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Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:51:27 +1100
From: Peter Clutton <peterclutton@gmail.com>
To: Augusto Montenegro <amonte_777@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Windows Compatibility?
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On 11/18/05, Augusto Montenegro <amonte_777@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am looking into changing my Windows Operating system toFreeBSD or Linux=
.
>   Most of my programs run in Windows. Can I use FreeBSD as my OS to run m=
y programs?

You can, with tools such as Wine, but all is not guaranteed to run
smoothly. I have pretty much found a much much better replacement for
everything I used to use on windows, and would never go back. If you
search around, and have a willingness to learn, you will probably find
the same.