> There has been a Linux version of the Duden dictionary some years ago. 
> Might be that it was only in German and only for SuSE

Only in German - yes obviously, as it's the German spelling reference.
Only for SuSE - no.

> I personally think that the combination wikipedia/google is 
> much better than any normal encyclopedia. Especially the mathematical 
> and scientific sections on wikipedia are superb.

Maybe, but I'm unconvinced. There's a market for both, and open source
doesn't deliver any interactive encyclopedia like the one I was
referrring to. However you missed the point: Companies are starting to
not only release their products for 'blows but also for Linux. The
commonly found attitude "I use Linux, therefore I shouldn't need to pay
anything for my software" is *not* conducive to Linux on the desktop.

Volker

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