Re: [PLUG] wine installation (newbee)

[McLinux <mclinux@myrealbox.com>]

Arthur S. Alexion wrote:

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> On Wednesday 24 March 2004 12:11 am, McLinux wrote:
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> ral of the story.  As much as your aim may be to run your win32 apps on 
> linux, you should first examine an open source Linux alternative.  It will 
> run better, it will be free, it will be better supported (in terms of the way 
> you are using it i.e. just tell an intuit tech rep that you are running 
> quickbooks on wine/linux and see how much help you get), and most of all it 
> will be an open source product which is the reason you chose Linux in the 
> first place (isn't it?).  I know the newbie urge is to seek w32/linux 
> compatibility, but resist the urge and embrace the whole open source package.  
> Just use wine for that verticle app or whatever that you absolutely need.
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I totally agree with Arthur, however if you are looking for fun, give 
wine a shot, its really fun. M$ looks like dumb once you get wine 
running. LOL :O

-McLinux


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