On Mon, Oct 29, 2007 15:29:46 PM +0800, Ed Greshko (Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > Frank Cox wrote: > > If you depend on proprietary software, then Linux is not for you. > > Microsoft and/or Apple products are a much better fit for your > > needs. Frank, this is the second time (as far as I can tell now) that you insist on this point in this thread, but Ed is right: > Never did care that much for blanket statements. > If I depend on say "Oracle" and since Oracle is proprietary I should > not run it on Linux? I don't know much about big databases, but CAD/CAE is another field where the best software right now is proprietary _and_ runs much better on Linux for lots of reasons. Including software that needs high-end graphics, not just server/CLI apps. Ciao, Marco -- The one book on software and digital technology that no parent or teacher can ignore: http://digifreedom.net/node/84
