Path: csiph.com!news.swapon.de!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Martin Nicholas Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: Re: OT: Linux Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 09:22:02 +0000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 26 Message-ID: <20161206092202.25627d74@dsklinux> References: <028afe34-e0cf-4c8f-8a0b-60f495d9b9ca@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="6f9a65f2e6346fe97a465bc4f5974ab8"; logging-data="17590"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/oiLQSP5QixIa1i/0EnwipF4ozfSn6pew=" X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.13.2 (GTK+ 2.24.30; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Cancel-Lock: sha1:Ks5Kt0YP1sGjxhkxwimoTtm7Gm0= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.forth:53111 On Mon, 5 Dec 2016 23:44:02 -0800 (PST) Mark Wills wrote: > Currently my only requirement for windows is the Siemens PLC > development software. Siemens LOGOComfort has a Linux version which works just fine. It's a Java (spit!) application and so _should_ be portable anyway. I have used Ubuntu/Debian for years on my desktop and servers respectively. I have Win10 on a Dell laptop - never use it. I run Ubuntu. This literature is being composed with Claws Mail. Generally there is an open source (free) equivalent for almost every application you can think of. The difficult bit is finding them as there is no marketing department bawling in your ear; you have to go and look for yourself. -- Regards, Martin Nicholas. E-mail: reply-201612@mgn.org.uk