Actually, the web tools, & web servers are one of Linux's strengths. Google is the largest network of Linux computers in the world.
Servers, & Internet are Linux domains. The desktop is currently its (perceived) weakness. The reality is completely different (ie Linux is great on the desktop: how many systems can have over 100 web pages open at once, still perform reasonably well, & not ever crash.) I really abhor working on that other OS at work! regards Doug On Tuesday 13 June 2006 4:24, Keith Addison wrote: > Hi Mike Weaver > > I know OSX is UNIX, but it took Apple four or five years after > release for the "tweaking" to produce a really good OS. And I still > don't use OSX, though I'm being forced in that direction, but who > needs an entire software upgrade/replacement? I'll install OSX in the > end and mostly run OS9 with it, for a long time to come I expect. > From what I've seen of such things I wouldn't be too happy about > entrusting the JtF site to a GoLive that's been tweaked for Linux, or > not until it was as solid as say Mailman. > > Anyway, the original argument falls away, if OSX is UNIX anyway, then > why use Linux? That "human face" is of a grown-up, not a kid, and > whether it's UNIX or OS9 it saves me a a large amount of > non-negotiable time. Either way I'd still have this current graphics > conversion problem. > > Best > > Keith > > >Actually, Mac OSX is really just UNIX, in the form of tweaked FreeBSD. > >All the Adobe stuff would run on Linux as well as they run on OSX, but > >Adobe (I suspect due the the not so gentle prodding of > >MS and perhaps Apple) has chosen not too release Linux versions. > > > >Anyting that runs on OSX would run on Linux with very little work, > >probably just a recompile... > > > >OSX is *nix with a human face > > > >Keith Addison wrote: > > >Wotcha Weaver > > > > > >>Linux. > > > > > >I don't think so Mike. Macs are highly developed, I think it'll be > > >awhile before I could do with Linux what I do with a Mac, and as > > >easily and quickly. I'm sure I'll get arguments from the Linux > > >freaks, but I'm on your side, I don't think Macs and Linux are in > > >competition. IMHO the Linux user base just isn't big enough yet, it's > > >only a fifth as big as Macs (which is hugely outnumbered by Windoze). > > >Put an interface on it that's the equal of OSX, or even OS8, with > > >software to match, or with software that can migrate, and I'll > > >probably do Linux too. Right now you still have to be a geek, it's > > >half-baked. IMHO. Tell me again when I can just do the work fast > > >without having to think about what the computer might prefer so you > > >keep tripping over the damn' thing. Linux for people who don't like > > >computers, and don't really want to know exactly how the fridge works > > >either just as long as it keeps stuff cold without making a fuss > > >about it. Speed the day. (No that doesn't mean I want a FuelMeister! > > >LOL!) If I'm wrong about it, hooray, but then please confirm that > > >Linux can do GoLive, or any equivalent that can handle a 1000-page > > >website as fast and seamlessly. Then it'll have to get that much > > >better that it's worth the move. > > > > > >Best > > > > > >Keith > > > > > >>Keith Addison wrote: > > >>>>Uh-oh... sorry, I didn't notice the mac part in your mail... > > >>>> > > >>>:-) My innocence of things MS is but a small sacrifice. > > >>>: > > >>>>this > > >>>>converter is Windoz sw. > > >>>>Send me the visio file and I'll have a go at it. > > >>>> > > >>>>Chandan > > >>> > > >>>Thankyou Chandan, I'll send it right now. I'll send it to Hakan too, > > >>>as he has an old version of visio itself. It's a new design for a > > >>>Turk burner, but I can't follow the text description without the > > >>>graphics. If it works as claimed I'll upload it. > > >>> > > >>>Thanks again, all best > > >>> > > >>>Keith > > >>> > > >>>>Chandan Haldar wrote: > > >>>>>Keith, > > >>>>> > > >>>>>You might like to download the 30-day eval copy of this converter: > > >>>>>http://www.processtext.com/abcvisio.html > > >>>>>which converts visio vector graphics drawings to many image or > > >>>>>pdf formats. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>As far as I can see, it installs and runs fine, but I couldn't find > > >>>>> a visio > > >>>>>file to try it out. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>Cheers. > > >>>>> > > >>>>>Chandan > > >>>>> > > >>>>>Keith Addison wrote: > > >>>>>>Hello all > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>Someone sent me some interesting diagrams, but I can't extract > > >>>>>> them. He said: "the diagrams i have are microsoft visio doc.s but > > >>>>>> they may convert to html." We use Macs and I can usually get stuff > > >>>>>> out of Windoze docs, but not this time. Would anyone be able to > > >>>>>> get tiff's or jpg's or gif's out of an MS Visio doc if I sent them > > >>>>>> the file? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>Thanks much > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>Keith > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
