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    From Mortar M.@1:124/5016 to Sean Dennis on Thu Nov 28 19:17:02 2024
    Re: BBS Software Recommendations
    By: Mortar M. to Sean Dennis on Thu Nov 28 2024 18:48:28

    Unless you can afford a few hundred bucks, LibreOffice (FREE!) is the better choice.

    Ignore this. I went directly to the website instead of using the link.
    Sorry about that, chief.
    --- SBBSecho 3.23-Linux
    * Origin: End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com (1:124/5016)
  • From Mortar M.@1:124/5016 to Nicholas Boel on Thu Nov 28 19:21:44 2024
    Re: Re: BBS Software Recommendations
    By: Nicholas Boel to Sean Dennis on Thu Nov 28 2024 05:40:15

    with it, and can never view anything on there because I refuse to create
    an MS account and login to an app to view a PDF. :)

    Current browsers can view PDF files, and there are numerous standalone viewers/editors as well.
    --- SBBSecho 3.23-Linux
    * Origin: End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com (1:124/5016)
  • From Mortar M.@1:124/5016 to Nicholas Boel on Thu Nov 28 19:59:47 2024
    Re: Re: BBS Software Recommendations
    By: Nicholas Boel to Dan Clough on Thu Nov 28 2024 05:45:13

    This has actually been one of the biggest deal breakers for many people
    for as long as I can remember in the world of Linux. Many have even
    chose to dual boot /just/ so they can have Photoshop.

    You could also create a VM using a virtualizer like VirtualBox, etc., then you'd have the best of both worlds.

    I wonder why, after all these years they haven't just made and support a Linux version of it.

    Simple. Market share. Compared to Windows and OS X, Linus is a tiny percentage, about 4.5% worldwide.

    Unless they have some exclusivity with Microsoft or
    something or there's differences in how they make people pay for it.

    Just because Linux distros are free, for the most part, that doesn't mean Linux programs have to be, in fact, there are a number of commercial programs you gotta pay for, but they are in the minority.
    --- SBBSecho 3.23-Linux
    * Origin: End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com (1:124/5016)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Mortar M. on Sat Nov 30 02:50:11 2024

    Hello Mortar!

    28 Nov 24 19:17, you wrote to me:

    Ignore this. I went directly to the website instead of using the
    link. Sorry about that, chief.

    It's understandable: their website is very misleading and set up to send people to the paid side of things. That happened to me alsdo when I first went to their website!

    -- Sean

    ... Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20240209
    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)