I can run Apache on eithe Windows or Linux, thats no biggy - prefer not to run Apache myself though. Well I have a spare PIII laptop at the moment, maybe I'll toss it on that and see what it does - have the ISO file just about downloaded already and I too like free stuff but anymore if it's software I'd rather use the bandwidth I'm paying for and toss it on a 5 cent CD-r. Samba allows machines of differing platforms and architectures to talk with each other on TCP/IP. > -----Original Message----- > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of cuffy10 > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 10:47 PM > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [CTS] Re: Ubuntu > > > Russ Blakeman wrote: > > >One question I haven't seen mentioned with this Linux distro - > will it run > >any windows native software or all Linux only? > > > > > > > It's Linux only as far as I know. > It will run Samba but I don't know what that entails. > Runs Apache if you need a server ? > I got it because they offered it on free CDs, postpaid. I'm a sucker for > a quickee........... > I mean freebie ! > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com > Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm > > List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm > > To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: > http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------