Re: [SLE] I want to run windows applications!!!
Jan Engelhardt wrote:
From: suse@rio.vg
You might want to fix something. I always get a mail back from postmaster when writing to you.
That's odd... I've gotten mail from others on this account... what is the error?
are often written to be quite cross-platform. I've got a windows box that I use for a few things (mostly compatibility testing), and just last night I got annoyed at Windows Media Play, so I installed MPlayer. Works great.
Call it benefit of open source -- though a word most Windowsians
never figured out yet.
Indeed. I was really surprised to find MPlayer for windows. I've begun to wonder how hard would it really be for commercial companies to
suse@rio.vg wrote: probably port their apps to Linux? Depends on the company. You can see Google did a tremendos job with picasa - which they ported using an embedded wine platforme. Also opera wrote their browser so it could easily be ported to whatever OS and even handhelds. Corel, on the other hand, doesn't feel it appropriate... "Response (Maria) - 08/25/2006 08:07 AM Hi Mr K., Thank you for contacting Technical Services. There is no version of CorelDRAW available for Linux at the moment. Corels market data indicates that more than 95 per cent of CorelDRAW customers are using the Windows® platform. As a result, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 and X3 are available for Windows only." So now the answer to the OPs quesiton is - what in SuSE Linux doesn't provide teh same or similar functionality to CorelDraw? I don't know Corel, so I can't say if the GIMP is equitable. -- Kai Ponte www.perfectreign.com Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. -- Kai Ponte www.perfectreign.com Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
On Friday 25 August 2006 11:37 am, PerfectReign wrote:
Corel, on the other hand, doesn't feel it appropriate... Today, none of Corel's products run on Linux natively. Word Perfect used to be available for Linux as well as a number of other platforms including the Atari ST, but it has not been available for Linux for a number of years. Why... Economics. Since they state that 95% of their customer base is using Windows (for Corel Draw). Personally, I think it is a bit myopic. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
PerfectReign wrote:
Corel, on the other hand, doesn't feel it appropriate...
"Response (Maria) - 08/25/2006 08:07 AM Hi Mr K.,
Thank you for contacting Technical Services. There is no version of CorelDRAW available for Linux at the moment. Corel’s market data indicates that more than 95 per cent of CorelDRAW customers are using the Windows® platform. As a result, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 and X3 are available for Windows only."
Wait... let me get this straight... CorelDRAW only runs on Windows, and ONLY 95 percent of their customers are running Windows?! Do the other 5% just buy CorelDRAW without the ability to run it? (Nevermind the absurdity of using current customer base to determine whether porting is viable)
On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 11:57 -0400, suse@rio.vg wrote:
PerfectReign wrote:
Corel, on the other hand, doesn't feel it appropriate...
"Response (Maria) - 08/25/2006 08:07 AM Hi Mr K.,
Thank you for contacting Technical Services. There is no version of CorelDRAW available for Linux at the moment. Corel’s market data indicates that more than 95 per cent of CorelDRAW customers are using the Windows® platform. As a result, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 and X3 are available for Windows only."
Wait... let me get this straight... CorelDRAW only runs on Windows, and ONLY 95 percent of their customers are running Windows?! Do the other 5% just buy CorelDRAW without the ability to run it?
(Nevermind the absurdity of using current customer base to determine whether porting is viable)
Does anyone see the absurd catch-22 situation here? Until a significant number of people run Corel-DRAW on a non-supported OS Corel won't make a version for that OS.
On Friday 25 August 2006 20:32, Mike McMullin wrote:
On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 11:57 -0400, suse@rio.vg wrote:
PerfectReign wrote:
Corel, on the other hand, doesn't feel it appropriate...
"Response (Maria) - 08/25/2006 08:07 AM Hi Mr K.,
Thank you for contacting Technical Services. There is no version of CorelDRAW available for Linux at the moment. Corel’s market data indicates that more than 95 per cent of CorelDRAW customers are using the Windows® platform. As a result, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 and X3 are available for Windows only."
Wait... let me get this straight... CorelDRAW only runs on Windows, and ONLY 95 percent of their customers are running Windows?! Do the other 5% just buy CorelDRAW without the ability to run it?
(Nevermind the absurdity of using current customer base to determine whether porting is viable)
Does anyone see the absurd catch-22 situation here? Until a significant number of people run Corel-DRAW on a non-supported OS Corel won't make a version for that OS. =========
Isn't Corel on the downside of going out of business already? Why even worry about them or their programs? Linux has comparable programs now, Inkscape, Krita, Gimp and others with some costing a bit of money. Sure CorelDraw is/was good, but why bother? regards, Lee
On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 20:55 -0400, BandiPat wrote:
On Friday 25 August 2006 20:32, Mike McMullin wrote:
On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 11:57 -0400, suse@rio.vg wrote:
PerfectReign wrote:
Corel, on the other hand, doesn't feel it appropriate...
"Response (Maria) - 08/25/2006 08:07 AM Hi Mr K.,
Thank you for contacting Technical Services. There is no version of CorelDRAW available for Linux at the moment. Corel’s market data indicates that more than 95 per cent of CorelDRAW customers are using the Windows® platform. As a result, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12 and X3 are available for Windows only."
Wait... let me get this straight... CorelDRAW only runs on Windows, and ONLY 95 percent of their customers are running Windows?! Do the other 5% just buy CorelDRAW without the ability to run it?
(Nevermind the absurdity of using current customer base to determine whether porting is viable)
Does anyone see the absurd catch-22 situation here? Until a significant number of people run Corel-DRAW on a non-supported OS Corel won't make a version for that OS. =========
Isn't Corel on the downside of going out of business already? Why even worry about them or their programs? Linux has comparable programs now, Inkscape, Krita, Gimp and others with some costing a bit of money. Sure CorelDraw is/was good, but why bother?
regards, Lee
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