Re: [fosscomm] Update - clarifications from the multim edia expert in the IOTA CBT workflow case

On Monday 08 March 2010 10:21:28 Vivek Khurana wrote: > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: > > in fact, foss hasn't yet won the expected and widespread adoption > > i had hoped in the no-brainer category from the previous decade: > > openoffice.org vs msoffice. Plus, even after P

Re: [fosscomm] Update - clarifications from the multim edia expert in the IOTA CBT workflow case

On Monday 08 March 2010 09:11:28 Linux Lingam wrote: > I used CoolEdit and GoldWave together, so got confused on which one > adobe bought. > The other two problems that must be addressed before switching over > to foss multimedia: > > 1) Creative professionals in india tend to blur and confuse thei

Re: [fosscomm] Update - clarifications from the multimedia expert in the IOTA CBT workflow case

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: > > in fact, foss hasn't yet won the expected and widespread adoption i > had hoped in the no-brainer category from the previous decade: > openoffice.org vs msoffice. Plus, even after President Abdul Kalam's I guess we miss the bus everytime wh

Re: [fosscomm] Update - clarifications from the multimedia expert in the IOTA CBT workflow case

On Monday 08 Mar 2010, H.S.Rai wrote: > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: > > ... ten years ago designers at Mahiti felt very insecure about > > moving to gimp. > > What is scenario after 10 years. Using mix, or FOSS only? View of > employees and employers? > > > Likewise, the

Re: [fosscomm] Update - clarifications from the multimedia expert in the IOTA CBT workflow case

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Linux Lingam wrote: > ... ten years ago designers at Mahiti felt very insecure about moving to gimp. What is scenario after 10 years. Using mix, or FOSS only? View of employees and employers? > Likewise, the design & layout dept at LinuxForYou won't even consider

Re: [fosscomm] Update - clarifications from the multimedia expert in the IOTA CBT workflow case

I used CoolEdit and GoldWave together, so got confused on which one adobe bought. The other two problems that must be addressed before switching over to foss multimedia: 1) Creative professionals in india tend to blur and confuse their discipline with their software-skills. Expert with 'corel-draw

Re: [fosscomm] Update - clarifications from the multimedia expert in the IOTA CBT workflow case

On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Linux Lingam wrote: > Adobe's audition is actually a prior shareware called goldwave. The expert is right that audition and audacity cannot be equated, since > audacity is significantly superior to audition. Audition was earlier called 'Cool Edit Pro'. GoldWave

Re: [fosscomm] Update - clarifications from the multimedia expert in the IOTA CBT workflow case

On Sunday 07 March 2010 05:21 PM, Vickram Crishna wrote: On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Linux Lingam > wrote: But... I feel it is easier for govts, PSU, and academia to buy expensive proprietory software worth several lakhs or crores, rather than pay F

Re: [fosscomm] Update - clarifications from the multimedia expert in the IOTA CBT workflow case

On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Linux Lingam wrote: > > But... I feel it is easier for govts, PSU, and academia to buy > expensive proprietory software worth several lakhs or crores, rather > than pay FOSS professionals services fees for deploying free software. > > This is probably correct. It i

Re: [fosscomm] Update - clarifications from the multimedia expert in the IOTA CBT workflow case

Kishore Bhargava knows of a few professional sound studios that work with 100% foss. He also delivered a talk at TEDx on digital photography and more with Foss. Gaurav Mishra works with blender3d to handle sophisticated modelling, rendering and animation. IIT-B has authored fully-interactive and an