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On Wednesday 08 December 2004 02:59, John Davis wrote: |
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> On Wed, 2004-12-08 at 08:18 +1000, Daniel wrote: |
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> > It isnt the OS that stops people me moving my company to linux, it's |
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> > the software. |
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> > At this time there is no real desktop publishing software for linux, |
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> > and im not sure whether SPSS has a linux version. Some companies have |
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> > to use programs that their staff are used to, and while I could |
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> > probably change their choice in OS because it is really just a |
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> > backdrop to their important applications I'd be hanged if I suggested |
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> > they changed from using an application they've become familiar with. |
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> SPSS definitely *does not* have a Linux version __grumble__. |
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There's some program called pspp |
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(http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/pspp.html) that should be a clone of |
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spss. It does as far as I know not come with a gui though. I haven't |
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evaluated the completeness either. |
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Paul |
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Paul de Vrieze |
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Gentoo Developer |
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Mail: pauldv@g.o |
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Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net |
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