windows to solaris’ desktop migration

alfred peng has written a short list of substitutions for common windows applications on the solaris platform. here we go (list abbreviated):

• Internet Explorer —- Firefox
• Microsoft Outlook —- Thunderbird / Evolution
• Microsoft Office —- StarOffice
• Winamp —- Rhythmbox Music Player / Realplayer
• Adobe Photoshop —- The Gimp
• Word Pad/notepad —- Gedit
• Instant messaging —- Gaim
• Windows Explorer —- Nautilus
• Windows Picture —- Eye of GNOME
• mIRC —- Gaim (gaim)
• Media Player —- Totem / Realplayer
• Acrobat Reader —- Evince / xpdf
• Adobe Flash Player —- Adobe Flash Player

quite nice collection, isn’t it? unfortunately i’m curios when adobe will support it’s acrobat reader under solaris again (version 5 for solaris sparc, version 4 for solaris x86!). come on adobe, let’s give it a shot and compile!