<OT> Opensource software in windows

[R. Quenett]

mutilated misquotes 
from Joel Hammer's 23 Dec 2003 classic prose
may follow:

" It seems that a lot of opensource software is available these days to
" run on windows.
" 
" I wonder: Is this good or bad for the advancement of linux on the
" desktop? I would vote yes, because it would be a way to wean windows

I still run a lot of windoze stuff (hangs head in shame) and I vote 
yes also.  In one (not the only) scenario, when I'm able to do 
everything I want in software which runs on both then I will happily 
slide linux (the os) underneath.

" users away from MS software while they could still cling to windows
" during a transition period. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Strictly speaking, for me, it's not windows, it's the apps.

R
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