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  • Re: KDE For Windows 10 Exiles Campaign

    From T@21:1/5 to Joel on Thu Jun 5 17:45:43 2025
    XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 6/5/25 8:06 AM, Joel wrote:
    T <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Wow.

    Okay, I am a Linux shop and a YUGE advocate of Fedora Linux.
    I have to say though, the hype over W10 ending is really
    overblown. W11 is essentially W10 with an even stupider
    interface. Install Open Shell on it and you won't be able
    to tell the difference, unless you deliberately go looking
    for it. All your programs should still work. With Open
    Shell installed, there is really very little new to learn.

    Transitioning to Linux is a YUGE undertaking. Not
    minor like W10 to W11.

    My 2 cents.


    Yeah, well, to use any OS effectively requires skills. There's
    nothing so unique about Winblows being easy to use, it's based upon
    what one is doing with it, whether they get into PowerShell and such.
    Is there more that requires the terminal with Linux? Yes. But if you
    want a simple machine, Web/email/office, Linux is easy as pie.


    Hi Joel,

    Turbo Tax and Quicken are home user Linux killers. There
    is GNU Cash, but it is not EXACTLY the same.

    I agree. Linux use to be difficult to operate years ago.
    But it was a lot of years ago. MATE, Xfce, KDE and
    all really really simple to use: far simpler that W11's
    rip off of Chromebooks GUI. Gnome is way too weird for
    me though.

    In over 30 years of ding this, I have been unable to convert any
    business over to Linux as they must have their M$ Office,
    QuickBooks, Adobe... I have a few Linux servers out there.

    -T

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  • From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 6 01:46:41 2025
    XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On Thu, 5 Jun 2025 17:45:43 -0700, T wrote:

    Turbo Tax and Quicken are home user Linux killers.

    TurboTax 2023, rated “Bronze” in Wine compatibility, Premier 2021 gets “Gold” <https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=623>

    Quicken, various versions from 2016, 2017, 2020: “Gold” or “Silver” <https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=107>

    In over 30 years of ding this, I have been unable to convert any
    business over to Linux as they must have their M$ Office, QuickBooks, Adobe...

    Microsoft 365 (not “Office” any more) lists Linux as an official supported platform.

    QuickBooks, version 5.0 is “Silver”, 6.0 is “Platinum” under Wine <https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=120>

    Adobe ... irrelevant to 99% of Windows users anyway.

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  • From T@21:1/5 to Joel on Fri Jun 6 00:16:30 2025
    XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy

    On 6/6/25 12:03 AM, Joel wrote:

    If Wine were an emulator, it would be interpreting every instruction,
    one by one, it doesn't do that, I'm typing in a Windows app right now, running under Wine, the app is running as if it's really in Windows
    while actually being Linux, the code is executing natively,

    Hi Joel,

    What is your take on KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine)?
    All kinds of code is being "executing natively".

    -T

    I absolutely adore KVM!

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