Hi Mike, This is off-topic for this mailing list. You can contact me off-list if you like. I have run both, plus have some insight into the multimedia packages on GNU/Linux.
thanks, speeves On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 7:22 AM, Mike Kear <afpwebwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm rebuilding a system and thought i might have a look at Ubuntu > instead of just reloading WinXPPro again .. > > I see in the Ubuntu site lots of talk about open source versions of > Office apps, browsers etc but no mention of compatibility (or > otherwise) with Windows apps. are all those other apps at all > compatible or do you need to find Linux/Ubuntu versions of everything? > > I can see that there are office, browser, media player equivalents > etc but the kinds of apps i'm thinking about are sound apps (i run > and edit radio shows from this machine), IDE things like Photoshop, > Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Audition and all those other little > apps that just seem to accumulate here and there. > > Generally speaking, do you have to locate equivalent Linux/Ubuntu > apps or do the existing WInXPPro versions generally work under > Ubuntu? > > -- > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323571 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
