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PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE.....GROUP PROJECT?
Sleeping Dog:
That's two solid votes for GNOME and two for OpenOffice with other good suggestions running a close second.
Again, this is a specific experiment in running Win apps on a LINUX platform. That is why the dedicated box. (I have two other LINUX machines here in my office that are dedicated to LINUX only OS and application experiments/tryouts.)
I appreciate the reminder about LinuxCAD. I have researched it already, and a functional package is about 100 bucks. Here is what I wrote in another thread.
quote:I do appreciate your input about LinuxCAD (I appreciate everyone's input).
LinuxCAD on a developmental level is about where AutoCAD was nearly 10 years ago in terms of its 3D capabilities. The package has not yet incorporated such things as 3D rendering or automated CNC tool pass utilities. It does, however, seem like a viable and affordable option for someone needing only the basics of CAD functionality.
One little chuckle that I did get from their website was this last line of the "Free Demo" order form.
LinuxCAD Intel PCs Free Demo Version - $35.00
Best to all of you.
Sleeping Dog
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If we, as a group, can put together a viable way of running these rather expensive Win apps efficiently under LINUX, maybe more folks would be willing to start transitioning their OS's if they knew that they would not have to purchase an entirely new library of professional software. Trust me....that DOES get into the thousands...even sometimes for upgrades.
You guys are Great.
Sleeping Dog
Master of Reality:
I strongly suggest BlackBox or KDE for teh GUI. KDE is more configurable than gnome (in my opinion). BlackBox will be screaming fast though.
OS- Redhat? Slackware? Debian?
You could try to run the windows version of GIMP on Linux?
TheQuirk:
1)Debian
2)IceWM/KDE
3)photoshop and autocadon one drive, files on the other.
4)OpenOffice
5)build from source
6)don't know, never did two monitors.
cloudstrife:
slackware is the distro if speed is what you want...
Sleeping Dog:
On June 28, TUX did a post about setting up dual head display. Anybody willing to ask him if he wants to come out to play?
We need this project to be slick and fast and clean......
If you guys, by your input and "votes" make me build a LINUX box that hauls ass, looks good and runs expensive professional Win apps, then everybody will benefit.
I will put together a spreadsheet of "Who-votes-for-what" and post it here too. We will all benefit from the positive and negative pro and con reasons for using the different solution options.
Let the Fun Continue!
Sleeping Dog
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