Can linux run windows programs

[marknina]

I know it may be dumb question but just had to ask. I mean most stuff is made for windows or I would have to change everything

http://www.winehq.com/

[TeRG]

you can run some stuff, but ive been using alternatives for everything.

my friends all run winxp, i run gentoo.

my friends use photoshop, i use gimp

my friends use microsoft office, i use openoffice.

those are just examples.

and i tell you, i can do everything they can for that stuff, in some cases better, in some cases takes longer or has a different way of going about it.

I generally dont game except on my ps2 or gamecube, so thats not an issue to me (not having many games)

its all a matter of tastes.

[Mike]

You should be able to find a Linux equivalent to whatever you're needing.

If you can't find one, then WineX would probably be your best bet. The site that GZ3 recommended.

[c44151]

since we are talking about linux if you have a linux game server like counter strike can the other computer that are runing windows connect to the linux server.

[Mike]

Yes! In fact, it should work with any game that you're playing. Try and find a Linux server and attempt to join. If you can't get in, well, something else has to be the problem.

[CMonster]

Some open source programs also run in Windows too, like: GIMP and OpenOffice.org

So you see, thanks to the opensource movement you can also get some pretty decent free programs for that other OS

[TeRG]

dont forget about samba! http://www.samba.org/ or gaim: http://gaim.sf.net and hell, linux makes a way better server then windows. dont ever forget that one.