Re: gentoo-mini-linux (2.6.X + uClibc + busybox + udev + hotplug/coldplug + *fsutils + smb/nfs+ ...) for system-setup

I will test PSPP with some data files from this years reports to see
how well it works with them amd of if I recall correctly from the SPSS
12 product launchy thing, the bits i was awake for. They mentioned a
linux backend being available for the window version. So you could
harness the power of another linux computer from the windows app.
We're now right off topic as well.

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:28:02 +0100, Paul de Vrieze <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wednesday 08 December 2004 02:59, John Davis wrote:
> 
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> > On Wed, 2004-12-08 at 08:18 +1000, Daniel wrote:
> > > It isnt the OS that stops people me moving my company to linux, it's
> > > the software.
> > > At this time there is no real desktop publishing software for linux,
> > > and im not sure whether SPSS has a linux version. Some companies have
> > > to use programs that their staff are used to, and while I could
> > > probably change their choice in OS because it is really just a
> > > backdrop to their important applications I'd be hanged if I suggested
> > > they changed from using an application they've become familiar with.
> >
> > SPSS definitely *does not* have a Linux version __grumble__.
> 
> There's some program called pspp
> (http://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/pspp.html) that should be a clone of
> spss. It does as far as I know not come with a gui though. I haven't
> evaluated the completeness either.
> 
> Paul
> 
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