Maybe not, but its getting darn close. I am currently running Ubuntu 10.04 and have a hard time getting myself to reboot to XP.
I can access my MS server from home via VPN, access the entire file system, have access to my exchange email (which I am thinking of porting my SBS2003 server to linux anyway).
OpenOffice handles all my MS Office needs.
Gimp handles and graphic needs
QGIS is getting extremely powerful and with the GRASS extension, its hard to reason why to buy ESRI
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BrisCAD beta is running Intellicad and doing a pretty fine job of it.
StarNet runs well in Wine and I am going to try our field to finish software, but Topcon Tools is a no go.
Seems like now is a great opportunity for someone to bundle a server and workstation package with everything necessary for Surveying and Engineering Small Business and sell with support.
What would it take to make any of you guys to make the switch?
I also use Ubuntu 10.04 64bit, the only tool in Windoze I miss is CAD
I am now installing the Bricscad beta, we will see how that goes.
ACAD 14 ran fine under Wine with previous versions but I got tired of it and always rebooted to Windoze for real CAD work.
A do boot to W7 every few days just for the updates and to keep fresh, but other than CAD I have no need for anything but Linux.
It's got to be able to run Autodesk, Trimble and MS Office softtware products or I have to stick with Win7.
> It's got to be able to run Autodesk, Trimble and MS Office softtware products or I have to stick with Win7.
Steve, The Bricscad is a pretty decent intellicad (which creates and reades DWG's). The Open Office is a very nice office software that can do most everything that Office can do and is free. The only thing that I am not sure of is the trimble (although it is possible to run some Windoze apps in a Windoze Emulator called wine so it is possible that will run too).
Running Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid linux) and love it. So much smoother system than Windoze (but I do wish that Apple would release itunes for linux so that my ipod will sync.)
What would it take to make any of you guys to make the switch?
A system that runs all of my office programs (Firefox, Carlson, Topcon Tools, Quickbooks, Adobe, some kind of graphics program, Excel, Word and Outlook) seamlessly with no learning curve for me. Other than that I could care less what the name of the system is. I use Windows 7 for virtually nothing other than getting me into these programs.
> What would it take to make any of you guys to make the switch?
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> A system that runs all of my office programs (Firefox, Carlson, Topcon Tools, Quickbooks, Adobe, some kind of graphics program, Excel, Word and Outlook) seamlessly with no learning curve for me. Other than that I could care less what the name of the system is. I use Windows 7 for virtually nothing other than getting me into these programs.
Carlson, TTools are your current hangups. Quickbooks online is able to be run in Linux. Firefox is built opensource, Adobe is linux compatible, there are several graphics including the cad listed above. The open office software is as capable as MSOffice and you would have no learning curve there. Evolution (Open Office) is comparable to Outlook.
Now if we can just get Carlson and Topcon to come over, you are good to go.
Terramodel runs very nicely under Ubuntu 10.04 with WINE (Wine Is Not an Emulator) if you don't try to use modules which require the USB lock. I haven't figured out how to get those configured.
Configuring USB under WINE is difficult although it appears someone in Russia has done it.
How much they getting for that Linux native version of BricsCad?
Does the Linux version of QGIS run any smoother than the Windows version?
(I love it but it bogs down and crashes pretty much every step of the way. Maybe My files are too big.)
Been running Linux since 1994, bout time the worlds converged.
> How much they getting for that Linux native version of BricsCad?
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> Does the Linux version of QGIS run any smoother than the Windows version?
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> (I love it but it bogs down and crashes pretty much every step of the way. Maybe My files are too big.)
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The Briscad windows is $380, so I am guessing the linux will be the same.
Just finding the directory where to put my ctb (3 levels deep) made me kind of weep.
The QGIS seems to run quite a bit better under linux and mine has a lot more features than my windows install. (I think it must be ahead of the curve for compiling).
I'm running QGIS under XP. I guess I should try the Linux version.
Greg, it is an emulator. It does not emulate cpu functions, but it is an emulator. That is why the old name meaning (through 1997) was WINdows Emulator.
I think you mean Tyler on that one. I totally agree its an emulator.
My bad, yes, Tyler.
