Thanks for this link. One thing the Linux users can do to help is to pressure some major vendors to port their wares. Unfortunate as it is, it may take ports of products such as Corel's WordPerfect or Lutus 123 to accelerate broader acceptance for desktop use. I most certainly agree that this just feeds the notion that OSS isn't 'real' (I wonder how many CIOs even know if/how much OSS runs their enterprise). So, if individuals would please consider asking Corel and Lotus to provide their wares, they will eventually recognise a market that will expand based on their decisions.
Kevin -----Original Message----- >From: "J. Antas"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: 5/30/05 6:02:16 AM >To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> >Cc: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> >Subject: The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows softwarein Linux. >There is a Russian site that keeps a software directory of equivalents >/ replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux: > >http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html > > > From that site: >"One of the biggest difficulties in migrating from Windows to Linux is >the lack of knowledge about comparable software. > Newbies usually search for Linux analogs of Windows software, and >advanced Linux-users cannot answer their questions since they often >don't know too much about Windows :). > This list of Linux equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows >software is based on our own experience and on the information obtained >from the visitors of this page (thanks!). > > This table is not static since new application names can be added to >both left and the right sides. Also, the right column for a particular >class of applications may not be filled immediately. In future, we plan >to migrate this table to the PHP/MySQL engine, so visitors could add the >program themselves, vote for analogs, add comments, etc. > >If you want to add a program to the table, send mail to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the name of the program, the OS, the >description (the purpose of the program, etc), and a link to the > > [Message truncated. Tap Edit->Mark for Download to get remaining portion.]
