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On 05/21/2015 09:33 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> On 05/19/2015 08:29 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Despite Red Hat's assurance that EL6 will be supported
>> till 2020, I am finding a lot of stuff that Red Hat
>> is not willing to fix in EL6, but is going to or already has
>> fixed in EL7.
>>
>> I had SL7 on one of my machines for a while and I currently
>> have it in a VM on my main office machine.  I really like
>> it and think it is really well done.
>>
>> Except that there is a problem that can not be worked around:
>> no Wine 32.
>>
>> Despite how  much I like EL7, this makes EL7 completely and
>> utterly useless to me.  If I can not get my work done, I can
>> not get my work done.  It is what it is.  (My pleas to EPEL
>> and Wine have got me nowhere either.)
>>
>> So, even thought I hate to, I think it is time to think of
>> parting ways with Red Hat.
>>
>> Anyone know of a disto like EL so that I wold not lose all the
>> intellectual property I gains on EL Linux if I ultimately have
>> to leave EL?  Susie?  (Aren't the owned by M$ no-a-days?  Yikes!)
>> Be nice if it supported KVM too.
>>
>> I have though of Fedora, which I also support, but it is really
>> not a good choice for a server.
>>
>> Any sign of a Wine 32 project for EL7?  That would ultimately
>> solve the problem.
>>
>> Sorry for rambling,
>> -T
>>
>>
>>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have to scurry off to a customer appointment so
> I can not respond appropriately until tomorrow.
> I just wanted everyone that ha helped me to know that I am
> not ignoring them and that I sincerely appreciate their help.
>
> -T
>
> Got to try out Cross Over in my SL7 VM!
>
>

Cross Over does run.  Unfortunately, Lotus Approach does not.
Poop!

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