As soon as PhotoShop is on Linux I'll go there.
Chuck Norcutt
Scott Gomez wrote:
> Frankly, it was this sort of madness from Microsoft that convinced me to
> switch to Linux. If I have to do a format-install OS-reinstall all
> apps-search for drivers sort of thing--and worse--pay for the "privilege", I
> reasoned, then why not get off the Microsoft treadmill altogether? It's not
> like you get any sort of support from Microsoft (or Adobe) for anything that
> really matters.
>
> And that was just for home. For work, this sort of thing would have to be
> repeated over 700 times.
>
> I'm can quite comfortably state that for the "average" user (one not needing
> any sort of specialized application that may not be available for Linux)
> there's clearly no need to stay on Windows. I've been running Linux
> exclusively for some years now, and the newest versions of Linux are far
> better than those older version with which I started. One time to either
> install-Ubuntu will retain your existing Windows installation and set up a
> dual-boot environment or to format while installing (at many times the speed
> of Microsoft's formatter) thus ridding yourself of Windows and its many
> security issues. You end up with a system just as easy to use, and having
> all the requisite applications--often including full file compatibility with
> those from Microsoft.
>
> I would (and have) recommended getting the latest Ubuntu Linux distribution
> to many folks as an alternative. My wife's upper-70s mother has been happily
> using her installation for well over a year now, and she was a completely
> new computer user when we first helped her get the machine.
>
> For myself, Digikam (or F-spot) for photo organization, the GIMP for
> editing, and Hugin for panoramics serve perfectly well. Cost: $0. My money
> goes to hardware upgrades now, or to paid direct support of *my* problem
> (should I ever need it) or to a donation towards further development
> instead. The nice thing is it's my choice where it goes :-)
>
> Upgrades? Dead easy. Click the button, and Ubuntu (or Fedora, or...) do the
> rest. Even better, with a very simple modification to the installation, one
> can have a drive partition for one's data that can safely "ride through" a
> full operating system reformat-and-reload. I'd say having to reformat and
> install to get from Xp to Win7 makes a perfect opportunity. It's a helluva
> lot less expensive, and if it should prove that you don't like it, you can
> always go back to Windoze.
>
> ---
> Scott Gomez
>
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 10:32 AM, JOHN DUGGAN
> <john.duggan10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Regards
>> John Duggan,
>> Wales, UK
>> Chuck,
>> Thanks for that link,
>> It seems that Vista to Windoze 7 is straightforward but
>> XP (which I quite like) could turn out to be a pain in the backside!
>> Food for thought!
>>
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