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TobiSGD is correct about Google not being (entirely) Open Source. They're at best semi-open as with their Chrome browser where the core is open sourced, but not the full program. ]
All of chrome is closed. Sure, its built off Chromium which is open source, but all of chrome is closed source.
Its a neat way to defray development costs, with the added bonus of this-
There is a very strong statistical set of programs called R
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Originally Posted by ceedeedoos
SPSS .. It's a program for statistical analysis... though many things can be done in OpenOffice.org I haven't found any specific statistics program for linux that's interoperable with SPSS (university requirement)
so yes, SPSS would be on the top of my list
R is what you should reearch for information and suitability. It is in a league of SPSS and other Statistics packages.
Yep, it's a similar thing as per Apple's OSX. Even though OSX is built on a BSD kernel (which might be open source), OSX itself is certainly NOT.
Actually, the OS X kernel is a Mach 3 microkernel with parts of BSD and Apple's I/O-Kit mixed in. Also, Apple releases the core of its OS (but not the graphical system) under the Apple Public Source License: Darwin
The last time I was working from home, I was having trouble connecting to my company's network. The person at the Help Desk wanted to remote into my computer and had me go to the site LogMeIn123.com. When I went to the site, I was prompted to install a Windows executable. I tried installing it with Wine, but it didn't work correctly. It would be nice if there was a Linux alternative.
The last time I was working from home, I was having trouble connecting to my company's network. The person at the Help Desk wanted to remote into my computer and had me go to the site LogMeIn123.com. When I went to the site, I was prompted to install a Windows executable. I tried installing it with Wine, but it didn't work correctly. It would be nice if there was a Linux alternative.
I can't understand what they're trying to do ... Linux has many similar (if not better) remote connection alternatives, some command-line only (for things like remote server admin) others with graphical interface and/or shared desktop. It can even work with the same remote desktoping protocol which is built-into newer windows (if you install something like rdesktop).
This is actually something where Linux was decades ahead of any Microsoft product. Since the earliest times of Unix the very idea behind it was to use the system from somewhere remote. Only lately (last 10 or so years) has Windows gotten this afterthought RDP protocol.
CubicExplorer. The amazing filemanager which I used for years in windows. So far could not find a filemanager in Linux with a foldertree on the left on each tab and the ability so bookmark sets of tabs.
CubicExplorer. The amazing filemanager which I used for years in windows. So far could not find a filemanager in Linux with a foldertree on the left on each tab and the ability so bookmark sets of tabs.
If that's still not sufficient for you then I'd suggest testing numerous FM's until you find one which works for you. There are 10's (if not 100's) of them to try out. E.g. from these I've only ever used Dolphin & Nautilus.
But because I started in DOS using Norton Commander I greatly prefer Krusader above all other FM's - I still find it the most productive way of copying / comparing / etc. In DOS you had 2 main FM's (though a lot of clones doing something similar) - NC using 2 pane browsing, and PCTools using the folder tree on left and file-list on right - even if it has tabs, the 2 pane approach is still more productive for me. And since Krusader has tabs per pane also, that's also not an issue. Even on Windows I prefer a 2 pane FM, either FAR-FM (console driven exactly like NC) or FreeCommander (closest match on Windows to Krusader) - both allow for multiple folders in each pane (either through tabs or like FAR's using keyboard shortcuts).
All I can say is give it a spin to see just how much nicer it is to see and work with both folders (source & target) at the same time instead of one window/tab hiding the other.
I can't understand what they're trying to do ... Linux has many similar (if not better) remote connection alternatives, some command-line only (for things like remote server admin) others with graphical interface and/or shared desktop. It can even work with the same remote desktoping protocol which is built-into newer windows (if you install something like rdesktop).
This is actually something where Linux was decades ahead of any Microsoft product. Since the earliest times of Unix the very idea behind it was to use the system from somewhere remote. Only lately (last 10 or so years) has Windows gotten this afterthought RDP protocol.
I agree
there are many good linux remote connection tools, problem is using them requires some level of cooperation by the help desk [systems administrator] which is rarely forthcoming
there are many good linux remote connection tools, problem is using them requires some level of cooperation by the help desk [systems administrator] which is rarely forthcoming
You might have to ask a further question: If the support can only be done through a Windows RDP client, are you sure that the support personnel won't go haywire when they see your Linux desktop?
I'm already not too happy giving some stranger access to my personal computer, I'd be extremely averse to someone who already showed that they have no clue about my operating system.
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