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From: Con Sultant <jkane@execpc.com>
Subject: Re: Office like programs for FreeBSD\Linux, etc... was (Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD ...)
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>] John S. Dyson wrote:

>] > of FreeBSD.  If I could get a real -- document compatible
>] > copy of Microsoft Office for FreeBSD, I could use it for
>] > OA applications.  That isn't in Microsoft's interest
>] > though :-(.

I don't use it, so this is just an idea, but what about WINE and running 
the Windows Office package?  Is WINE up to the task yet, or are there 
still some bugs that make it unusable?

I can see myself using it in the future, but for now, I have the 
privilage of having a machine for each OS.  It really does make life much 
easier.

-Jeff Kane   mailto:jkane@execpc.com    http://www.execpc.com/~jkane