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To Ubuntu or not to Ubuntu; that is the question.
BaronJ:
--- Quote from: raynerd on April 15, 2014, 11:49:35 AM ---Philf - The Vectric stuff can be run using wine software on Linux as can family tree maker. There are some very very powerful Linux based photo editing softwares so photoshop wouldn't be needed. The issue is auto cad which I believe is not supported in Linux and I expect would grind a windows compatibility layer like wine to a halt.
Admittedly, it's a little like windows or mac - you are your choice and then stick with the software available. I do honestly believe that UNIX will continue to grow. If you have an old pc, wack Ubuntu, Debian, mint...on and have a play - it's free!!
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I use "Qcad" and "Draftcad" in Linux both are free !
philf:
--- Quote from: Baron on April 15, 2014, 03:04:39 PM ---I use "Qcad" and "Draftcad" in Linux both are free !
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Hi Baron,
I have used Autocad for too many years and have many customisations to suit my way of working. I don't really want to start over again even if the packages run under linux are free.
Cheers.
Phil.
philf:
--- Quote from: awemawson on April 15, 2014, 12:27:33 PM ---Be very careful Phil, I got stung unintentionally buying forged Win7 Pro a few months back
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Thanks Andrew,
It might be cheaper for me to buy an old desktop with a Windows 7 sticker on it.
When I was in work we used Dell PCs and laptops and they all came with XP Pro installed. The IT department reloaded their own XP build using a corporate license so all the licenses on the PCs were never registered. I used the key off the sticker on my work PC to register XP Pro on my Mach3 PC.
I bet they've done the same with Windows 7.
Cheers.
Phil.
AdeV:
Whilst I cannot condone software piracy (paid-for software is how I make my living....), there are allegedly ways around the Windows 7 licence...
DavidA:
I found that my copy of Vista worked ok using the key that came with it until I downloaded and installed the updates. Then it wouldn't accept the same key.
Also it produced a little note saying that it wasn't a genuine MS copy.
I suppose I could just format the drive and re-install, not worrying about the updates.
But I'm going to give Linux a try.
Dave
By the way, it was sold to me as a genuine MS item.
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