On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:06:32 -0400, "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > 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
Actually, it's probably a bit of all three. (Self flagellation, is good for the soul, so they say...) Initially I run it to access the internet through a (relatively) virus-free environment and to see if I could successfully install a dual boot system. Later, I found that there was very little I needed Windows for. Open Office does everything I need regarding word processing and spreadsheets and Linux HTML editors are as good as any in Windows so managing my websites was not a problem. Email, web browsers, FTP clients - they're all available in Linux. But image editing and management - that's another story. Much as I tried I could not learn to love GIMP and when I went looking for a good image archiving program, there wasn't anything suitable in Linux (there may be now but it's too late - I've invested too much time in StudioLine to consider starting again). Fortunately I can run both Photoshop and StudioLine under Win 2000 in a Linux Virtual Box. Having said all that, I still maintain my Windows XP partition as a dual boot with Linux for those occasions when I need to do serious image editing. There is, of course, a fourth reason to run Linux. It's free, and that appeals to the cheapskate in me! Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > 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) > > > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- 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.
