kubuntu-users Digest, Vol 49, Issue 116

[tom bell]

On 02/22/2009 kubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com scribbled:
> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:56:02 -0700 From: Patricia Wilson <wilson.pr.gm at gmail.com> Subject: Re: OT: Weatherbug for Linux To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> Message-ID: <3288dd4d0902221456w56f1c551w3bb23568987017bb at mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" In the particular case of WxBug I was told by our CSD people t work that it is not allowed because it is so full of ad/spy-ware etc. I wonder if the same will be true of the Linux port/. On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 4:29 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On 2009-02-18, Nigel Ridley <nigel at prayingforisrael.net> wrote:
>>> > > Thought you guys and gals might be interested that software companies are
>> > starting to take notice
>>> > > of Linux:
>>> > >
>>> > > http://weather.weatherbug.com/
>>> > > http://weather.weatherbug.com/labs/linux.html
>>> > >
>>> > > Why not encourage them....
>>> > >
>>> > >  From an obscure link I found through excite.com:
>>> > >
>> > http://ww2.weatherbug.com/unsupportedPlatform.asp?secid=1&zcode=z4639&dlid=53075&zipcode=&STARTCODE=0&BUGSTARTUP=2&RND=7.055475
>>> > >         The WeatherBug application is available only to Microsoft Windows
>> > users at this time. We are
>>> > > sorry for
>>> > > the inconvenience.
>>> > >        We would love to develop a WeatherBug for
>>> > > Mac and Unix users and would like your feedback.
>>> > >        Please, Click the link below to let us know what you would like to
>> > see in a Mac
>>> > > or Unix Version of WeatherBug or if you would like to help us develop it!
>>> > >
>>> > > In the mean time, use our LIVE WeatherBug web site. Click here to go to
>> > the web site.
>>> > >
>>> > > Thanks!
>>> > > The WeatherBug Team
>>> > >
>>> > > Mac-UnixInterest at weatherbug.com
>>> > >
>>> > > Blessings,
>>> > >
>>> > > Nigel
>>> > >
>> >
>> > Thanks for the heads-up, Nigel. This is not uncommon at all. Intuit,
>> > the makers of Quicken, have answered me in a similar manner when
>> > asking about a Linux version of Quicken. Various other companies have
>> > as well. Wheneveryou come across a Windows application that you would
>> > like to use on Linux, write to the company and ask! At most, they will
>> > tell you that they have or are considering a Linuz port. At minimum,
>> > you have spread the word about Linux popularity. If we don't let the
>> > software houses know that we exist, then why should they write
>> > software for us?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dotan Cohen

Actually, I have Weatherbug plasmoid working on my computer:
Linux kubuntu 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009
x86_64 GNU/Linux
KDE: 4.2.00 (KDE 4.2.0)
And it works quite well since that last update from KDE 4.1.3 to 4.2.0
removed it as incompatible.  Go figure!
I got it from the linux URL mentioned above.


Tom Bell
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