Re: [SLUG] cxoffice

From: Tevfik Yucek (yucek@eng.usf.edu)
Date: Sat May 15 2004 - 17:55:26 EDT


On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 08:37:36PM -0400, Bill Canaday wrote:
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> On Friday 14 May 2004 08:13 pm, you wrote:
> I also understand that I can install MS office in my wine
> > installation and bingo.. I don't need to pay to anyone? I wish life
> > was that good.
>
> So do I.
>
> The reality is that WINE isn't quite up to the same standard as CrossOver
> Office. You'll likely need to move a .dll or two from a copy of the 'real'
> Windows into WINE to make everything work. The key is knowing which .dll to
> move.
>
> Check out the WIne project (you can get there from a link on the Codeweavers
> pages or from google) to see exactly what you will need to do to run the
> software you want to. Wine is progressing steadily but it is not yet a
> drop-in replacement for Windows.

The matter of fact is that I have wine in my computer. I have
installed it like 6 months ago and I have MS Wordviewer and
Excelviewer working quite well. I have some other stuff as well but
I hardly use them now. Soffice does most of the job for me.

Tevfik

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