Rick Carlson wrote:
If it is not too much trouble, could you list what you see as your reasons for being "skeptical of anything that comes from Lindows..."?
I have the ability to directly address concerns with their development team and their CEO.
I will forward what you write and see if I can get some feedback for you, and for me.
I'm not Tracy,
A very good point. Yes, I am interested in what Tracy has to say about Linspire. I would also welcome comments by anyone else who has their own views about the OS. That means positive as well as negative comments. Linspire 5.0 has just been released and they are in a receptive mode to hear what people have to say.
but I do remember some of the comments made when Lindows first came out. I think it has more to do with the founder, and experiences with him at MP3.com, than it does with Lindows itself,
A fair comment, but I would see that as a reason not to go to work for Linspire. Not a reason to refuse to evaluate/use the software that an awful lot of talented people have sweated over to make a very usable Linux Desktop.
FWIW, I am also interested in SuSE Linux as a part of Novell's strategy to deliver a usable Linux Desktop. I already own Codeweaver's Cross Over Office. They have just released a new version which seems to reflect more effort expended to make Quicken run under Linux using CrossOver Office. I don't use Quicken so it is a non-issue for me.
I own a copy of Win4Lin which allowed me to run Windows 98SE in a Linux window until I upgraded to Linspire 5.0 Now I get a failure notice saying my license is no longer any good. Linspire says they are working with the author of Win4Lin to resolve this issue but in the meantime my laptop is broken in that regard. On the plus side my Linksys Wireless G pcmcia card now works.
I suppose the best approach would be to buy a copy of VMWare at a "mere" $200 so I could run multiple OS's in their own virtual spaces. But then I would have to buy a new laptop since my TuxTop is ancient (circa 2000 CE)and cannot be upgraded beyond the 512MB of RAM and 12GB Hard Drive that it is maxed out at.
though as you stated there have been some hurdles there that any Linux geek would cringe at.
True, but isn't the point of being a Linux geek to show how the world would be better without any Windows or Gates? Notice I didn't say without any MS Apps? I like Visio, I liked it even better before M$ turned it into bloatware. I just wish I could afford it in its current incarnation. It does run under CrossOver Office under Linux.
Yes, I have Kivio and Dia but they are not quite Visio.
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