Yes, I should imagine that you were suggesting it.
mysql can take you as far as you want. I never managed to undestand Access.

AutoCAD.
Access is ok but MySQL can do so much more. There's even Relationship interface for it that you can use directly from Open Office.

G

huh


that wouldn't be technically accurate but ok

i had grub in my master boot record and booted windows xp just fine.

it has more to do with Microsoft's convoluted way of booting there operating system. For some reason they think they need 3 programs to start boot


1. the booter in the MBR
2. the program in the boot sector <-- don't ask stupid ms bull$hit
3. the boot loader namely called NTLDR


now MBR and boot sector in the MS world is not the same thing. I learned this when I was training to do windows 95/98 support for Microsoft.
Now xp is a little confusing but due to it being closed source and Microsoft never giving support full disclosure on how the os worked from the beginning its a little tetchy on if it follows the same model as win98 and 95 do. of course if i was really curious i could always just watch the 90 hours of power point presentations that they expected would be sufficient to do the job. I loved how MS would expect great customer service from a shitty effort on there part or how they transfered my job to India and allowed them to do crappy ass support. I will never use a ms product ever again.

AutoCAD Ugh!! Maybe MicroStation or DesignCAD but AutoCAD??

'Rekall' is an EXCELLENT Access alternative.

I only mention AutoCAD because the "Industry" doesn't use anything else and it is real hard to get nobs to actually save cad files in interchangable files. Don't even try to explain it to them.. the fact they have to click the mouse 2 extra times don't cut it unless you gonna pay them for it.
You show me a CAD program that's interoperable and easily enough to crossover to that runs under linux such as Open Office against Microsoft Office then I'll listen.

I stand with AutoCAD. For the sheer fact that it has a huge following in the design industry that cannot afford server side CADCAMCA and the like.

Actually, AutoCAD is popular with small & mid-sized firms, but MicroStation, a multi-platform program is used by the really big boys. I have used both extensively. MicroStation is part of Intergraph which is listed of the NY Stock Exchange.
You got me thinking, MicroStation started life on a Unix platform on mainframes, ( I wrote a couple of utility programs for them a few years beck ) I will see if I can stir up some interest next week.
I found the people there much more approachable then at AutoDesk,

Yes, I agree that AutoCAD is for SMBs but I mentioned CADCAMCA which (assuming Microstation is not the same thing - I am going back 5 years now) ran on an IBM Mainframe servicing AIX, HPUX IRIX etc and not windows. I recall the licencing was seat based. We used it for production car design.

G.

Fedora's dual boot bug
 

exvor,
I didn't mean that Windows XP is IN the MBR, but it reads that way...
You obviously know what you're talking about but I just pointed to the bug that has been documented elsewhere, http://lwn.net/Articles/86835/
As a user I ignore the nitty gritty of this bug, or whatever is messing Fedora's dual boot, by entering advanced grub configuration during installation and preventing it from overwritting the MBR. I also copy the /boot to a linux.bin file that is called from the c:\boot.ini
Anyway, the other day I installed Ubuntu, it does write the MBR but keeps the dual boot and Windows partition intact.
All software in this world, free or not, is plagued with bugs. It is how there are dealt with by their creators and administrators that makes the whole difference. This particular one is not Fedora's strongest point.
:D

I'm not familier wite CADCAMCA, It is not the same as MicroStation. I would also like a "solid modeler" like '"IronCAD", "SolidWorks"

nah just pointing out stupid windows crap :p

fedora isent my first choice in distros but it is free so really cant complain :p

Programs to port to Linux
 

There are only a few programs keeping me in a dual-boot world. Before answering, I'd like to say that I have contacted the president of one of the companies personally to ask him to consider the project. I've also asked people in other forums who have the same interests to contact the software company - the more people that ask, IMHO, the better the chances. Here goes:

#1 Dake Reference Library. It is a Bible study program that uses WORDsearch as its search engine. This is one phenominal piece of software that has no Linux equivelant. There are a couple of Linux programs similar, but nothing even comes close to the power and speed of this program.

#2 PrintArtist. Now don't laugh. I use this program to print colorful address labels, posters, signs, and various other things for both home and church. I realize Linux has Scribus, but there's tons of templates and graphics already in PrintArtist. BTW, I can't get it to install under WINE. It's that useless mount/unmount thing I wish wasn't in Linux. Why can't we just be like that other operating system, which is VERY functional.

#3 Quintessential Player. That has to be my favorite CD player.

#4 Ilumina. Bible study software. This contains an enormous amount of information.

#5 All my favorite screensavers and Windows desktop themes.

Thanks for the question, Jeremy.

Pastor Ron

that's funny!!

G.

Agree with chii-chan:

I think VirtualDub is a MUST to port to linux....I have tried both VLC and XawTv -wonderful video tools- but I have not been able to capture full resolution (768x576) w/them. :cry:

VirtualDub does it flawless....when we will see it ported to linux? It has got GNU License.....

Juan Javier Martinez
www.juanjaviermartinez.com
Madrid (Spain)

The following, I have no idea if they've been posted before, or even if there are equivalents already.

But these are a few programs I use quite a bit, that I'd like to see ported (or know about if they already have been):

AnyDVD
Cool Edit
DVD Decrypter
DVD Shrink
Shareaza

..and a couple of other DVD and audio programs. Oh wait, I thought of one important one: Winamp Pro. It's only because it handles Musepack and Monkey Audio, as well as everything else of course. Otherwise I'd use Quintessential Player in a heartbeat. What's the filetype support like for say, XMMS? Or other linux apps?

Oh wait, there's one more thing - it's something my girlfriend uses actually: Bryce 5.5 (any analogue?)