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Hi,

Ira Abramov wrote:
> Mr. Greenberg... as much as I love Linux, I simply can't say it's a 100%
> substitution for a disktop, DEFINITELY not for a Hebrew-needing
>
Go spin your disktop, man! Now seriously, Linux is widely recognized as an 
excellent full-featured desktop platform. Granted, that Hebrew users
will feel more comfortable with Windows, to which they are thus tied. 
But the power of Linux is not only  in its ability to be a desktop. The
point is that every determined user who is willing to leave the Windows
platform will be able to do whatever he needs, including the necessary
aspects of Hebrew support, in Linux. Of course she or he should be
prepared to experiment a lot. 

> Wabi is commercial, costs twice as much as Windows, why would anyone buy
>
The price listed at the Caldera site is $49, so it is not twice as much as
Windows. Besides, the original poster, gideon noah, is willing to buy
additional software.

> any of them with Logical Hebrew support, to read mail written by Microsoft
> mailers? thought so...
>
Think filters. Ever heard of them?

> a. "some win95 emulator" doesn't exist yet. check your facts before
>    missleading. WINE is FAR from achieving that. 
>
Well, I was not going to MISSlead anyone. I would agree that, besides Wine
(of which Mr. Torvalds does speak very highly) and bochs, which is
designed to run about any OS for x86, we're kinda short on Win95 emulators
for now. Wine is far from being perfect and bochs is sorta slow. Anyone
here to comment on SCO Win95 emulator? Theoretically it should run on
Linux under iBCS. 

> b. "I'm pretty sure" is not good enough. test it on some machine at PF1
>    before selling soap bubbles to a client.
>
I've not joined this thread on behalf of PF1 Systems. It is a general 
discussion. Had I been trying to "sell", the conversation would have not
been conducted here and would have been much more concrete. 

> so since I'm on a roll:
> 
> a. get the grammer error in your signature fixed. you're entitled not to
>
Been there, done that. And thanks for all the insights, especially that I
had not asked for them. GRAMMER error, it's a good one, but not the only.

> finally, not to end on a negative note: I'm happy a brand name such as
> PF1 are importing and promoting RedHat, the Israeli market needs a strong
> back to support microsoft alternatives. I hope you are prepared to add
> on value to the package, such as professional support people (Linux is
>
Speaking on the behalf of PF1 Systems (in this case) yes, we are.

> packages and better logical r-to-l support (hiring Eli Marmor would not be
>
There is a keyboard r-to-l driver for a terminal mode, however adding
r-to-l support to X-Windows is not possible without significant changes
and additions to X-Windows protocol. The whole thing is not feasible
without the Open Group's consent to implement these changes and I do not 
see them doing so considering the user base of Hebrew speaking 
individuals. That is why I suggested emulators.

> a bad idea for the job), or at least translate some FAQs, HOWTOs and the
> RedHat manual to Hebrew, this will all help Linux immensly! :-)
>
There are ongoing negotiations regarding the Hebrew translation of the
RedHat manual. As for the FAQs and HOWTOS, they are traditionally created
and maintained by the volunteers from the Linux community. Hint, hint.

And traditionally, not to end on a negative note, let us avoid personal
insinuations in the future discussions.



Very truly yours,

Nahum Greenberg
PF1 Systems Ltd. <- people who brought Official RedHat Linux 5.1 to Israel

http://www.pf1.co.il