when time is short, then its better than nothing or a old version a straight linux port.later can of course add more features that you miss in unix software.
Mhh well... running UAE on Linux you could easily run these things in their native environment, saving your precious time for.. whatever else? I prefer ports that are better adapted to the "amiga" environment. Usually have remote or local access to systems much better suited for unix apps than amigaos.