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Re: MS Office for Linux

To: dski@ms17.hinet.net
Subject: Re: MS Office for Linux
From: Paul Crowley <paul@hedonism.demon.co.uk>
Date: 10 Mar 1999 15:36:16 +0000
Cc: Multiple recipients of list AM-INFO <am-info@essential.org>
In-Reply-To: Dan Strychalski's message of "Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:47:02 -0500"
References: <199903100032.IAA01875@ms17.hinet.net>

Dan Strychalski <dski@ms17.hinet.net> writes:
> > if I believe Linux was headed to the general desktop, yeah, maybe.
> >
> > I honestly don't though (even though I use it at home for my personal
> > desktop).  [...]
> 
> I honestly can't see why not. The shell and apps are what people see,
> and you can build any kind of shell and apps on top of any real
> operating system.

Only while it keeps working.  The trouble is that when something
breaks, you have to get your hands pretty dirty.
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References:
- Re: MS Office for Linux
  - From: Dan Strychalski <dski@ms17.hinet.net>

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