[OT] Ping Linux-using Woodworkers

Phil Again wrote:

> The problem is there is only a limited number of Widows applications that
> will run with CrossOver or WINE. I wanted my TurboCAD or CorelDraw to
> run on my Linux box, but no joy!

I have the same difficulties, but didn't want anyone who could use the
freebie to miss out. Note that this offer /includes/ support which is a
bit unusual...

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

Phil Again wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:49:10 -0500, Morris Dovey wrote:
>
>> FYI, on TLUG (Tokyo LUG) today:
>>
>> On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, any one visiting the CodeWeavers' Web site
>> (www.codeweavers.com) will be given a deal code that will entitle them
>> to one free copy of CodeWeavers' award-winning CrossOver software. Each
>> copy comes complete with support.
>>
>> http://www.codeweavers.com/about/general/press/20081027/
>>
>> Too good to not pass along.
>
> The Linux application CrossOver has a free version which I tried.
> CrossOver creates a software shell that will allow some windows
> applications to run on a Linux OS system (one must be using one of the
> standard Linux Graphical interfaces like KDE or GNOME.)
>
> The problem is there is only a limited number of Widows

Freudian slip there? :-)

> applications that
> will run with CrossOver or WINE. I wanted my TurboCAD or CorelDraw to
> run on my Linux box, but no joy!
>

Yep, various graphics intensive programs and those with extreme digital
restrictions management (DRM) schemes don't work well. I wound up moving
from TurboCAD to VariCAD. That actually turned out to be a great move; I
can draft models in VariCAD much faster than I could in TurboCAD. I've
found that Lotus 123 (yep, I have, however managed to break free of it; I
had a spreadsheet set with macros in 123 I did not want to give up).

Doesn't work with TaxCut, but does work with TaxAct. Doesn't work well
with KeyNote personal information manager but does well with TreePad.

Bottom line: Crossover doesn't work with everything, but in my case, it
works with enough so that I don't have to have a Windows license to run a
virtual machine.


> The Linux Inkscape Vector Graphic program just isn't ready for prime time
> as a Woodworkers sketching CAD program like the SketchUp which runs on
> Windows and MAC operating systems.

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If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough

Phil Again wrote:

> The problem is there is only a limited number of Widows applications that
> will run with CrossOver or WINE. I wanted my TurboCAD or CorelDraw to
> run on my Linux box, but no joy!
>
> The Linux Inkscape Vector Graphic program just isn't ready for prime time
> as a Woodworkers sketching CAD program like the SketchUp which runs on
> Windows and MAC operating systems.

VMware Server is a free download and will let you run Windows as a guest
on a linux host machine.

It's got some limitations as compared to the for-pay VMware Workstation,
but for a single home user it's probably good enough.

Chris

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:49:10 -0500, Morris Dovey wrote:

> FYI, on TLUG (Tokyo LUG) today:
>
> On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, any one visiting the CodeWeavers' Web site
> (www.codeweavers.com) will be given a deal code that will entitle them
> to one free copy of CodeWeavers' award-winning CrossOver software. Each
> copy comes complete with support.
>
> http://www.codeweavers.com/about/general/press/20081027/
>
> Too good to not pass along.

The Linux application CrossOver has a free version which I tried.
CrossOver creates a software shell that will allow some windows
applications to run on a Linux OS system (one must be using one of the
standard Linux Graphical interfaces like KDE or GNOME.)

The problem is there is only a limited number of Widows applications that
will run with CrossOver or WINE. I wanted my TurboCAD or CorelDraw to
run on my Linux box, but no joy!

The Linux Inkscape Vector Graphic program just isn't ready for prime time
as a Woodworkers sketching CAD program like the SketchUp which runs on
Windows and MAC operating systems.