Software Needed for Linux

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@dragonbite

Is this any different than the usual “what applications do you want ported to Linux” thread?

I have a couple pieces of software that keeps me from comfortably moving my wife to Linux:

Microsoft Publisher : after trying to do desktop publishing with Word for a number of years I’d rather not go back and Scribus/InDesign seems to be way more powerful than what I need. Basically I need a capable layout control that can easily control labels (do once, all match).

Microsoft Visio : at work I was using Dia until I could get my hands of Visio, which is much more powerful even though it has its issues.

Microsoft Visual Studio : I’m using .NET at work and Monodevelop is “alright”, but not great (especially since I’m using VB.NET and Mono focuses slightly more on C#)

Hi dragonbite,

This is almost the same idea, but:

1. The thread you mentioned is archived and closed. Nobody can discuss.
2. I never saw it. Maybe others sidn’t as well.
3. I saw some posts there mentioning M$ Excell! This is in no way the idea of this thread or the other thread in the soapbox called “More Software for Linux Than for Windows (surprise!)”
4. Related to the previous point, I have mentioned that saying that there is no internet explorer for linux is the same like “there is no M$ windoze xp for linux”
5. The same applies to comparing M$ Acess to Kexi. There is Kexi which is an equivalent, though not as powerful. But there exists Kexi.
6. The second post in my thread hopefully clarifies my point, let’s use the already existing resources available in open source to create ‘new’ applications for linux.

In this thread I mentioned clearly as well, to look in the links in the other thread "More Software for Linux Than for Windows (surprise!) and if no equivalent found, then we are definetly missing something.

I hope I am not repeating or replicating any other thread.

I just hope this thread contributes to further development and advancement of linux in general and opensuse in particular.