On Tue, 2011-12-27 at 17:18 +0530, Gautam Chaudhary wrote: > Yes, this is true and agree on that. But there are even situations > where one is aware of FOSS alternatives but still goes with paid stuff > because they can't fulfill his requirements. Gamers are the biggest > example of this. As most of the computer games are released for > windows, pro gamers will use windows because their main requirement is > the game and not the operating system. And there are so many gamers!! > I know companies don't build linux games because there are not many > linux gamers, and the linux gamers won't increase as long as we don't > have goodlinux games. Deadlock :)
I know several pro gamers - most of them are also linux geeks. The have these huge machines with massive multiple cpus with high funda graphics and sound equipment - hardware costing lakhs. And they spend obscene amounts of money buying games software. I do not quarrel with them. Its their hobby, their money and they are free to spend it as they want. But they usually also have a linux box on which they do their serious programming. I also have the misfortune of knowing too many twerps who cannot afford all this - and steal games software to run. (some of them are even proud of it) > > > > I'm a FOSS supporter and try to use them as much as i can. > But i do > > use proprietary software if FOSS alternatives are not good > enough for > > my requirement. > > > could you mention these? If you do, maybe we can help you to > migrate. > > > Well, as i have been working as a freelancer web developer/designer, i > do need to have the paid image manipulation and vector drawing tools > like photoshop, illustrator etc. Not because i design on them, but > because i get designs generally in these formats and to open them i > must have the softwares. The FOSS alternatives like Gimp, Inkscape etc > can't open the complete designs correctly. And asking clients to use > FOSS design tools would be a stupid thing. in dtp at least no foss software can hold a candle to corel draw or pagemaker. I am glad you can afford to buy those and keep upgrading them. Nothing wrong in that. A workman needs his tools. Before linux came on the scene, I was running a press - spent 30K for corel draw, 8K for doze, 35 for pagemaker (got photoshop free with my scanner). That would be about 5L in today's currency. And in those days there were no upgrades - upgrade cost same as original. So I was not competitive since all my rivals were cheapo lowlifes running stolen software. > > Also i tried moving to linux as my main OS but could not continue for > long because i keep travelling and most of the time don't have > internet access. Installing and fixing stuff on linux without internet > becomes difficult, and even landed me into troubles at times. can you be more specific - what trouble did you land in? -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
