Has there been a development to get Poser 5, 6 or 7,  to run on "Ubuntu?"
(Desperately wanting this operating system)

"Does anybody have info on this subject?"

Never heard of it at all. Googled it. Sounds like it's only meant to run it's own freely developed applications, so I can;t see any reason why there would be any projetcs or attempts at all to try to run poser on it.

"despirately wanting it".... then download it, it's free, and all it's applications are on one cd. Yer not going to replace windows XX with it anytime soon though, from the sounds of it.

Sounds like there are basic word processing applications, a version of gimp, web browsers, media players and a few small card or puzzle games for it, but that's it.

It also looks like they are only really encouraging only free application developement for it.

Since it looks like a Linux dirivitive, why not just try Linux instead?

Attached Link: http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iAppId=115

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"despirately wanting it".... then download it, it's free, and all it's applications are on one cd.

Ups! Not really all. There is a (small) collection on a CD. But, once installed, it is more than easy to install other applications via internet. The "App-Installer" has a list of all apps directly compatible (and tested) with Ubuntu (some thousend?).

Simply click on what you like to have and anything needed to make you happy is downloaded, installed and pre-configured (including apps/libs/drivers required to run the new app).

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Sounds like there are basic word processing applications, a version of gimp, web browsers, media players and a few small card or puzzle games for it, but that's it.

One of the "basic wordprocessing" is Open Office. Truly more than basic :) More the way "anything most users will need". Open Office includes Spreedsheet ("Excel"),  publisher and "powerpoint".

Open Office is also available for plain Windows!

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It also looks like they are only really encouraging only free application developement for it.

What's wrong with "free software for a free OS"?
 

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Since it looks like a Linux dirivitive, why not just try Linux instead?

What do you think is "Linux"?

Ubuntu is a Linux Distribution. A CD/DVD (or download) full of goodies: a kernel, what means the base OS named Linux, a collection of librairies, drivers, apps, GUIs and some installers. And some people holding it all together and up to date. Basically the same as with Windows or Mac-OS :)