[ Thanks to Tom
Wickline for this link. ]
“For about four months now, I have been using the
Ubuntu Linux operating system full-time on both my desktop and
notebook computer. A few weeks into this experience, I wrote an
article sharing some of my findings about the Windows to Linux
migration process. One of the main concepts that I addressed in
this article was the concept of finding Linux-based alternatives to
one’s current Windows software. However, I also
covered the fact that there are some software applications that
simply do not have worthy alternatives, and for this reason
suggested that Linux newcomers look into the WINE package to run
Windows software on Linux. However, there is
no denying that WINE is “at best a bit
sketchy†(as said by a commentator).“When I first started using Linux, I had heard about the
CodeWeavers CrossOver software package that worked to run Windows
applications in a Linux environment. However, I could not justify
purchasing it (retail pricing starting at $40) because in my eyes,
it did not offer any value. After all, it was based on the WINE
project, and I saw it pointless to purchase something that was
simply a re-branded version of something that was freely
available.”