In article <13g7rdjnm81rfdb@corp.supernews.com>, melsonr@aragorn.rgmhome.net (Robert Melson) writes: > In article <pan.2007.10.03.18.45.57@gmail.com>, > John Aldrich <maxxexcaliber@gmail.com> writes: >> I was thinking of trying to pick up where my mom left of several years ago >> when she passed away. I much prefer linux to Windows, not to mention my >> wife gripes if I try to install anything on "her" PC, so I was wondering >> if there is any good software out there like Family Tree Maker? > > John, > > As you might expect, there aren't a lot of native *ix > genealogy applications out in the wild. Gramps is about the > fullest featured or your can do > lifelines + gdbi-ll; lifelines is a strictly textmode/curses-based > application, while gdbi-ll is a BrothersKeeper-like graphic > frontend for ll. Advantage of ll is is reports and the scripting > language they're written in - gives almost infinite possibilities > for whatever reports you want. > > If you want to get a bit more complicated, look into the combination > of Apache + MySql + phpGedView - all opensource, all free, a bit more > difficult to load/configure/maintain but not outrageously so. A > shareware alternative to phpGedView is The Next Generation. > > If you're really a masochist, you can install a Windows emulator > such as Wine on your machine and run just about any of the current > crop of apps for Gates Universal Computer Virus. > > HTH, > Bob Melson > Ummm. Forgot to mention genj, which is a pure java - and very idiosyncratic - genealogy app available through the same folks that offer gdbi. Also, there's the by-now-ancient FTree, which offers limited reporting but a nice presentation of your tree; data entry/editing is moderately easy, but there aren't many bells and whistles. Bob Melson -- Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas ----- "People unfit for freedom---who cannot do much with it---are hungry for power." ---Eric Hoffer

Thanks to all who made suggestions. I am going to try Gramps, I believe. Unfortunately, I'll probably lose it pretty soon as I'm getting ready to wipe the system to install Fedora 7. :-) Hopefully this time I'll not have to mess with as many different repos to get stuff I want/need that isn't packaged with Fedora. :-) Anyhow, thanks for the "heads-up" on Gramps, everyone! I just hope it'll export something that fellow genealogists can use under Windows. :-)