Re: Slightly OT: Photoshop tops 'most wanted' Linux app list

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On Thu, 2006-02-02 at 11:29 -0500, taharka wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-02-02 at 09:58 -0500, Chasecreek Systemhouse wrote:
> > On 2/2/06, taharka <res00vl8@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Adobe Photoshop has taken an early lead as the "most wanted"
> > > Windows/MacOS-only application among Linux users, according to an
> > 
> > Now that is really cool -- and NO I didn't "read" it all  =/
> > 
> > =)
> 
> I'm disappointed to see Adobe Photoshop riding at #1. Not needed when
> you have the gimp. Macromedia Studio, currently #6 got my vote. Love to
> be able to create content under Linux/Unix like at bangcartoon.com :-)
I'm disappointed too. With The Gimp I believe man can achieve more than
90% of that what Photoshop does. And the average Photoshop user doesn't
use even 10% of the functionality of Photoshop...
> 
> > BTW - The answer to "What's the real problem?" is that in Open Source
> > there are "too" many choices.  Creating/Slimming down a distro to fit
> > on the kid's $100 laptop will require making hard decisions about what
> > to include and what gets left out.
> 
> Remember, this laptop is targeted for students in developing countries.
> 
> > Photoshop will likely get left out.
> 
> Well, from what I got from the article, applications such as that will
> run off servers that these laptops will connect to. The servers will be
> Redhat's Enterprise offerings, which is how Redhat will make it's
> money ;-)
> 
> > <AboutSharks>
> > And no Mike, I wasn't implying you should look in the mirror  :-D
> > </AboutSharks>
> > 
> > OK, I'm going back to beating my computer into submission:
> > Run FC5T2 damn you, run it!  LOL  =)
> > --
> > WC -Sx- Jones | http://ccsh.us/ | Open Source Consulting
> 
> taharka
> 
> Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.
> 


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