[Info-vax] [OT] Linux use, was: Re: Unix on A DEC Vax?

[Paul Sture]

In article <50fae09d$0$6092$e4fe514c at dreader36.news.xs4all.nl>,
 MG <marcogbNO at SPAMxs4all.nl> wrote:

> On 19-jan-2013 16:56, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> > Huh??  I am playing with three different "Desktop Linux" distributions
> > now that install easier than Windows and have all the functionality
> > offered by a full-fledged (read after you buy a lot of extras) Windows
> > right out of the box!!
> 
> When was the last time you saw a piece of, say, Adobe software for
> Linux?

Just the other day when I applied the latest updates to a Linux box, 
when it asked me to say Yes to the Adobe EULA.

Adobe Air still works on Linux, although support was dropped for it a 
couple or so years ago.

And looking into the Linux Mint (based on Ubuntu) repository I see Adobe 
Reader and and various plugins available.  I haven't had Adobe Reader on 
any of my own systems for several years now.

<snip>

> > What di you think is missing?  The Office suite is even MS
> > compatable. :-)
> 
> Sorry, I don't understand what you're trying to say here.

I believe Bill is talking about OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
 
> I personally use 7, but I don't truly 'prefer' any Windows.  I
> actually prefer IRIX, for a desktop experience and my hardware
> is recent enough to still handle uncompressed high-resolution
> graphics and digitized video in real-time.  But, there are many
> things I can't run under IRIX anymore and thus am forced to use
> Windows.  (No, I don't consider OS X a viable alternative and I
> don't plan to spend twice or even more for plain Intel hardware,
> just because it has Apple logos all over the place with a glossy/
> brushed aluminum finish.)

No Apple don't compete in the budget end of the market but if you 
compare like for like higher up, Apple are nowhere near twice the price. 
In fact if you want to go for Windows Pro or above the Windows boxes are 
more expensive, and that's before you start adding extras which are 
included in OS X.

The cheap upgrades for Windows 8 are about to end too:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/18/win8_upgrade_discounts_ending/

"As previously announced, all of the above prices end on January 31. 
Starting in February, all editions of Windows 8 will sell for their full 
list prices, which means the cheapest Windows 8 upgrade will go for 
$119.99.

Note, however, that unlike the discounted upgrades offered previously, 
that price just gets you Windows 8, not Windows 8 Pro. If you want the 
additional Pro features ­ including BitLocker encryption, domain 
connectivity, and Hyper-V virtualization, among others ­ you'll need to 
shell out a little more for the Pro upgrade edition, priced at $199.99."

-- 
Paul Sture