Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 09:13:31 -0400 From: Seth <seth@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org> To: advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: An article from Microsoft Message-ID: <19991008091331.A71866@freebie.dp.ny.frb.org> In-Reply-To: <37FD8964.54EB9E5B@newsguy.com> References: <19991008002631.8A2BF153BE@hub.freebsd.org> <37FD8964.54EB9E5B@newsguy.com>
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Um, Points all very well taken, but we seem to be a bit off-topic here with all the discussion about applications & games available to *Linux*. Last I checked, this was *freebsd*-advocacy. :) SB > Michael Kenneth Henry wrote: > > > > > I claim most desktops do nothing but games and office-type > > > applications, both of which are available to Linux. > > > > You're kidding, right? Just because xboing is available for Linux > > does not mean it's a substitute for "The Need for Speed". > > It has Quake and Civ:CTP, what else do you want? :-) > > Sure, Windows has MUCH more. But Linux does have decent games. > > > > Alas... is there any kind of application *not* available to Linux? > > > > Well, Microsoft Office, Links386 (a golf game which I enjoyed immensely > > in my days on DOS), a flight simulator is another app I miss, and my > > Dad wants to use Quicken. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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