That is always the case, windows apps cause probs and are generally slower then native linux apps..
HOWEVER.. In order for companies to consider linux as a workstation OS.. it would have to be worked out with regard to the total cost. Although the OS is free, alot of the tools are not yet up to the standard of comparitive windows apps.. Dreamweaver for HTML people, MS office is the standard like it or not.. for office apps. alot of other stuff is windows orented right now as well.. So the total cost is this.. either pay for alot of training for staff to learn new apps that are linux generic.. or stick with windows until linux version come out... Companies like Lindows and Mandrake would rather companies use it for workstations now rather then later.. so getting MS apps workin is a fast track to getting on alot of workstations fast. its a sound business course, and while I am still undecided as to wether its a good programming course.. it can work.. I take my hats off to the programers that do this.. its almost harder then writing the apps was in the first place. So while it is better to have native linux apps, we don't have access to the companies that write the most well known windows apps, and everyone knows that its the apps available that make an OS useful, (thats why osX for mac wasn't the default os till now.) So untill all the developers start making linux versions, the quickest way to make linux a favorable workstation OS is to make windows apps run on it. rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bryan Tyson Sent: Friday, 22 February 2002 2:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Anti-virus On Thursday 21 February 2002 07:32, Derek wrote: > I read in a review of the Lindows.com pre-release version. > One of the 'achievements' of Lindows is that it is able to run > Microsoft Outlook under Linux. > (Why anybody would go to the trouble of running Linux, and then use > Microsoft applications on it escapes me..) I agree. We'd be much better off directing development efforts into quality native Linux apps instead of trying to get Windows apps to work in Linux. *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 7.3 Professional KDE 2.2.1 KMail 1.3.1 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***************************************************
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