Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 18:59:11 10/21/99
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On October 21, 1999 at 18:00:47, Christophe Theron wrote: >On October 21, 1999 at 14:27:43, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>On October 21, 1999 at 12:40:16, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>I have heard that Linux is not as easy to use as Windows, but a friend of mine >>>recently installed it (Mandrake 6.0) and told me it was very easy, running >>>faster than Windows and he never has to reboot anymore. Anyway, do you really >>>think the average Joe is able to install and use Windows without the help of a >>>qualified technician? >> >>I don't think the average Joe is able to, not by a long shot. But the average >>Joe Programmer? Sure. > >Unfortunately programmers don't count. If normal people cannot use it (I mean >have no more problems than with Windows), it will not get wide acceptance. Well, you're a programmer, so it counts enough for this discussion (whether you can install Linux easily.) >If only it would >* Be easy to install >* And run some key Windows programs > >It could be a great alternative to Windows monopoly. > > > >>>I have read recently that many DOS anf Windows program run on Linux, so you >>>don't have to threw away all your program library. That's a good move! >>> >>>As soon as I have Linux installed, it is clear that I'll have a version of Tiger >>>running on it very quickly. The main worry for me is: is it possible to >>>distribute commercial programs for Linux. This is a stupid question maybe, but >>>is still not clear for me. At least I know that I cannot distribute a program >>>compiled with GnuC without distributing the sources too. So it's clear I'll not >>>use GnuC for a commercial version. >> >>AFAIK this isn't true: software compiled with GCC is not considered to be a >>derivitave work of GCC itself. You should read their license agreement >>carefully, though. >> >>> Christophe >> >>Dave > >I have read it two years ago when I began using DJGPP for DOS, and all I >remember is that I must provide sources or at least object code together with >the program. > >I'll read again... There have been license changes since that time, so that's a good idea. >BTW, is the GCC Linux compiler provided with an IDE? My friend tells me he has >found only the command line compiler. Hah. Dream on. The closest thing you'll find to an IDE is Emacs. I've seen people edit their code, compile it, run it, debug it, etc. all in Emacs, but I don't know how it's all done. I just use it for editing (it does have colour syntax highlighting), and I do the other stuff in xterms. > Christophe Dave
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