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The Most Desired Linux Ports

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the show-of-hands dept.

zenboomerang writes "It looks like Novell is trying to hit the hammer on the top of software developers heads and try and get them to port their applications directly to Linux. With help from the public they will try to pursuade the management of the most popular programs picked to get into the 21st Century and do some Linux testing. It seems to me to be a good idea and all it needs is a little help from the community."

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  1. Hands down! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Port 80.

    Everyone wants that sweet sweet http.

  2. Heh. From TFA: by republican+gourd · · Score: 5, Interesting

    From TFA:

    Also, I think a nice attention-getter for the survey would be to get it slashdotted. Generally, I give about 75 points for a great article. If someone can get the survey on Slashdot, I will give you 250 points. As you all know, we have some incredible stuff for which you can redeem your points.

  3. Port photoshop by baryon351 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Convince Adobe to bring Photoshop to Linux and I know dozens of people who'll switch in an eyeblink.

    1. Re:Port photoshop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful
      1. Linux is the most comfortable for me (To all you Linux-is-not-ready-for-the-desktop whiners, stfu. Don't tell me what I should like)
      2. Macs aren't cheap (and while OS X is pretty, it's still not Linux)
      3. Windows is a fucking annoying, retarded OS. Don't tell me to use it
      4. I happen to like Photoshop.
      Good enough for you?
  4. Biased Survey Construction? by DongleFondle · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "Of those top 10 applications, two of them are financial management packages. Looks like there is quite a demand for that. It looks like there is a huge interest in the AUTOCAD arena, as well. Something that is very well worth noting is the demand for multimedia applications."

    I imagine this is probably because of the fact that they suggest all of those top ten applications in their dropdown menu (leaving an "other" option at the bottom in case you don't want any of their default applications). Anyone whose ever worked on survey or statistics theory knows this is an obvious bias. That's not to say that's its a bad idea to do this if they have an agenda, I'm just pointing out that the results should definately be taken with a grain of salt here. There may be more relevant programs people would like to see ported to Linux. I imagine lots of people can think of specific games they'd like to see ported. Anyone whose ever reads /. knows that there's a pretty large community of gamers that keep that one Windows box around just for gaming.

    Anyways, I say best of luck to Novell. I'd love it if they were able to make some ground with Adobe on porting some of their apps.

  5. Interesting by MBCook · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Most of that list doesn't surprise me too much. I thought Photoshop would be first, but Quickbooks does make sense, as does Autocad. I'm a bit surprised to see Act! on the list (I haven't heard about that software in years).

    That said, I don't think you'd ever see iTunes for Linux (and I was amazed it was on the list, I would have never guessed it).

    And then there is Visio. That will never be ported either. If Visio is there, why isn't Office? That said, I've never met someone who liked Visio in the two years or so I've been exposed to it. What Visio needs first is a good Windows port. OmniGraffle is much better. How about a Linux port of that?

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  6. Of that List... by SmartSsa · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It actually surprises me that Lotus Notes has never been avail for linux. Since it's heavily Java based it should be easily portable and with IBM backing it in their Pro-Linux state... why hasn't it been? Maybe because it's a hunk of junk.

    The only ones on that list that I'd care to see are Visio, Autocad and Photoshop.

    But I do agree that there's a serious need for business/money/finance software. GNUCash and a few other's that are out there just don't cut it. I just hate Quickbooks with a passion :)

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    1. Re:Of that List... by bobrog · · Score: 5, Informative

      IBM is rolling out GTK based Linux Notes client called the "Notes Plugin" which will be a part of their Lotus Workplace product. This article says the Linux Notes Plugin will be available later this year and this blog discusses its demo taking place at Lotusphere 2006 this week.

  7. WTF? No Half Life 2?!?! by elasticwings · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Oh, come on. There have got to be a ton of other people that want their CS:S fix without having to keep around a Windows box. And don't start with that Cedega crap. I want it a real Linux installer.

  8. Re:Heh. From TFA: by Janek+Kozicki · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It's not on the frontpage, but rather in linux section, so zenboomerang, did you get 250 points?

    some luck for linux-interested people (whole /.) that now it's much easier to spot non-frontpage linux stories (thanks to CmdrTaco ;)

    nice followup will be about the results from this slashdotting. Will Autocad get to the top? I really hope so. CAD people in big companies really are tech-saavy, and really need reliable software to work with. Autocad running under windows is a misunderstanding, that currently lasts about 12 years (since they switched from dos, I still have v.12 running on dos, and v.13 running both on dos and windows). Heck, I remember working with some CAD software on on Amstrad/Shneider about 15 years ago, aww memories :)

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