[ltp] Linux thinkpad - the Missing pieces

[Joel Ebel]

Here's a few things that are missing for me:

Audio editing software.  I use Cool Edit for all my audio work, and 
there's just nothing in Linux that quite carries the same capabilities 
as Cool Edit.  Audacity works pretty well, but just doesn't have all the 
features I use.

GPS Control and Mapping.  Garmin's own  Mapsource is the only program I 
know of that will send maps to my GPS, and it only runs in Windows.  I 
also use Delorme Street Atlas, and National Geographic Topo, which are 
very nice mapping programs only available with Windows.

Digital camera support is pretty good in Linux, but I still prefer to 
use windows tools because they are much faster and easier to use.

And... oh yeah... Jardinains http://www.jardinains.com :)  As well as 
other games.  Some co-workers like ot play Warcraft, Half-life, Unreal 
Tournament, etc. after work, so I keep windows for those.  I know some 
can be made to work in Linux, but just not as well.

I dual boot my laptop for the times I need to do one of those things.

Joel

Harry Mangalam wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> This is somewhat off-topic, but it does deal with furthering the 
> adoption of Linux on Laptops.
> 
> I'm writing a piece about transitioning from Windows to Linux (server vs 
> desktop, is it possible to do in the 1st place given your IT 
> requirements, the financials of it, other pro's and cons, whether your 
> IT and user communities have the personalities and requirements for it, 
> etc).
> 
> What I'd like to query you about is whether, as Linux laptop users, are 
> there some pieces of software that are preventing you from going to 
> Linux completely?
> 
> Obviously, if you're reading this, a Linux Lappie has become or is 
> becoming a useful piece of your computing environment, but some of you 
> may be doing this on a personal machine as opposed to a business machine.
> 
> If so, what are the key pieces of software that keep you tied to a 
> Windows environment and how are you addressing it - vmware, crossover 
> office, win4lin, dual boot, separate windows machine?
> 
> If you want to expand on it to the desktop situation, that would be 
> welcome as well, but I'm very much interested in the laptop issue.
> 
> Answers should probably be sent to me direct as it's somewhat offtopic, 
> unless you want this cast to the list as well.
> 
> Thanks!
>