On 20 April 2011 08:28, alan c <[email protected]> wrote: > I have just learned that Google has discontinued GNU/Linux based support > for Picasa although old versions are still available. > > Why care? I do not use it myself, but I am full time involved in helping > newcomers move towards Ubuntu, inevitably they are Windows users. Most want > to change from Windows but are usually suspicious and nervous, and it is a > reassurance to them to find stuff such as Firefox, Thunderbird, Libre/Open > Office. > > It helps a lot in the initial period of change. In time, a newcomer will > begin to see things differently, not just from a 'Windows' viewpoint. But > that takes time. > > What I have come to realise is that in the nature of things, these people > are really quite likely to be using Picasa! In 'Windows world', > downloading one thing is very much like downloading any other. And Picasa > does useful stuff. > > Installing a recent Picasa in (Ubuntu) is a bit of a fiddle now, and the > message from Google might be interpreted as > 'Ubuntu is not worth it' > > Picasa can, I believe, be installed using Wine, but to get good integration > into gnome or kde it needs to be installed over an earlier legacy version. I > think I have got that right. It is a bit of a fiddle, and does not give a > good message, to a newcomer to Ubuntu, or to anyone. > > What to do, to encourage Google to support (Ubuntu)? > > They know how many *downloads* of the deb version they get dont they? From > the Google site? > > Please, go figure, as they say. >
Remember that Picasa was a Windows application that Google inherited, which is why it only runs under Wine in Linux. I would look at it as endorsement of Shotwell rather than a rejection of Linux desktops. As a Picasa user I tried using Picasa with Ubuntu and it's next to useless. Shotwell is rapidly evolving into one of the best apps for online photo management. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood My CV: http://bit.ly/sfg <http://bit.ly/sfgreenwood_cv>_new_cv "Is this your sanderling?"
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