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  1. Omni Omni

    @pony WINE isn't native (well, WINE itself is, but it doesn't turn the executables into native executables).

    Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:22:39 UTC from web
    1. Pony Pony

      @omni yeah. I realized that after posting xP

      Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:23:15 UTC from web
      1. Omni Omni

        @pony Can happen, sorry I was so quick :P

        Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:23:32 UTC from web
    2. Pony Pony

      @omni is there any program that someone might want to run on Windows that doesn't have a native equivalent?

      Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:25:11 UTC from web
      1. Pony Pony

        @pony @omni from Linux I mean.. and not OSX

        Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:25:42 UTC from web
        1. Pony Pony

          I wish I could run !Gameloft games on my PC.

          Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:27:35 UTC from web
          1. Omni Omni

            @pony On Windows or Mac, that's possible: http://bluestacks.com/ (I think that's free as in beer, but not sure). On Linux, I would expect it to be possible (because we have parts of Android right in our kernel) but I haven't found a way yet.

            Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:31:01 UTC from web
            1. Pony Pony

              @omni Blustacks won't play gameloft games sadly.. there's a speculated reason if you'd like me to look it up

              Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:47:27 UTC from web
              1. Omni Omni

                @pony I honestly don't care all that much, I wouldn't use the tool myself anyway, but too bad to hear that =/

                Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:49:06 UTC from web
          2. monsutaa kaado! monsutaa kaado!

            @pony that one i'd play on computer xD

            Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:39:39 UTC from web
        2. Omni Omni

          @pony I would guess stuff like Photoshop?

          Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:29:42 UTC from web
          1. Matt Matt

            @omni Photoshop is native to Windows & OSX

            Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:36:24 UTC from web
            1. Omni Omni

              @zeldatra Please read the discussion

              Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:37:56 UTC from web
              1. Matt Matt

                @omni You should as welln

                Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:39:06 UTC from web
                1. Omni Omni

                  @zeldatra Click "in context" and read the discussion. @pony asked specifically for software native to Windows which you cannot run on Linux and which has no equivalents there.

                  Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:40:21 UTC from web
                  1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

                    @omni "Photoshop"? GIMP is not an equivalent, it's an alternative. :p As well as any of the Adobe Masters Suit really, I think.

                    Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:41:13 UTC from web
                    1. Omni Omni

                      @minti I already said Photoshop :x

                      Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:41:51 UTC from web
                      1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

                        @omni Oh, I missed a notice there. Heh, maybe *I* should check the context. XD

                        Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:42:29 UTC from web
                  2. Matt Matt

                    @omni Other way around.

                    Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:41:38 UTC from web
                    1. Omni Omni

                      @zeldatra Okay, let's ask @pony because I really interpreted that as "Are there any things on Windows someone using Linux wouldn't be able to run and for which would be no equivalents?". So, @pony, what is it?

                      Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:43:22 UTC from web
                      1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

                        @omni Best bet: Answer both sides of the question! I think @zeldatra is correct, anyway. His and my interpretation of what @pony said is identical.

                        Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:45:47 UTC from web
                        1. Omni Omni

                          @minti I know so many great Linux utilities that aren't native to Windows, but I don't know the names of them, so that doesn't really help a lot =/

                          Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:48:01 UTC from web
                          1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

                            @omni Package managers are the huge one for me. :p

                            Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:48:44 UTC from web
                            1. Pony Pony

                              @minti @omni ooh that's a good one! package manager

                              Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:49:35 UTC from web
                            2. Omni Omni

                              @minti Oh, I love package mangers! They're SO convenient!

                              Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:49:51 UTC from web
                              1. Omni Omni

                                @omni *managers

                                Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:50:00 UTC from web
                              2. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

                                @omni I know right. I love having anything maybe 20 keystrokes away, all packaged properly and ready to work on almost any system.

                                Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:50:46 UTC from web
                                1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

                                  @minti @pony @omni Do they have to be GOOD replacements? Because Chocolatey (http://chocolatey.org/) is a package manager for Windows.

                                  Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:52:49 UTC from web
                                  1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

                                    @ceruleanspark Ooo, neat.

                                    Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:53:39 UTC from web
                                  2. Pony Pony

                                    @ceruleanspark ooh that's kinda nifty. too bad it sounds like it doesn't have a great reputaion

                                    Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:55:51 UTC from web
                                    1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

                                      @pony Also there's only 500 packages available through it, and it's probably easier to get up to date versions of them and install them yourself.

                                      Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:56:49 UTC from web
                                      1. Pony Pony

                                        @ceruleanspark yeah figures. nice idea anyway

                                        Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:57:35 UTC from web
                                  3. sasha sasha

                                    @ceruleanspark https://ninite.com/ is decent.

                                    Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 17:03:35 UTC from web
                                    1. Pony Pony

                                      @jla hmm.. 93 programs listed isn't many, though they are good ones and it does look decent other than being limited.

                                      Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 17:07:27 UTC from web
                                      1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

                                        @pony I think it's more intended for setting up a new PC with your everyday apps, rather than being a total replacement.

                                        Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 17:12:59 UTC from web
                                        1. Pony Pony

                                          @ceruleanspark That makes sense.

                                          Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 17:21:02 UTC from web
                                  4. Omni Omni

                                    @ceruleanspark There is a big problem with that, though: The databases will be limited and therefore it won't be able to keep everything up-to-date. Assuming you're running a decent Linux distribution, the repositories would be extremely big. I guess Windows 8 will fix this, though, assuming they actually get a big catalogue.

                                    Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 17:24:31 UTC from web
                      2. Pony Pony

                        @omni @zeldatra yeah sorry it was kinda convoluted. I meant what zeldatra said.

                        Wednesday, 19-Dec-12 16:48:11 UTC from web