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Story: KDE getting ready to go native on Windows
Posted by: Matt (Monday 23 January 2006, 5:05 PM)
These people who whine about "If all the good software is on Windows, people will never switch to Linux!" have never been an IT administrator for a company that insists on a Windows-only network. I am a loyal Linux user, and I use Linux on my personal computers. However, at work, I have no choice but to use Windows, and I have long pined for one of the open-source alternatives to MS Outlook to be ported to Windows (I.E. Evolution or KMail). If this is the reason that hasn't happened yet, then all you Open-Source advocates need to stop being so elite. People will use and LOVE your software if you make it available. People might even eventually switch to Linux. But until Linux is a reasonable Windows alternative for average computer users (and I'm not talking about the moms and pops who just need email and web browsing), most people are not going to make the switch. So in the mean time, give us some options!
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Story: KDE getting ready to go native on Windows
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If you really want Posix for Windows.: http://www.... Jeff Lewis -
History repeating itself ...
To those advocat... Gregory L. Marx -
I look at it from the other point of vie... David Wright -
There are a few *HUGE* differences betwe... Richard June
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I can't argue with your 2nd and 3rd... Gregory L. Marx -
I don't remember OS/2 *EVER* d... Richard June
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Well, I know OS/2 didn't get m... Gregory L. Marx
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I definitely agree that the availability of c... Michiel Wittkampf
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When I was young, similar things happene... Chevalier Dr Dr Ruediger Marcus Flaig
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SFU -- Shut the F**K up? Cozminsky
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So I hope to be able to use http://www.reactos.com... Jamie Borg
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I thing that it's great for projects like REA... Anonymous
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The availability of cross platform applications ha... BD Phillips
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As a small office desktop user our 'training'... Anonymous
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Linux needs more, better drivers. Not Windows hel... michael howard
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Possible shortsighted comments by KDE developer?
I... Brett Kislin
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I have to disagree.
Our company is a Windows-only... Anonymous
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Isn't the point of the GPL to provide the freedom... Anonymous
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Having the only ports of great free software has n... Tobias Cohen
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I would disagree, as a very loyal Windows user, th... Jon D.
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Are members of the Open Source community really su... Gary Varga
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Making free software available on Windows alt... Larry Gearhart
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I was using Windows for a long time. I w... David
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These people who whine about "If all the good soft... Matt -
I like pizza Jo Jo
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To those who think allowing developers to do nativ... Anonymous
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>My wife is now a Linux user, and the only
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The point all depends on your perspectiv... Anonymous
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Raptorhead.com sells open source apps for Windows... Anonymous
