Hello Teng!
On 2001.01.23 15:19:02 +0800 Horatio B. Bogbindero wrote:
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> > Frankly, I'm still on Windows 98, my Linux OS soon to be installed,
> > hopefully, without any hitches -- I got hit by a virus recently that
> > totally wreaked havoc on my work sked (I am a graphic designer by
> > trade, a deadline is the bottom line) and the guy who restored my
> > system told me that the Linux OS is almost hack- and virus-free.
> > How true is this and what are the odds, if any?
> >
"almost" is good way of stating that. But to install a default
setup will only keep you free from a majority, but not all of them.
It only takes a single virus, hack or exploit to hit the news.
It requires a good administrator to keep a system totally free.
Your best bet is to familiarize yourself with the Linux system you
plan to install soon.
A couple of months from now, install the next crop of Linux
flavors with the new 2.4.0 kernel. It is faster and has built-in
safeguards to prevent the current crop of hacks from ever
being used again.
Microsoft will have to tear down their windows vs. linux page
soon as it was based on kernel 2.2.xx which has already been
updated. :-))
> hack-free and virus-free i leave others to comment on that. however, i
> would like to comment on graphics designing. some people who work here
> with me do graphics design too. for image editing we use gimp. which is
> beautiful...i can even say at some point it is better than photoshoppe. i
> personally use the ImageMagick suite of applications very often to
> convert from one format to another or make little mpeg cartoons. i do
> not really know much about video editing. but you can do a search
> in freshmeat. i suppose there are apps that you can find there.
>
Saying GIMP is "beautiful" is the understatement of the year.
Let's see....where do I start?
Like Photoshop, the GIMP has both tool boxes and a menu system
that will make you feel right at home. It uses layers, channels and
paths and has UNLIMITED undo levels, which if I remember
correctly, came only recently to Photoshop. It has selections and
masks, gradients and gradient brushes and blend modes. It has
patterns, palettes, an indexed palette, filters and numerous plug-ins.
It also has a scripting module called script-fu, with which you can
write your own effects without having to program. Create your
own version of Xenomorph! Put Alien skin to shame.
It has guides and can edit video too. I'm currently using
version 1.1.25. The newest version, just out is 1.2.0
Lastly - if you can't wait, get the Windows version, also
at 1.2.0 - it's just 12 MB and comes complete already!
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