| Art Alexion on 17 Mar 2008 10:37:38 -0700 |
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On Monday 17 March 2008 13:12:22 brent saner wrote: > so in short, i feel WINE encourages vendor lock-in which, although the > WINE community has put forth an AMAZING effort and does some fantastic > things of which we're all incredibly grateful, i still don't think it > should be as prevalent a solution as it is often presented. Some stuff — TurboTax, for instance — may become Linux, but it will never be Open Source, nor will there be an open source alternative. The tax rules change drastically once a year, and sometimes there are changes throughout the year. You need accountants in the development team to produce a realistic product. It costs a lot of money to produce and keep up to date. There are other programs geared toward certain industries that are like this. I think solutions, like wine, empower users to choose Linux and not require them to go totally MS in order to get their work done. Attachment:
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