc5 clients), but this will definitely become a bigger problem over time. If you can find a remaindered Corel Linux OS Deluxe box, that's actually even better: The included WP 8.1 is more complete (than the common download edition), has a more extensive permissions grant in its licence (licensed for commercial use), and _furnishes_ the needed libs. > It seems that it would be better to switch to something with a future, > and WordPerfect for Linux has no future. Yes, that and the (I hope) slyly understated point about how this relates to licensing were points I was trying to make sure my FAQ got across to people. > I'm distressed to read on your FAQ that Gobe Productive is being taken > over by someone else. No sign of life yet from freeradicalsoftware.com -- but they claim to be preparing to re-release it under the GNU GPL. That will/would be great, when/if it happens. Might be worth writing to the contact for that domain (Lindsey, Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED]), and asking if there's any news. > Thanks again for *everyone's* post. Thanks for the kind words about my FAQ! -- Cheers, "Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first Rick Moen woman she meets, and then teams up with three complete strangers [EMAIL PROTECTED] to kill again." -- Rick Polito's That TV Guy column, describing the movie _The Wizard of Oz_ _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech