On 9/26/06, Kenneth Gonsalves lawgon@au-kbc.org wrote:
On 26-Sep-06, at 3:59 AM, Dinesh Joshi wrote:
Haha...IE doesnt run on Linux ;)
i have ie6 running happily on my kubuntu box - there is even an icon for it on the desktop
That reminds me. The latest wine does wonders for software which simply isn't available on Linux. IE runs fine. So does flash.
Kris - It would be a good idea to run the software of the local XYZ businessman who loves his system as it is ... under wine and tell him that now on he doesn't have to pay to MS !! Let me remind you - just say. :)
It might be a good idea to make a list of software typically used and make them available on a live cd under wine if their linux counterpart doesn't exist. Once you have a substantial interests from customers send across the figures to the software companies to have a look at the changing interests etc etc...
Meanwhile make sure that sufficient bug-reports go out to wine hq mailing list. They are very prompt, let me tell you. And should help you get most windows based softwares running under wine.
And there are a breed of viruses which simply don't act if they detect wine :)
regards, C