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> On 09-12-06 5:17 AM, in article 2510354.MW8hzESeGD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Roy
> Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Top 10 killer apps for Linux Nerds
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>> | Linux users have just as many programs and
>> | applications available as other users, and
>> | these programs often rival their Windows and
>> | Macintosh compatible cousins. Developers have
>> | created a robust and dynamic network of
>> | applications designed to make Linux an
>> | increasingly prominent operating system in
>> | both the home and office. People from all
>> | over the world use these programs to enhance
>> | their Linux experience, to create or edit
>> | data, maintain databases, manipulate
>> | graphics, play games or media, browse the
>> | internet, and much more. While some of these
>> | programs are still in the infancy of
>> | development, there are hundreds of fully-
>> | developed, top-notch applications that
>> | revolutionize the Linux experience.
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>> http://web2linux.com/?p=56
The author pulled it. I've just rechecked other sites that point to it and it worked for me
last night. It's now gone.
> Seems to be a bad link.
>
> As someone that uses Windows, OS X and Linux I don't agree with the author
> at least in terms of software on the business front. Take email\PIM's for
> example, sure there are lots of email applications but none, including
> Evolution or for that matter Entourage\Mail on the Mac, other than perhaps
> Notes combined with Domino provide the flexibility of Outlook when combined
> with MS Exchange. Integrated task management using Thunderbird is in it's
> infancy compared to Outlook. Even the Evolution option is not an option if
> you are on an Exchange 2007+ server.
>
> While OpenOffice is a good office suite substitute, the lack of VBA will be
> a constraint for some just like the lack of it in Office 2008 for Mac has
> been. There have been various discussions here on other incompatibilities
> in formats so large business often settle on one suite, usually MS Office.
>
> I was playing around with Project Management software recently and decided
> to start with what was available from the Ubuntu repositories. While one of
> the options looked fairly powerful with a type of scripting language, I
> eventually gave up as it seemed too complex for what I needed. Another
> program didn't seem to produce the output I wanted. I have used MS Project
> 2007 in the past and found it to be fairly intuitive in contrast to what I
> found under Ubuntu. I then tried OmniPlan on OS X which was likely the most
> intuitive I had come across.
>
> Computer based task management in terms of implementing GTD is a pretty
> popular area for many in the business world. Windows has plug-ins for
> Outlook and stand alone apps to cover this area. OS X has some incredible
> applications such as OmniFocus and Things. I haven't seen anything of the
> equivalent quality or scope on the Linux front. Yes there are web based and
> wiki options but those are available on the other platforms as well.
>
> This post is not intended as a slight against Linux because I'm sure there
> are other fields or areas where Linux beats out Windows or OS X in terms of
> available software but I for one do not think Linux offers programs that
> rival the Windows and Mac cousins, at least on the business front.
Compatibility with software like Exchange ('server') is more of adaptation that's
not necessary if you build your environment upon standards. Some specialised
software can still run under wine, but there is usually something better in
Linux (Firefox and Apache for example).
Given that even Office 2007 runs under Wine, I wonder what still doesn't run under
it. Even DirectX-based games usually work, DRM being an occasional barrier (but that's
being circumvented too).
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~~ Best of wishes
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