Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 01:37:25 -0700 From: Pedro F Giffuni <pfg1+@pitt.edu> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Microsoft giving back to FreeBSD !! Message-ID: <3B3D8FC5.C5366C3B@pitt.edu> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106271129170.46208-100000@heorot.1nova.com> <3B3A2E2F.A74DDCC8@pitt.edu> <3B3A2ECF.6FECA0E3@Silver-Lynx.com> <20010630061123.E20203@hades.hell.gr>
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > [ Trimmed Cc: list. Do we have to cross-post? ] > not for this ... I agree > > Corel Draw is a nice program to have. It always seems to do wonders > with graphics, once you get the hang of the usual Corel stupidness of > implementing a GUI of their own and not relying on the OS/API beneath > to provide with the interface style. I even bought a copy of the > program when I was running Linux on my home PC. If not for the sake > of having a nice vector graphics program around, just for making sure > that those few bucks would probably make it apparent that good > commercial software *can* and *will* be bought by Open Source users. > Even when I am aware that our linux emulator is excellent, I made up my personal excuse and I never buy commercial software for linux: A native port is always better because, as someone that has ported Linux stuff to FreeBSD, in the porting process new bugs are found. Having Linux users run with the first round of bug reports is OK with me too ;). > Then support was dropped. And it seemed to bring back all those dim > memories of hating commercial vendors, just because of the ease which > they can 'abandon' their users with. > Support? curious... MS office has always had bugs and I've never known anyone that calls MS asking for support (I bet it does happen though). Where I worked in a previous life we also paid this high support fees to IBM. When we stopped paying no one noticed the difference. > You mean *that* Corel? > Somehow, I dont seem to be interested in them anymore. > I admit it blatantly... I didn't buy Applixware for FreeBSD because I heard it was not very good, and I'm hoping a native open office will appear someday. Wordperfect is a classic though... I would buy a FreeBSD native port, even considering the Linux one is available online. Pedro. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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