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11. LOL. This well-worn retort certainly hasn't aged well.

Reply to Wonder Why (Reply #10)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 12:29 PM

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I understand the motivation and, believe me, I agree with the basic premise. The problem is that there are so few business vertical applications that have been ported to Linux. So this recommendation is meaningless to an organization that uses, say, AutoCAD. Suggesting that they all switch to an inferior substitute like Librecad doesn't cut it.

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