Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 20th Mar 2006 17:12 UTC, submitted by Linuxfanboy
LXer compares Ubuntu, Mac OSX, and Windows XP. "All three desktop operating systems have admirable qualities. Each has some weaknesses. Attending a recent User Group Fair, I had another chance to see them at work. Having used and programmed on each platform provides some unbiased insights."
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RE[2]: You wrte you tested photoshop under linux
by Flatline on Tue 21st Mar 2006 17:12
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I agree that for most users GIMP would be more than sufficient, as long as the UI paradigm doesn't bother them (it does take a bit of getting used to).
I think that most people could be pleasantly surprised by the free offerings available if they would give them a chance. Not all free software is good, of course, but there are an awful lot of high-quality offerings.
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2006-03-21
The GIMP/Photoshop debate is quite interesting ... I've used both, and now use the GIMP. As an amateur photographer, it is more than adequate. I understand it lacks the pre-press CMYK colour matching, and the interface is different -- not inferior, just different. It is suitable to task for me. Personally, I find not working like Photoshop kind of a bonus for using the GIMP! PS always kind of pissed me off.
I believe that many, many users would find the GIMP suitable as well.
If you absolutely have to match the colour output of a printed page to photograph; if you need one of the few other features only found in PS, then, by all means, open your bank account, and buy it -- and live with the OS forced on you as a result.
I first put Linux on my PC in 2002, and kept XP in a dual boot configuration, thinking that I would need some of the programs to do what I do with a computer. Within 6 months, I was no longer using XP.