* Paul Benjamin
I am sorry I didn't mean to flame you. I can't help but to see this whole Windows crossover plug-ins is the wrong way to go. OS/2 tried this and IBM could not make it work. Now IBM is backing Linux and others are bound and determined to repeat their mistake.
If you want to run Quicken, CD Creator, or in my case AutoCAD then run Windows. Linux doesn't have to be the only way. What I came to Linux for is to learn how to program and maybe someday I will make it. That is Linux strength not as a cheaper Windows.
Im doing tech support for a worldwide company. You have no idea (or maybe you have) what a complete and utter PITA it can be trying to solve problems windows users are having. 95% of the time the windows users are using one office app or another (Word,Excel,Powerpoint and Outlook). If I could get a portion of those windows users to switch linux and run the Office apps under linux they gain stability, and I gain ease of support. However at this point in time the crossover plugin does not (yet) offer all the functionality I need /we need to get there. The other half of the problem is that one of our offices is mostly running large geoscientific jobs on unix boxes (Some suns, mostly linux) and they need a way to generate Office documents. StarOffice/OpenOffice falls short in the interexchangebility scale. Abiword lacks functionality and vmware/win4lin require kernel patches and are too slow. I really hate to have to setup a Windows Terminal Server (with all the associated headaches) there, but it is one area we are seriously looking into. (then the only thing left to sole is find someway for them to do their tax returns under Unix ;0) ) Kind regards, -- Gerhard den Hollander Phone :+31-10.280.1515 Global IT Support manager Direct:+31-10.280.1539 Jason Geosystems BV Fax :+31-10.280.1511 (When calling please note: we are in GMT+1) gdenhollander@jasongeo.com POBox 1573 visit us at http://www.jasongeo.com 3000 BN Rotterdam JASON.......#1 in Reservoir Characterization The Netherlands This e-mail and any attachment is/are intended solely for the named addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, we request that you do not disseminate, forward, distribute or copy this e-mail message. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and destroy the original message.