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The issue on linux is that the software you need for your business doesnt run on it. This one you cannot fix yourself.

by andi999 5y ago

immibis 5y ago
That means Microsoft Office, specifically. Right?
- andi999 5y ago
  Office yes. Xilinx FPGA Toolchain, CAD, Visual Studio (ok, ok forget the last one)
  - lnxg33k1 5y ago
    Yeah that is fair, there is a lot of people who need certain software which is not available on linux, but I was wondering what can the linux community do? I mean the guy at the parent comment described a problem which was easily solvable, and other people instead decsribed problems on which linux has no control over, if the vendor of the software you need for you business doesn't bother to create a software you need for your business for linux, bring it to the vendor of the software you need for you business, not to linux
    - wintermutestwin 5y ago
      I don't call this convolution to deal with a blatantly unnecessary problem "easily solvable." https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=287353 https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=287353
    - andi999 5y ago
      I could be a problem the linux community could do nothing about (and still be a problem). But lets see: - maybe a lot of companies dont do it because there is no awareness that customers want it? - maybe companies do not know how to develop cross platform So ppl shd tell manufactures that they would be willing to pay money for linux applications. Also the cross platform development should be smoothed and well documented. Like write a document (and give some talks) how to easily migrate a win32 programm to. Linux and a dot net program. If it is not easy, make it easier. Also do the same for licensing/copyprotection on linux.
  - immibis 5y ago
    Xilinx Vivado runs on Linux
    - andi999 5y ago
      Nice.
- xtracto 5y ago
  And Aspel, or Contpaq for accountants in Mexico. Among countless of real software used for real productive things.
lnxg33k1 5y ago
Fair enough, but I think that there are either alternatives, but also this was no the issue listed, the issue listed is like very easily solvable, I think the solution might even be on the getting started / installation guide of most distributions
Zachsa999 5y ago
Show me a high quality cad software for Linux. Absolute bugger no. Freecad is the best, and it's pretty bad.
- lnxg33k1 5y ago
  And this is a issue with linux or solvable by linux because..? I mean if vendors didn't do CAD for windows, windows wouldn't have a quality CAD software either, ask your vendor to make the quality CAD for linux
  - Zachsa999 5y ago
    Yes, yes, and yes. How long will I be willing to suffer for something I love.
- BurningPenguin 5y ago
  BricsCAD? The company i work for uses the Windows version. It has a Linux version too.
  - Zachsa999 5y ago
    I'll check it out.
tremon 5y ago
Since most "software" is now a web page, that problem is slowly getting solved by the industry.

The issue on linux is that the software you need for your business doesnt run on it. This one you cannot fix yourself.

immibis 5y ago

That means Microsoft Office, specifically. Right?

andi999 5y ago
Office yes. Xilinx FPGA Toolchain, CAD, Visual Studio (ok, ok forget the last one)
- lnxg33k1 5y ago
  Yeah that is fair, there is a lot of people who need certain software which is not available on linux, but I was wondering what can the linux community do? I mean the guy at the parent comment described a problem which was easily solvable, and other people instead decsribed problems on which linux has no control over, if the vendor of the software you need for you business doesn't bother to create a software you need for your business for linux, bring it to the vendor of the software you need for you business, not to linux
  - wintermutestwin 5y ago
    I don't call this convolution to deal with a blatantly unnecessary problem "easily solvable." https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=287353 https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=287353
  - andi999 5y ago
    I could be a problem the linux community could do nothing about (and still be a problem). But lets see: - maybe a lot of companies dont do it because there is no awareness that customers want it? - maybe companies do not know how to develop cross platform So ppl shd tell manufactures that they would be willing to pay money for linux applications. Also the cross platform development should be smoothed and well documented. Like write a document (and give some talks) how to easily migrate a win32 programm to. Linux and a dot net program. If it is not easy, make it easier. Also do the same for licensing/copyprotection on linux.
- immibis 5y ago
  Xilinx Vivado runs on Linux
  - andi999 5y ago
    Nice.
xtracto 5y ago
And Aspel, or Contpaq for accountants in Mexico. Among countless of real software used for real productive things.

lnxg33k1 5y ago

Fair enough, but I think that there are either alternatives, but also this was no the issue listed, the issue listed is like very easily solvable, I think the solution might even be on the getting started / installation guide of most distributions

Zachsa999 5y ago

Show me a high quality cad software for Linux. Absolute bugger no. Freecad is the best, and it's pretty bad.

lnxg33k1 5y ago
And this is a issue with linux or solvable by linux because..? I mean if vendors didn't do CAD for windows, windows wouldn't have a quality CAD software either, ask your vendor to make the quality CAD for linux
- Zachsa999 5y ago
  Yes, yes, and yes. How long will I be willing to suffer for something I love.
BurningPenguin 5y ago
BricsCAD? The company i work for uses the Windows version. It has a Linux version too.
- Zachsa999 5y ago
  I'll check it out.

tremon 5y ago

Since most "software" is now a web page, that problem is slowly getting solved by the industry.