I think "As long as they don't have a Linux port they don't exist for me" and close the page.
I download the demo/trial/full Windows version and try to emulate it with Wine, hoping it will work.
I will use my Windows/Mac system installed on another partition only for this program.
I give up! I'll use Windows/Mac from now on: "Bye-bye Linux, see you when you grow up!"
Spilled the Beans
"You don't have a Linux port - you don't exist!"
You browse the web for software you're interested in, you find one with delightful features, go to the "system requirements" page: surprise! There are 2 options: a Windows version and a Mac version. What do you do?
edit1: of course option 1 means using another (Linux) alternative, i could not write more characters on the line to explain that.
edit2: this poll is open-source, feel free to duplicate and modify it to your favorite Linux forum.
Last edited by ephemeros; November 26th, 2006 at 03:42 PM.
Cake for coffee's sake
You can try and run the program with Wine or you can use vmware server to create a virtual windows environment to run all off your windows programs. Hope that will help.Originally Posted by ephemeros
Jereme
Just Give Me the Beans!
I chose "I download the demo/trial/full Windows version and try to emulate it with Wine, hoping it will work."
But ONLY if a Linux compatible alternative program isn't available.
If the program is something I really don't care about, I'll just say "whatever" and don't use the program.
If I really like the program, but it doesn't work in Wine, I'll boot to Windows to use it.
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100% Pure Ubuntu
I don't have a windows partition anymore, and use VMware for visual basic (it's a school requirement).
Other than that, I don't like using windows, so if an application is not available on linux, then too bad.
- trib'
Spilled the Beans
@mhancoc7: heh, ok, vmware means to have windows/mac installed (true, not necessary on another partition), so you may choose the 3rd option, IMO. never used that, anyway.
100% Pure Ubuntu
personally, this is why i stopped playing gunbound and shot-online. i admit i tried to run both under wine. and since i didnt succeed, i just stopped playing completely.
pity, if either made a linux client for their games, i'de play them like crazy.
Cake for coffee's sake
Yeah, I did not know which to pick. I don't really view my virtual windows as really being windows. I know that really doesn't make any sense.I really only use it for testing my websites in IE. I only use Wine when I absolutely have no other alternatives. The fact is that so far I always find a linux program that will do what I need.
Jereme
Tea Glorious Tea!
Precisely why I'm stuck with dual-boot setups.
Ubuntu addict and loving it
I dualboot to play Battle for Middle Earth.
Just Give Me the Beans!
For me the only software i need and dual-boot is usually games, for the rest there are always great alternatives
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