From: mark@taylor.uucp (Mark A. Davis) Subject: Re: Word Processors and Linux: Kindly Shut Up Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1993 14:31:44 GMT
jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca (John Henders) writes:
>tjrc1@mbfs.bio.cam.ac.uk (Tim Cutts (Zoology)) writes:
>>Maybe, but what about those of us who want a decent 32-bit OS on our PC
>>(preferably Unix) but don't want to have to learn the ravages of TeX (it just
>>isn't suitable for the sort of writing I do), and don't have the expertise
>>to write our own word processor. I am a vaguely competent programmer, but I
>>wouldn't know where to start on a word-processor, and more importantly I have
>>work to do, and don't have the time. Many linuxers are probably computer
>>scientists by trade and have the tools and knowledge at their disposal. I
>>am a molecular biologist and I don't.
> It seems to me you have 2 coinces. Wait for something to come out of
>the project that's being discussed on the mailing list. Or, you could
>consider doing what the people who want Adaptec 1422 support for linux
>are doing. Band together and pay someone to write it for you. Of course,
>I certaily wouldn't consider hiring any of the "All GUI users are
>morons" programmers posting here.NOt only are they lacking in
>communication skills, they'd be unlikely to come up with a good gui
>design.
Well, I see your choices like so-
1) Wait for something to be produced by the linux group.
2) Attempt to run an MS-"DOS" wordprocessor under dosemu.
3) Wait for COFF compatibility, then take your pick of the native commercial
Unix wordprocessors (like WordPerfect or Aster*x or something)
4) Wait for WABI and take your pick of MS-"Windows" wordprocessors.
5) Wait forever and ever believing that some commercial wordprocessor will be
ported to Linux.
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