| From: | Zoltan Hunt |
| Date: | 8 Aug 2000 at 14:54:09 |
| Subject: | Installing Linux , was Re: AMIOPEN: Windows SDK buzz |
I'm still having a go at Linux, I've got the red-hat 6.1 (from RH for
Dummies) but I'm also looking into Corel Linux. Apparently this does work
with the SDK and is designed for easy instalation. It also appears to offer
some kind of 3rd option besides all-Linux and splitting the hard drive, I
think it may be like how Elate shares drives with Linux.
Its available as a download from www.corel.com and I'm going to give it a
try this week (as soon as I pick up a network card) and I'll write back here
if it works out ok or not.
Zoltan Hunt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans-Joerg Frieden" <hfrieden@uni-trier.de>
To: <open@amiga.com>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: AMIOPEN: Windows SDK buzz
> On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Patrick Roberts wrote:
>
> > Can someone tell me (in a couple of lines) why everyone is so
> > interested in a Windows version of the SDK? (Why not just dual-boot
> > your Windows system?)
>
> Most people don't want to go through that hassle. I happen to have
> both systems installed, but what if I hadn't? Why should I invest
> a whole day to install Linux (and yes, for a Linux newcomer it *will*
> take this long at least) and get used to its setup just to install the
> SDK and get used to a third OS. A professional cannot invest this much
> time, and please don't tell me that you don't want professionals to
> get involved...
>
> I am really amazed at how people are mad about the Windows SDK
> version. A windows version will make it possible for Windows
> programmers to have a go at it and say "hey that's nice", and perhaps
> invest more time in it. If the initial barrier is too big
> (i.e. install a new OS first), they might not want to try at
> all. That's why BeOS PE can be installed into a Windows file.
>
> Furthermore, it requires a program like Partition Magic or similar to
> resize the partitions on your disk to make room for a Linux/Windows
> double boot. Then you will have to make a backup first, since you
> don't want to trust your valuable data to a program that performs
> potentially dangerous things. All this will make the Linux SDK
> completely "not-worth-the-effort" for a Windows only
> developer. Therefore a Windows version of the SDK makes perfect sense
> IMO, and the only arguments I've heard so far is purely religious.
>
> Best regards, Hans-Joerg.
>
> --
> Hans-Joerg Frieden | "Just a few miles west of Crazy,
> HansJoergF@hyperion-software.de | a stone's throw away from Tear,
> http://www.hyperion-software.de/ | Oh so close to Normal,
> Private: hfrieden@uni-trier.de | But I can't get there from here."
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