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Wine Terminal Servers?
e8johan asks: "I have been thinking about trying to sell a Linux based thin client solution to different markets, like schools. One of the big problems with migrating to Linux is the loss of old applications such as Microsoft Office. Has anyone tried to combine
Wine
and the
LTSP? Does it work? If so, it would enable me (and anyone else) to sell services based on a free (as in libre and beer) server running both open office and their proprietary equivalents in a Windows-like environment, thus reducing the migration costs and making the offer more attractive." While this would be an interesting to tackle, would the licensing terms on some proprietary packages complicate such a system?
Every time there is an AskSlashdot, someone complains about the questions sucking and that the person should have tried google. But isn't this going a bit far: asking us about something he's doing for profit. I can maybe understand if someone was asking about licensing or something else that applies to the whole community, but I find this question a bit pathetic for the front page of slashdot. I'm really not trying to flame anyone, but I really wonder if AskSlashdot needs a little more direction; perhaps some written guidelines for what should be posted. Just a thought.
Jeremy