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. >
