Linux versions of software

[Jeff]

Yeah.. and while someone is politely reminding them of this, think you could
throw in that we also want to use their OTHER products on linux? Like
Photoshop, Imageready, etc... etc...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Alexander" <m@netpro.to>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: Linux versions of software


| Had to hunt a bit for Acrobat:
|
| http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
|
| Had to hunt even more for RealPlayer:
|
| http://www.real.com/realone/sysreqs.html
|
| You'll need to click the link that says you don't meet the minimum system
| requirements.  It's rather odd that Real only lists Windows as a supported
| platform.  You'd think they'd be smarter than that since Microsoft would
| love to put them out of business.  I believe you're correct that these
| companies need to be reminded (politely, of course) that there are a lot
| of us out here that use their products on Linux.
| ~M
|
|
| On Wed, 29 May 2002, Carl Parrish wrote:
|
| > Okay I'm ready to admit that I haven't been able to find anything today
so it may be me. however if not I'm worried about this becoming a trend.
Today I haven't been able to find the linux version of Real's "Real One" (or
any real player). Adobe's svg plugin or their acrobat reader. from their
website (though I may have found it on their ftp server). If anyone has a
moment to check and see if I'm just out of it today and yeah they are easy
to find. Or that no they don't have the links easily visable anymore. If the
latter I think we need to remind them how many of us there are. I mean in
each of these cases I *know* they have a linux version. I just can't find
them on their sites. Amd yes the fact that I've gotten them before lends to
the theory that I'm losing it, but I can accept that. What I won't accept is
if companies are starting to hide their Linux version to software.
| >
| > **Note** on Real's site I did eventually find a page that asks what
version did I want to install (not trival). It even had RH 7.X listed but
when I made that selection it just said not available.
| >
| > Carl P.
| >
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