[Elecraft] K3: Using Linux - OT

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

After waiting 6 months I gave in to the Windows 10 nagware, and upgraded my
and my wife's Win 7 Pro machines.

Regardless of how one might compare Windows and Linux, both our conversions
have been stable as a rock, apparently the best version of Windoze that we
have ever had.

Running ham stuff on Win 10 is a better deal now. It was a little spooky
not being able to closely control the upgrades in Win 10, but that hasn't
made any difference thus far.

YMMV, but have a really good reason to go to Linux. You may want to try Win
10 before you invest all those resources (including your valuable time) in
a conversion to Linux.

73, Guy K2AV

On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 11:29 AM, Anthony Scandurra <
anthony.scandurra at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> WINE = *W*ine *I*s *N*ot an *E*mulator
>
> You don't run Windows in WINE.  You run Windows programs that are then
> presented the Windows APIs by WINE.  Think of WINE as a translator, not an
> emulator.
>
> I otherwise agree with your sentiment.
>
> I prefer to run apps in their native environment.  Once my favorite
> programs DXLab and N1MM+ are able to run in Linux natively, I will switch
> to Linux in a heartbeat!
>
> 73, Tony K4QE
>
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 11:14 AM, Mike Rhodes <w8dn at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
> >   Ok, I am not a Unix/Linux user. Years ago I did a little C programming
> > on a real-time Unix box but have forgotten way more than I learned about
> > that system (and C).
> >   However, I have to ask the question - what is the point of getting away
> > from "windoze" by going to a Linux box and then immediately slapping a
> > fully licensed copy of "Windoze", running under an emulator, on that
> Linux
> > box. It just seems not only counter-intuitive but counter-productive.
> Since
> > the majority of the apps that I wish to run are strictly Windows based,
> it
> > just seems to make more sense to run the real thing natively. If the
> intent
> > is to not add more to the Gates billions then you have defeated that by
> > running under an emulator.
> >
> > Mike / W8DN
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