Re: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-26 Thread Yedidyah Bar-David
Hi all, On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 10:36:31PM +, Diego Iastrubni wrote: > On Tuesday 23 April 2002 05:40, Yedidyah Bar-David wrote: > > If it is indeed a DOS program (wasn't hashavshevet ported to windows > > ever?), you can also try dosemu. It is more or less stagnated in the > > recent years,

Re: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-25 Thread Diego Iastrubni
On Tuesday 23 April 2002 05:40, Yedidyah Bar-David wrote: > If it is indeed a DOS program (wasn't hashavshevet ported to windows > ever?), you can also try dosemu. It is more or less stagnated in the > recent years, but works very well most of the time (that is, usually > mush better than a "Comma

RE: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-24 Thread Isaac Aaron
> you can give the software itself for free if you like (good gimmick!), > but what about installation and ongoing support? > business software always needs guidance, support, installation and > upgrades. charge for it. Windows is the exact example of software that doesn't come with support, and

RE: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-23 Thread Dvir Volk
> If I were him and I wanted to write some open source > applications for living, > then I would have been in a big problem. What makes you sure > that if he > writes for a company an open source program and sells it - > that I (or anyone > else) will take the sources and sell it to their co

Re: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Yedidyah Bar-David
to:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Amir Hardon > > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:15 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Wondering about free software. > > > > > > Shalom! > > > > My father, asked to me upgrade all the computers in his office. >

Re: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
> Isn't QT a free (free beer and free speech) software? > Can you write a few lines about how KDE interacts with QT and about > their license? If GNOME is like KDE, what is the QT equivalent for > GNOME? QT is licensed under a dual license: GPL - as we all know (and love?) QPL - You can write y

Re: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Shaul Karl
> > Then go ahead and write a customized version of closed source applications. > You can use QT for example to write for multi platform and sell it for Linux > or for WIndows. Warning: QT license is pretty expensive. > > Good luck, > Hetz > Isn't QT a free (free beer and free speech) softw

Re: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
> but imagine what will happen if you write a good opensource program like > that. if it will be good and competitive, pretty soon you will have > customers wanting to install it. > you can charge them for it, you can charge them for documentation, for > installation and for support. > the fact th

Re: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
On Monday 22 April 2002 19:53, Tzahi Fadida wrote: > If by emulators you mean vmware for hashavshevet i think you are right and > its an overkill since its a dos progie. maybe, wine(=free) will suffice at > that matter. try it and tell us. If Hashvshevet is a DOS based - then dosemu should run it

Re: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
Amir, Use the right tool for the right job. If windows fits them more then linux - then so be it, leave them with windows running. Don't take the approach of moving from windows to Linux because it's free. take it if it solves a problem you want to solve. period. (IMHO of course) On Monday 22

Re: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Shaul Karl
> Shalom! > > My father, asked to me upgrade all the computers in his office. > He has a small LAN with 3 workstations and a server. > I thought that now, after KDE3 is released, and GNOME2 is about to be > released, > it may be a good time to make his computers free software based... > > BUT..

Re: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Eliran
On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 04:14:40PM +0300, Amir Hardon wrote: > Shalom! > > My father, asked to me upgrade all the computers in his office. > He has a small LAN with 3 workstations and a server. > I thought that now, after KDE3 is released, and GNOME2 is about to be > released, > it may be a good

RE: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Dvir Volk
> I am now thinking to develop a program that will offer a good > alternative to > these programs... > But what will I get from it? The only reason for someone to > develop such > programs is to sale them... > No small office will pay a programmer to write special > programs for it's > use..

RE: Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Tzahi Fadida
* - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * WARNING TO SPAMMERS: see at http://members.lycos.co.uk/my2nis/spamwarning.html > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Amir Hardon > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:15 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Wondering a

Wondering about free software.

2002-04-22 Thread Amir Hardon
Shalom! My father, asked to me upgrade all the computers in his office. He has a small LAN with 3 workstations and a server. I thought that now, after KDE3 is released, and GNOME2 is about to be released, it may be a good time to make his computers free software based... BUT... Many of the prog