Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 01:04:25 -0400 From: Laurence Berland <stuyman@confusion.net> To: Seth <seth@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: An article from Microsoft Message-ID: <37FECCD9.467A056A@confusion.net> References: <19991008002631.8A2BF153BE@hub.freebsd.org> <37FD8964.54EB9E5B@newsguy.com> <19991008091331.A71866@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org>
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If you're one of the many people who believe Linux growth will help
FreeBSD as well, than it seems pertinent. Also, if they can run it we
can run it (ok, not always, but most of the time) under emulation, so it
becomes defacto available for freebsd. I guess I for one believe that
as open source in general grows, people will start looking, stumble on
FreeBSD, and see how great it really is. On a side note about the
office wars, IMO applix or staroffice are not an adequate replacement
for MS Office, especially for people like my mother who don't get why
xyz feature isn't in them, or why it takes so long to load (with SO you
load the whole suit at once). Hopefully Koffice will change that. (does
anybody know if they're gonna make sure it runs on FBSD? the website
doesnt really say)
Laurence
Seth wrote:
>
> Um,
>
> Points all very well taken, but we seem to be a bit off-topic here with
> all the discussion about applications & games available to *Linux*.
>
> Last I checked, this was *freebsd*-advocacy. :)
>
> SB
>
> > Michael Kenneth Henry wrote:
> > >
> > > > I claim most desktops do nothing but games and office-type
> > > > applications, both of which are available to Linux.
> > >
> > > You're kidding, right? Just because xboing is available for Linux
> > > does not mean it's a substitute for "The Need for Speed".
> >
> > It has Quake and Civ:CTP, what else do you want? :-)
> >
> > Sure, Windows has MUCH more. But Linux does have decent games.
> >
> > > > Alas... is there any kind of application *not* available to Linux?
> > >
> > > Well, Microsoft Office, Links386 (a golf game which I enjoyed immensely
> > > in my days on DOS), a flight simulator is another app I miss, and my
> > > Dad wants to use Quicken.
> >
>
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Laurence Berland, Stuyvesant HS Debate
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Windows 98: n.
useless extension to a minor patch release for
32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a
16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system
originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor,
written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for
1 bit of competition.
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