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.
So create the demand. Write to software houses and hardware manufacturers. Don't be shy, and don't think that your voice doesn't count. It does. > 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. > Have you written to Sony? Would you like me to? When writing to Sony one must provide the serial number (not activation code) of the software, so if you send that to me in private mail I will write to them. I've written to them about Vegas video editing software for a neighbor. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
