Talk:Old FLOSS Directory

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Why include Wine?

  • Wine is FLOSS, and so this solution is a FLOSS one, even if the Windows package is proprietary. I think Wine deserves a mention because it can make a difference in situations where a Windows package is considered a "must-have". Also, Ed Lea has done a lot of work to test which proprietary educational packages work with Wine, and this is useful knowledge that should be made available.
  • After all, even FLOSS packages require a BIOS and hardware drivers, and precious few of them are FLOSS!
  • if supplies of windows programs get enough calls about problems with Wine then perhaps the native Linux versions will follow. SteveLee


I'm not convinced that Art of Illusion is a good alternative for something like AutoCAD. Pitr 21:55, 15 May 2005 (BST)

Could convert the tables to Wiki Table syntax as that is a little terser SteveLee

Lets get community supplied reviews and star ratings. SteveLee

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