Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on March 23, 2006 12:24 AM
No offence, but GIMP and many other Linux programs, while excellent as far as open-source projects go, and having done an admirable job of getting to where they are today, are still very much behind the industry standard pieces of software.
Linux is a great OS, but Mac OS still dominates it in terms of its access to some of the most powerful, feature rich and easy to use programs out there, the iLife suite alone (bundled with all new Macs) is worth far more than Apple charge for it.
If cost is such a huge concern, then yes, maybe ditch Photoshop for GIMP, but Mac OS comes with your bloody computers, if anything you're wasting a considerable amount of money in uninstalling it and replacing it with software that just doesn't do the job as well! Not to mention OS X is far superior in terms of overall work-flow and general performance.
Linux is great for server administrators and other power users (non graphical ones), and it's finally coming of age for mainstream desktop use as its range of friendly and easy to use applications continues to grow, but it is still far away from taking OS X's mantle as the graphics power-house.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on March 23, 2006 12:24 AMLinux is a great OS, but Mac OS still dominates it in terms of its access to some of the most powerful, feature rich and easy to use programs out there, the iLife suite alone (bundled with all new Macs) is worth far more than Apple charge for it.
If cost is such a huge concern, then yes, maybe ditch Photoshop for GIMP, but Mac OS comes with your bloody computers, if anything you're wasting a considerable amount of money in uninstalling it and replacing it with software that just doesn't do the job as well! Not to mention OS X is far superior in terms of overall work-flow and general performance.
Linux is great for server administrators and other power users (non graphical ones), and it's finally coming of age for mainstream desktop use as its range of friendly and easy to use applications continues to grow, but it is still far away from taking OS X's mantle as the graphics power-house.
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