WP for Linux updated

[Leon Goldstein]

Collins Richey wrote:

>On Tue, 11 May 2004 09:22:06 -0400
>Harry G <hg57 at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> corel has updated WordPerfect for Linux version 8.0 and is selling it at
>>> their store:
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>>> http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel2/Products/Home&pid=1047023021963
>>> 
>>> They seem to be using this as a way of checking demand for the product.
>>> 
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>Is this still a wine product?
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No: WP8 (and WP8.1, which is the basis for the "new" release) is still a 
Linux native, libc5 app.
WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux (WP9, Quattro Pro 9, Paradox 9) was 
the kludged wine version.
It does not work on any Linux distro with glibc 2.3.2.
Here is the link to my Linux Journal report:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7475&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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