wine ~/winprogs/myprogram/myprogram.exe
Its not particularly difficult either - aside possibly from installation of the program - or, as in my case - if you are running a 64 bit version of linux, and need to compile from the source code... but even that can be done by a beginner, with a little guidance.
Its really only the initial set-up of Ubunutu that should hold anyone back. The best idea, if you are going to switch, is to figure out what you NEED before you install it. Then, find instructions for installing all of that. Do all of the initial set-up. Once thats done - it is a SUPERIOR alternative to windows. Less crashes, better security, no adaware scans, virus scans, or defragments to be run on a weekly basis. People don't need windows programs - there are plenty of alternatives - they just need to let them go - and for those programs where there really isn't a really great alternative - wine certainly ties up the loose ends.
You missed the point of the article.
Humans may have more genetic variation - because we have a larger chance of producing offspring - but that is not what the article says. The article says that the chimps had a larger portion of beenficial mutations. This makes perfect sense in a setting lke ours, where there is tons of variation in which nature is playing little to no role toward selection. We have plenty of variation, but because of our domestication, no beneficial variation becomes the biological norm; but it does happen in the chimp population.
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wine ~/winprogs/myprogram/myprogram.exe Its not particularly difficult either - aside possibly from installation of the program - or, as in my case - if you are running a 64 bit version of linux, and need to compile from the source code... but even that can be done by a beginner, with a little guidance. Its really only the initial set-up of Ubunutu that should hold anyone back. The best idea, if you are going to switch, is to figure out what you NEED before you install it. Then, find instructions for installing all of that. Do all of the initial set-up. Once thats done - it is a SUPERIOR alternative to windows. Less crashes, better security, no adaware scans, virus scans, or defragments to be run on a weekly basis. People don't need windows programs - there are plenty of alternatives - they just need to let them go - and for those programs where there really isn't a really great alternative - wine certainly ties up the loose ends.
chown -R us ./base
hahahahaha love it.
(sorry to wander off topic - but this was far too funny.)
You missed the point of the article. Humans may have more genetic variation - because we have a larger chance of producing offspring - but that is not what the article says. The article says that the chimps had a larger portion of beenficial mutations. This makes perfect sense in a setting lke ours, where there is tons of variation in which nature is playing little to no role toward selection. We have plenty of variation, but because of our domestication, no beneficial variation becomes the biological norm; but it does happen in the chimp population.