[linux-audio-user] Re: Is the Linux desktop really here ?

[John Bleichert]

On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Robert Jonsson wrote:
> Subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: Is the Linux desktop really here ?
>
> Monday 08 December 2003 15.26 skrev eviltwin69 at cableone.net:
> > Dave,
> >
> >     The one thing that I would do (I had to do this for my wife because she
> > has to have Excel for her job) is to buy Crossover Office and Crossover
> > plugin so that you can load Micro$oft Orifice and some nice browser
> > plugins.  It's well worth the 70 bucks and then they don't have to worry
> > about format problems.  Of course, you do have to own a copy of Micro$oft
> > Orifice first ;-)  Do you get the feeling that I'm not a big fan of
> > Micro$oft ;-D
>
> It's nice to know I'm not the only one that go out of my way to avoid the
> perils of the evil empire ;)
>
> There is however one thing that I have yet failed to get working.
> I've got a bunch of old games made with Macromedia that my kids like to play.
> It looks darn impossible to get them working though, probably too old,
> 16-bit... not supported by anything...
>
> /Robert
>

Kids games are the stumbling block. I have some friends who very much want
to try linux (or any other non-MS opsys, they don't care) and the kids
games are always the blocker. One of my friends actually sprung for
Win4Lin - I set it up for him, and the kids play their games in a window.
Works well.



> >
> > Jan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	"linux-audio-user-bounces at music.columbia.edu"
> > <linux-audio-user-bounces at music.columbia.edu> on behalf of	"Dave Phillips"
> > <dlphilp at bright.net> Sent:	Mon, 08 Dec 2003 08:39:40 -0500
> > To:	"A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu>
> > Subject:	Is the Linux desktop really here ? was: Re: [linux-audio-user]
> > ebayguy: looks like he figured it out
> >
> > tim hall wrote:
> > >PS: Watching my nine-year old and various friends use my system, I'd say
> > > the Linux Desktop for casual users is here, given the availability of
> > > technical support. IMX it's the configuration that is difficult, not the
> > > installation & usage.
> >
> > Hi Tim:
> >
> >   A few days ago I wrote to the list and recounted a story about setting
> > up a Windows 2000 system for some
> > very non-computer-savvy friends of mine. Well, that saga knows no end: I
> > had to go to their house yesterday
> > and get it going for them again. It's true that they are *really* in the
> > dark about their machine, but it's got so
> > ridiculous that I've decided on a new plan. I'm going to set up a Linux
> > box for them and see how they do with it.
> > These people do very little else but use a Web browser (what they call
> > "the computer") so I want to see just how
> > hard or easy it would be for them to use a modern Linux system. It'll be
> > an interesting experiment, and if I have to deal
> > with the system at least it will be a real OS with real tools and the
> > real possibility of actually fixing it if it breaks.
> > Win2K is nice, but what a vacant system ! I can't believe people have
> > paid so much and received so little in return
> > for their money.
> >
> >   Anyway, if this experiment works I'll report back to this group. The
> > folks using this box aren't music/sound people,
> > but I do plan on setting up XMMS, RealPlayer, and possibly xine or
> > Mplayer for on-line video feeds. Let me know if
> > you have any suggestions for making it as easy as possible for them to use.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Dave Phillips
>

// John Bleichert
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