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Trip Planning Software for Linux?

Posted by Cliff on from the plotting-your-nomadic-wanderings dept.

imadcow1 asks: "I recently went on a trip that involved many destinations. I had to use Yahoo Driving Directions which was not efficient at all. Is there a trip planning program (open source or not) for Linux?"

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  1. Re:Er... by jbarr · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I have to agree with you 100%.

    When we moved to South Carolina, I downloaded the latest county maps from Mapopolis for my Palm Tungsten T3, and thought "Cool, I can find anything now!" Yes, it was useful, but over time, it turns out that the absolute best resource we ever found was a paper map that we obtained from the local Chamber of Commerce. That map was our "lifeline" for the first several months while we learned the town. Yes, the Palm version was decent, and it had all the bells and whistles, but for absolute convenience and ease of use, the paper map wins out every time.

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    My mom always said, "Jim, you're 1 in a million." Given the current population, there are 7000 of me. God help us all!