> > of GoogleEarth and others of their applications?
>
> Why do you think nobody has? They've announced a Linux version for
> 2006 (slipped from end-of-2005 originally), and just shipped their
> Mac client a few weeks back.
>
So they are just late? I wonder why it takes them so much longer. For a
correctly set up project it shouldn't need more than a few days to move
it to other platforms except for special circumstances.
I don't want to blame Google but would like to hear some reasons because
these may give hints what might be wrong with the Linux desktop. Hints
which probably nobody else has though of.
> > "http://wyoguide.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/OSDL_survey_for_ISVs";.
> > It might be a good idea to get some answers before the next DAM.
>
> Good idea. And this is a great starting point for the next OSDL survey.
> BTW, I just saw some results from a Novell survey that showed the top
> apps that are needed for the desktop. The results did not show email
> clients or browsers, so these are probably "good enough". Rather, they
> listed...
>
IMO best if you just add corresponding entries in the wiki page instead
of listing them here. Add as much as you want and than the one composing
this survey can just remove the less important once.
> On a related note, is anyone aware of a place where users could go to
> find open source alternatives to these applications? I'm not talking
> about googling for projects or scanning the open source foundries, but a
> place where a user could just find a Quickbooks or Autocad replacement?
>
I think the best place to find applications is still freshmeat.net. IMO
it wouldn't need much work to implement a "find alternative for ..."
function there. It might be a good idea someone makes them aware of
this. Since I've already submitted so many feedback there IMO it's
better someone else does.
> > these users "why" in another survey (see
> > http://wyoguide.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/OSDL_survey_for_users).
>
> Ditto.
>
As above, just add entries here you might find interesting. Maybe any
application listed on freshmeat.net with a popularity above 2.00% should
be included and rated with none-Linux applications. Just make sure users
can voice any reason why or why not! Only then you get the reasons
nobody has thought of.
Besides special care should be taken to reach many users outsite the
Linux community. See the list of contacts at
http://wyoguide.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/NewsSites, feel free to
use the list as well.
O. Wyss
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