UNC Linux Users Group

[Jesse Aaron Safir <jesse_safir AT unc.edu>]

Brian,

What's the difference between CrossOver Office and WINE?

> I will throw in a plug for CrossOver office. It is a very cool product
> if you have to have it. For nothing else, it's fun to watch the MS
> Office install do a "reboot" inside a window while the machine keeps
> right on humming along.
>
> Cristobal Palmer wrote:
> > On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 05:48:26PM -0400, Jesse Aaron Safir wrote:
> >> Greg et al,
> >>
> >> How about WINE?  It appears that WINE is included in SuSE Linux 10.1 so
> >> perhaps we don't need CrossOver Office if it's nearly the same thing?  Do
> >> you know of any good documents or guides that are about getting started
> >> with WINE?
> >
> > While there is documentation on how to get started with wine, it is not 
> > for
> > the timid or weak, and it is hardly a complete solution, as it is always
> > going to be behind the curve and there will always be plugins/extensions 
> > for
> > MS Office that aren't compatible.
> >
> > What's wrong with OpenOffice.org? What do you need to do with MS Office 
> > that
> > you can't do with a Linux-native app? If you _must_ use MS Office, you 
> > will
> > currently need to purchase Codeweaver's product or perhaps simply run an 
> > MS
> > OS under VMware or do a dual boot or...
> >
> > But again... what are you trying to do that there's not an Open Source 
> > app?
> >
> > -CMP
> >
> >>> http://en.opensuse.org/Using_Xgl_on_SUSE_Linux
> >>>
> >>> Steps your through the process. It is unclear to me if the i830 is
> >>> supported. Best thing to do is try. The i845 is supported.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> gregory j pryzby
> >>> technology specialist
> >>> office: 703-880-4979
> >>> gpryzby AT novell.com
> >>>
> >>> Novell, Inc.
> >>> Software for the Open Enterprise
> >>> http://www.novell.com/open
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>> On Wed, May 17, 2006 at  7:49 PM, in message
> >>> <Pine.WNT.4.63.0605171936010.2100@vgfqfwnfe40>, Jesse Aaron Safir
> >>> <jesse_safir AT unc.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Okay so I have SuSE Linux 10.1 from OpenSuSE.org but how do I get
> >>> this Xgl
> >>>> stuff working?  Will my ThinkPad R31 support it?  I've got an Intel
> >>> i830
> >>>> graphics card and it does say "Activate 3D Acceleration".  What else
> >>> do I
> >>>> need to do?
> >>>
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