[oclug] Good Point

[Dave]

On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 16:15:57 -0500, Jon Earle wrote:

>  
>  - No full-featured email client to rival Eudora (or Outlook, Calypso, etc. 
>  as other examples)

You'll bite your tongue when you use a gamma of Evolution.
>  
>  - No full-featured newsreader to rival Agent (or newsXpress, etc.)

I wouldn't know.
>  
>  - Nothing to really come close to CD creating software such as Easy CD 
>  Creator, etc.

Again, not really my area, but I find it hard to believe.  I think the
people who make CUPS have something, too.
>  
>  - Visio equivalent?  Likely difficult since it's owned by MS.

There the new thing for Ximian-Gnome for this.	Is it called Dia?
>  
>  - Tax prep software (forms acceptable by CCRA)?
>  
>  Aside from sound, which I have great trouble getting running at all under 
>  Linux (older Soundscape Elite card which I can't replace 'cause all my PCI 
>  slots are full) but which works perfectly in full duplex mode under 
>  Windows, and that my mouse wheel doesn't work as a wheel (works as a 3rd 
>  button), that covers the main stuff.  Other little things like instant 
>  messaging, search wrappers like Copernicus, archive management, etc are 
>  nice, but could be given up.

There are loads of IM clients.	Try GAIM.  I think either kernel 2.4.x or
X4 now has full mousewheel support.

Dave.