[citation][nom]ProDigit80[/nom]Thanks for the list toms!If this where an article that covered all programs it wouldn't be up by 100%, but 100x.There are nearly 1000 free apps for Linux, and a couple of hundred payed or semi payed apps.It also greatly differs from which version of Linux. Most apps talked about here work in a gnome/denian based Linux. There's also Slaxx, or redhat based linux.Programs that work in Ubuntu may not always work in Mandriva, or DSL.But it's a good list of options in case I would want to switch to a Buntu style Linux.[/citation]
Thanks, no problem, and there's more to come. The reason we have to put limits on the distros is because there are like 700 active ones. I just can't deal with that, by the time I got through 30 of them, the first 10 would have new versions, LOL... progress. Also, I used Ubuntu as the primary reference, but opened up the apps to openSUSE, and Fedora as well. Between the top 3 they cover the lion's share of Linux users. Sure Slackware and Debian have been around for a long time, but [right now] the percentage of users on Slackware is negligible compared to the top 3.
Debian is handled in a roundabout way through Ubuntu, for a great many compatibilities will hold true to Debian from Ubuntu coverage. Mint is out for the same reason, Ubuntu coverage will hold true to Mint. Until Debian or Mint overtake Ubuntu in popularity, I'm speaking to more people with Ubuntu. Nearly the same situation happens with CentOS, Mandriva, and PCLinuxOS for Fedora. So unless some of these derivative or ancestor distros overtake their popular kin, it's just too redundant and time-consuming to justify reaching such a small amount of people for minor differences. Basically the same reason most tech publications center on Windows, whether they mean to or not - they're reaching 90% of people with one shot, whereas doing the extra work to add Mac coverage takes the same amount of time and money but only nets 7% of users. However, the top 3 can change at anytime and I have absolutely no loyalty to any product, free or otherwise, so my Linux coverage will change to reflect the user base as that base changes.
Honestly, I wish I could cover more, specifically Arch, Sabayon, and the aforementioned Slackware in an effort for total coverage. Unfortunately, 1) it's just not feasible, I'd need a staff! and 2) those three distros really wouldn't work in a user-friendly app guide. AFAIK, they are source distros and if you already know how to do that... well, let me put it like this: I'm doing Linux coverage on TH because I don't really care to spend my time preaching to the converted. To me, the new-user route just seems like the right thing to do in the current climate with Linux once again trying to break into the mainstream.