+1 on specialist software. I would be ASTOUNDED if this ran under WINE: http://jeppesen.com/support/technica...2=JeppView%203
It barely runs under Windows .
+1 on specialist software. I would be ASTOUNDED if this ran under WINE: http://jeppesen.com/support/technica...2=JeppView%203
It barely runs under Windows .
Does someone that needs windows software ever tries Crossover instead of wine?
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There are two versions of Crossover. One for gamers and one for business users. I got the FREE business version they were giving away a couple of years ago. They have kept it updated sporadically, but free.
But, I find I really do not use it. Having found programs in Linux that do as well or better than the Windows programs.
For the stuff that is touchy (such as plug ins for Adobe PS that I can not live without .. the Tiffen filter program is one), I have an old XP box that holds my photographic/graphics programs along with my PDA/GPS sync and my AV/midi studio programs (have to use that Windows based stuff in order to be able to exchange files (phone in my part.)
I think this is the main limitation of Linux: a lot of commercial software wasn't written to run on Linux. For instance, games, professional software, hardware drivers (like winmodems).
Notice that this limitation is not due to the features of Linux but is due to the fact that Windows is the most used Operative Systems.
The bottom line is that if Linux did everything Windows did, Windows would be in the tank, because free vs paid is not even a question we have to ask ourselves.
That's like asking if I'd like to pay for my gasoline. No, duhhh... But I don't see a decent free alternative at the moment.
Gaming is #1, Photoshop #2, .NET framework #3 (although perhaps not as important on a standard PC), Silverlight #4 (like it or not, people need this - like my mom to fill out her time card at work, and Netflix).
You don't get to question or argue the gaming issue. It is 100% the reason why some of the most avid Linux users still run Windows.
DRM support still isn't there on Linux (and may never be), so your major broadcasters of TV over IP won't support it. The fault of Linux? Not necessarily, it's all about where the developer's bread is buttered.
Really good summation! I would change Photoshop to just Adobe (in general). Lots of graphics shops use a lot more than just Photoshop, and you CAN get a decent handle on some older versions of that by running it inside Wine. Problem is that most pro photographers and advanced amateurs use MORE than just Photoshop and those Adobe programs and the plug ins for those programs will not work in Wine nor will they work in Crossover (YET .. who knows what is down the road?)
Having said that, I use Linux about 95% of the time with the exception of those programs written for Windows that I find I need. And 99.9% of all on line activities. (Reasons: Adobe in the main .. some MIDI/audio stuff, PDA sync .. because the PDA/GPS runs a Windows OS, Intuit software because the ACCOUNTANT/banker/IRS requires it for file transferability, and MS Word.. same transferability issues.)
And old XP box in the corner and networked works just fine for those purposes!
Don't game, but do see the issues there, also.
The GIMP and inkscape combined are almost as good as Photoshop
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