It doesn't correspond to my taste for freedom.

I understand you very well! I have worked a long time with OS/2 for the same reason. I recently installed Suze 7.2 PRO and I find it much easier to install than Win 2K. Suze Linux is a nice very stable and extremely fast system. I think an idea for Xara should be to collaborate with external groups for porting Xara X and other products to Linux. (The only problem could be possible economical retorsions..., but there is some changes in the air.)

Thus I don't hesitate to say to Xara: imaginate that Linux will be available soon for PlayStation2 and certainly also for HP/Intel 64 bits processors. Linux has already a relatively long experience of 64 bits. Imaginate the power of Xara X successors on 64 bits machines!

And sadly I will say "au revoir" to Xara if the next versions of Xara X don't work correctly on Win 2K.

That's my opinion.

Kindly
ivan

Preserve your freedom, re-invent the Rose.