Re: WINE, SoftWindows, and other proprietary software ports

[Erik Walthinsen <omega@omegacs.net>]

> I don't want it if it costs $200. Although it is cheaper than
> NT it's not cheaper than Win95. -Jeff

That's fine, it's your decision.  While Windoze98 costs "only" $100, the 
amount of money spent with other required crap is much higher.  When's the 
last time you ran a heavily used machine more than a few months without 
needing some tool that runs you another $100?  If you do, let me know and 
I'll notify the Guinness ppl, they'll want to record that.

I am reminded of the blisteringly high cost of running Windoze by the 
trials involved in simply upgrading my parent's machine from Netscape 3.04 
to 4.05.  Since Windoze's multi-user "support" isn't good enough, Netscape 
designed their own system, which doesn't do what I need.  To attempt to
solve that, I am now installing NT, and Netscape is still not cooperating, 
so it may be several more days before I can get things working.  In the 
meantime, I'm downloading 3.04 again.

I would *GLADLY* buy my parents a copy of it for $200-$300 if it cost that 
much, just to be able to install Linux on the machine and LEAVE IT ALONE 
and let it (and my parents) do actual work.

TTYL,
    Omega


     Erik Walthinsen <omega@seul.org> - SEUL Project system architect
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