Interesting. I'm not a computer guy, so pardon my ignorance. But I can't help but wonder why people choose to run linux. Is it a form of self flagellation? Or is it a way of protesting Microsoft's domination of the world outside of apple? Or just a cult of sorts? Educate me. Paul On Jun 22, 2008, at 9:49 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:17:24 -0400, "D. Glenn Arthur Jr." > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] opined: >>> Please don't take offense, but the real question is why would >>> any serious photographer subject their file to GIMP? >> >> Uh, because in addition to the other adjectives and nouns >> that describe me, 'broke' and 'poor' must be included. >> I'm trying to figure out how to pay my water bill and buy >> gasoline; the software budget has been empty for a very >> long time, alas. >> >> (Does Photoshop run under Linux? I'm short on processing >> power in my workstations, so I often run GIMP on a server >> downstairs and throw the interface to a machine upstairs >> using X. So I'm running it on more than one machine, >> sometimes under Windows, sometimes under Linux, and sometimes >> on a borrowed Mac when I'm visiting somebody else.) > > > > I've tried installing Photoshop 6 under Linux via Wine but the > installation hangs. > > However, you can run Photoshop 6 in VirtualBox under Linux, but, of > course, you need a Windows OS to install in the VirtualBox (I > installed > Windows 2000) > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail... > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
