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28-Feb-2009, 11:41 AM #1
Top 50 Linux Alternatives To Popular M$ Apps
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03-Mar-2009, 06:08 PM #2
Thanks. My question: what constitutes a "Linux app"? An app that runs natively on Linux or one that runs natively and exclusively on Linux?

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Hi tomdkat,

Porting an app, e.g. from Windows to Linux, makes the ported instance of the app able to run on a Linux platform, thus becoming a Linux app in the process. The Linux instance obviously uses Linux interfaces, not Windows interfaces and that distinguishes it as a Linux app.

Running a Windows app with Wine in a Linux environment does not make the Windows app a Linux app.

So, according to your criteria, yes, running natively on Linux does make an app a "Linux app". In order to code an app that runs natively and exclusively on Linux, one would have to make a fairly "unportable", i.e. hard coded, program unique to Linux interfaces only.

Ask me about code portability for some insights, if you have more questions in that area.

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Interesting response. Thanks for your perspective!

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