Comments on: FOSS Pack exists! (well, kinda) http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/01/10/foss-pack-exists-well-kinda/ Freedom is the right of all sentient beings Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:56:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rodger http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/01/10/foss-pack-exists-well-kinda/#comment-4385 Rodger Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:22:19 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=120#comment-4385 There is a windows Apt clone called <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=154283" rel="nofollow">winget</a>. Hasnt had much work recently but has a repository of Free and Opensource Applications for Windows. There is no Graphical User Interface but adept or synaptic could be ported to windows to work with it. There is a windows Apt clone called winget. Hasnt had much work recently but has a repository of Free and Opensource Applications for Windows. There is no Graphical User Interface but adept or synaptic could be ported to windows to work with it.

]]> By: Ant Bryan http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/01/10/foss-pack-exists-well-kinda/#comment-4381 Ant Bryan Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:09:07 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=120#comment-4381 Oops, Appupdaer is Windows only. But it's written in python. Oops, Appupdaer is Windows only. But it’s written in python.

]]> By: Ant Bryan http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/01/10/foss-pack-exists-well-kinda/#comment-4380 Ant Bryan Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:05:40 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=120#comment-4380 Try Appupdater: http://www.nabber.org/projects/appupdater/ It doesn't do your third thing, but that could be added. That feature might need some work though. Try Appupdater: http://www.nabber.org/projects/appupdater/

It doesn’t do your third thing, but that could be added. That feature might need some work though.

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]]> By: Sebastian Bengtsson http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2009/01/10/foss-pack-exists-well-kinda/#comment-4376 Sebastian Bengtsson Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:04:02 +0000 http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/?p=120#comment-4376 This sounds like a great idea. I have often heard voices who criticise such efforts to bring the benefits of the GNU/Linux world to the windows platform. (GnuWin is an example that comes to mind.) While I understand the points of competitiveness, I think it is unreasonable to expect switchers to go "cold turkey" on their entire set of proprietary tools. I always recommend people interested in Linux to switch applications first, OS later. Otherwise your friend will come back in a few days with questions such as "How do I install MSN messenger under wine?". This sounds like a great idea. I have often heard voices who criticise such efforts to bring the benefits of the GNU/Linux world to the windows platform. (GnuWin is an example that comes to mind.) While I understand the points of competitiveness, I think it is unreasonable to expect switchers to go “cold turkey” on their entire set of proprietary tools. I always recommend people interested in Linux to switch applications first, OS later. Otherwise your friend will come back in a few days with questions such as “How do I install MSN messenger under wine?”.

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