Re: Linux Compatibility Issue

2004-02-16 Thread Abdul Latip
On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Katipo wrote: >> Thank you for the question! My intention is to understand >> myself what the problem is, so that I can answer questions >> from the users. >> Qouted from a "README.linux" file: >> [...] Linux is the most self incompatible OS I know. >> [...] Libc.so.6 is d

Re: Linux Compatibility Issue

2004-02-15 Thread Katipo
Hello Abdul, On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 04:49:25 -0500 (EST) Abdul Latip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "What are you really trying to do?" > > Thank you for the question! My intention is to understand > myself what the problem is, so that I can answer questions > from the users. > > Qouted from a "

Re: Linux Compatibility Issue

2004-02-15 Thread Abdul Latip
On Sat, 14 Feb 2004, David Z Maze wrote: > Abdul Latip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Once in a while, users are asking me about the compatibilty problem of >> Linux. They reasoning that M$Office can be installed anywhere like >> Win98, WinME, WinNT, et. al. Whereas it is hard to install a >> RedH

Re: Linux Compatibility Issue

2004-02-15 Thread Monique Y. Herman
On 2004-02-14, Abdul Latip penned: > Hello: > > Once in a while, users are asking me about the compatibilty problem of > Linux. They reasoning that M$Office can be installed anywhere like > Win98, WinME, WinNT, et. al. Whereas it is hard to install a RedHat > package into Debian, and so on. > Actu

Re: Linux Compatibility Issue

2004-02-14 Thread Adam Aube
On Saturday 14 February 2004 11:58 am, Abdul Latip wrote: > Once in a while, users are asking me about the compatibilty problem of > Linux. They reasoning that M$Office can be installed anywhere like > Win98, WinME, WinNT, et. al. Actually, many Windows app CDs come with multiple installers for th

Re: Linux Compatibility Issue

2004-02-14 Thread David Z Maze
Abdul Latip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Once in a while, users are asking me about the compatibilty problem of > Linux. They reasoning that M$Office can be installed anywhere like > Win98, WinME, WinNT, et. al. Whereas it is hard to install a > RedHat package into Debian, and so on. ...and it's

Re: Linux Compatibility Issue

2004-02-14 Thread Kenward Vaughan
On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 11:58:39AM -0500, Abdul Latip wrote: > Hello: > > Once in a while, users are asking me about the compatibilty problem of > Linux. They reasoning that M$Office can be installed anywhere like > Win98, WinME, WinNT, et. al. Whereas it is hard to install a > RedHat package into

Linux Compatibility Issue

2004-02-14 Thread Abdul Latip
Hello: Once in a while, users are asking me about the compatibilty problem of Linux. They reasoning that M$Office can be installed anywhere like Win98, WinME, WinNT, et. al. Whereas it is hard to install a RedHat package into Debian, and so on. AFAIK, CMIIW, this is related with the compiler vers