Re: [TCLUG:20862] Corel office

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

thank mandrake's pgcc compiled everything.. including the kernel.. I've
given up on running anything not packaged by mandrake on mandrake.. and
I've also basicaly given up on mandrake itself.. (not the guy.. he
rules) it's just too wierd, and unstable for me. and their policy of
making gui only apps, like mandrake-update bothers me

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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 "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends."

On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Philip C Mendelsohn wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Bob W. Anderson wrote:
> 
> > Corel now has its new Office for Linux on the market for about $110.
> > It includes Word Perfect, Quattro, and Paradox!  This seems like a
> > really good deal.
> > 
> > Does this seem all that good to any of your with more intimate knowledge?
> 
> There are some on this list that will probably insist that the day they
> pay for software is the day they can walk to pick it up over the frozen
> river Styx.  When you compare it to MSOffice, it's a steal.  Truthfully,
> I'm pickled tink to hear that Quattro is available for Linux.  It beats
> the tar our of most spreadsheets I've used.  Plus, I have a soft spot for
> both WordPerfect and Borland's old products.  So I'm inclined to say that
> for someone with the disposable income, it *is* a good deal, but you
> should test drive it and make sure it runs as smoothly as you'd like.
> 
> > Can the Corel apps be run easily on other Linux distros, or have they
> > corrupted the code in some way ( a la MS ) to force you to use their
> > OS release? Bob W. Anderson Newport, MN
> 
> Heavens, no!  I ran WP8 on Mandrake for a while.  Linux is Linux, kernel
> wise.  If something won't run on a distro, it's because of newer
> libraries, additional packages, or someother incidental that can almost
> always be corrected, in my humble experience.
> 
> Cheers,
> Phil
> 
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