2008/6/11 mike scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 11 Jun 2008 at 9:47, Harold Fuchs wrote: > ... > > So until the Linux fraternity can persuade mainstream gadget suppliers to > > support them most non-nerds (!!??!!) will continue using Windows and, to > a > > lesser extent, Macs. > > Chickens and eggs. Until there's a good enough demand, makers won't > bother with linux support.
Yes, true. However, as support for Linux is more in the interests of the Linux fraternity than it is in the interests of the gadget suppliers I think it's incumbent on the Linux folk to get their act together ... > > One way out seems to be an emulator. I'm trialling XP in VirtualBox > under ubuntu. But there are, inevitably perhaps, issues with obscure > things like Sony's sonicstage software that works almost-but-not- > quite perfectly. > There's a thing called WINE that seems to be able to run most Windows applications under most Linux's. But it seems to me that the very idea that such a thing is needed proves beyond reasonable doubt that Linux isn't ready for the real world. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
