Hugh...I agree with you, Outlook is a terrible mail program I have no choice
but to use it at work and keep my eyes wide open for the 2-3 viruses that I
am sure to get each month. Of course when I am at home I don't really have
to worry to much about viruses (thanks again Linux) In fact Windows leaves
itself wide open (maybe this is how they got the name?) to anyone with a
little time and intelligence to go right in and break, move, rename or
destroy system files.
On to the rest of the post (rant)
As far as the rest of the software on that list goes...I did not know they
made a software (Fritz 6) using my name...pretty cool I must admit.
In regards to the rest of the list, I'm sure the Linux community is kicking
themselves on a daily basis for not coming up with more Ham Radio
software....maybe they should focus a little less on the dev software, the
office software and the rest of the software that 99% of what users use to
focus on what 1% of the community wants.
But see the great thing about Linux is (you will find this out as you use it
more often as I did) that because you have access to the kernel, you can
program your own software for it...you don't have to rely on someone else
(like Micosoft for example) to make an application to do what you want...you
can do it yourself....and all it takes is some knowledge and sweat...no hard
earned dollars have to be spent, just hard earned hours.
That is the whole idea....use it.....develop for it...and share it....
Fritz
----- Original Message -----
From: Hugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 9:19 AM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Windoze
> I beg to differ, Outlook is Virus bate. We need a troll here almost as
much
> as Outlook express. Hey ever wonder why so many companys refuse to use
> it? Give you a clue. It's Junk :)
> Now you have a real nice day and you dont forget to write. If Outlook will
> work that is :)
>
> Bye
>
>
> On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Alexander Skwar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 11:15 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Windoze
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 17, 2000 at 06:25:25PM -0500, Gilbert Baron wrote:
> > > > Linux is so great, where are all of the applications. I will
> > > tell you where
> > > > they are. They are not written because nobody can make money on it .
> > >
> > > What application do you need? They are all there! And everything is
> > > available, most even in GPL. Latest addition: StarOffice 6 will be
GPL'd.
> > >
> > > Or do you mean application == games? If so, then yes, you are right;
> > > *professional* games are _still_ a weakness of Linux. But that'll
change
> > > too.
> > >
> >
> > I mean applications for Ham Radio like
> > Truetty RTTY and AMtor with sound cark
> > Zakanaka PSK31 with sound card
> > Logic 5 Logging and radio control program
> > Fritz 6 Chess program that has beaten the world champion
> > MS Office I don't want to convert files and everyone is using office
> > Fugawi A digital mapping program that allows me to make maps to put
in my
> > Palm for GPS use
> > PSP5 The best low cost image processing program
> >
> > All this is only a start. I have 15000 files on my system. Of course not
> > that many apps but a lot.
> > Netscape sucks in comparison to IE5.5. Various other things that are not
yet
> > on Linux.
> >
> >
> > > > Everyone expects everything for free on Linux. Well ad far as
> > > application
> > > > choice goes, you get what you pay for.
> > >
> > > Yes, exactly! Everything I need is there: Office (KOffice,
StarOffice),
> > > graphics (GIMP), browser (Netscape, Mozilla), email clients (lots and
> > > lotsa), news clients (too many to name 'em all), programming
> > > (what language
> > > do you want? I suppose that it is available), databases (MySQL,
> > > PostgreSQL,
> > > Interbase), ....
> >
> > Yes but these applications are not nearly as robust as the Usoft
> > counterparts. Nothing available can touch Outlook and Outlook express.
> >
> > >
> > > > I am not hoping that we talk about LINUX in the past tense. I
> > > just find it
> > > > is not ready for serious use yet AT HOME.
> > >
> > > So isn't Windows. That's all I'm trying to say.
> > >
> > > > AGAIN though applications are the major thing, they drive the
> > > OS and not the
> > > > other way around. THAT is the real world.
> > >
> > > Sure, and that's why Linux will "win". If there's something to win.
> >
> > Not at this time it won't. It is also MUCH harder to install for the
average
> > person.
> > It is a fun toy and learning experience, that is all.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Alexander Skwar
> > > --
> > > Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com
> > > Sichere Mail? Mail an [EMAIL PROTECTED] fuer GnuPG Keys
> > > ICQ: 7328191
> > >
> > >
>
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