Re: Full replacement of MS

From: Ron Johnson (ron.l.johnson_at_cox.net)
Date: 11/30/04

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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:00:32 -0600

    On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 20:14 -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
    [snip]
    > These days there is almost little technical reason to wonder if Linux
    > can function on the desktop. With the availability of some finely
    > crafted live CDs (many based on Debian), trying the Linux desktop is a
    > snap. Gone are the days of compacting the DOS drive, partitioning,
    > formatting and installing just to test Linux to see what it's about.

    Unfortunately, many specialized apps (voice recognition and child-
    rens popular edutainment games come immediately to mind) don't
    have adequate (or *any*) native corollaries.

    Broderbund-type home software (Calendar Creator, Greeting Card
    Creator) also come quickly to mind.

    And, if your data is in a proprietary format, and that specialized
    app won't run under Wine or CO Office, you're also SOL. 

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