agreed. On 1/16/08, Keith Peters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not sure how much this has to do with OSFlash, but I'll bite. > > From a business viewpoint, does it make sense for Adobe to invest > massive amounts into porting all their apps to Linux? What percent of > people actually use Linux as their main OS? 3% maybe. It's not just a > matter of flipping a switch and squirting out a Linux version of > Flash. It's as much, if not more effort than creating a PC and Mac > version (more flavors of *nix, have to make sure it works in all of > them). > > Now, you could make the same argument about the Mac, which is > something like 9 or 10% maybe? But then you realize that probably 95% > of Mac users have multiple Adobe products installed. How many Linux > users would install a CS3 suite, an expensive, closed source software, > the antithesis of many Linux user's mindset? > > Anyway, in terms of "Adobe should start thinking about porting its > software to the *nix platform! ", they have been thinking about it and > working on it for years. I'm sure that as Linux numbers start to rise, > which they will, it will become even more viable for Adobe to look > into this, but like it or not, they are a business, and have a bottom > line to think about. They are not going to invest massive resources > into something that is going to have negligible returns. > > Keith Peters > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Jan 16, 2008, at 9:37 AM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa wrote: > > > We want freedom and high quality software. Flash, the platform and > > the tools (provided by Adobe and former Macromedia) are high-quality > > software. Before I start to argue on the point of this message, I > > would like to say that I have nothing against Windows. I used to be > > a happy XP user for a long time, using Flash IDE and other great > > dev. tools available to it. However, when you expand your > > intellectual horizons you want more, you inexorably pursuits freedom. > > > > Linux (and other *nix systems) used to be a myth to me. Not anymore. > > After being hooked by the Ubuntu fever, I started going deeper into > > the architecture of the POSIX systems and found out the true meaning > > of freedom and power. > > > > Linux/*nix as a desktop environment has come a long way in the last > > few years. It is currently in a state that it is truly a rival to MS > > Windows. > > > > As a Flash lover and deseloper, I ask you "stop being Windows- > > oriented"... if you don't know Linux yet, take some time to look > > into it, you'll be amazed. > > > > Flash (the development tools) should detach itself from Windows and > > start being transparent on the platforms it supports. > > > > Linux has a great potential to be the next-gen. creative platform. > > Adobe should start thinking about porting its software to the *nix > > platform! > > > > I'm currently still using XP only becouse of this (Flash IDE, > > Photoshop, etc). For everything else (even pure AS coding, which I > > use Eclipse+FDT) I use Linux. Macs are a good alternative to > > windows, but I don't sympathize with their philosophies and its way > > too expensive, maybe someday. > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > osflash mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org >
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