| From: | Gustavo Saracca |
| Date: | 14 Sep 2000 at 16:46:40 |
| Subject: | AMIOPEN: Re: |
Hello,
> That�s simply not true at the present. "Microsoft Word" simply
sells better
> than "Star Office, approved by Amiga Inc." if for no other reason
because
> it�s from Microsoft.
> Linux, albeit being fully portable theoretically, only supports the
x86
> hardware 100% (in terms of applications); using Linux on PPC means
> you don�t have access to several of the killer apps for Linux,
limiting
> full-power use of Linux as a desktop system to the x86.
Put the hardware problem only in terms of CPU is
a wrong. The CPU is only one problem in the computer
compatibility world, can you ensure for example run a
compiled version of software for Linux RedHat and Linux
SuSE or Debian, with out source re-compiling, or installing
problems.
> Some assembly required. Remember girlfriends are usually not coded
in C++
If you know one with a logical box inside, please
can you tell me ?
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