On Sat, September 8, 2012 10:59 am, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > Am Samstag, 8. September 2012 schrieb Camaleón: >> On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:37:55 -0700, Weaver wrote: >> > I know how hard it can be to see the forest when you are too close to >> > the trees, so I thought I would re-post something I put up in another >> > forum where Miguel de Icaza's recent communication was being >> > discussed and in answer to Vaughan-Nicholl's recent article of >> > semi-acceptance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > The most 'untechie' person on the planet can use any Linux >> > distribution once it is installed. >> >> (...) >> >> > The reason they don't is the install procedure. >> >> (...) >> >> I think it's not that easy.
<snip> > > Well I do see more and more that there are really cool applications for > Linux. > > But sure, someone who doesn´t want to try anything with a different name > and GUI than the stuff he is used too, but not be easy to convince. > > Just as I don´t give a sh* about Adobe software except for flash where its > still needed to play web videos. > > I quite much agree to the installation stuff. > > I put Linux on the laptop I bought with my father for my father. He used > Firefox and Thunderbird and some crappy photo management software. > > I put KDE on it plus Iceweasel, Icedove and Digikam as applications. And > each a button for internet on and off (this Debian Lenny installation is > using HFC USB based ISDN adapter for accessing the net, thats why I am > reluctant to upgrade to Squeeze or Wheezy, cause I have the gut feeling > that ISDN on Squeeze or Wheezy is quite some fiddling again.) > > Well that just works. > > So I also agree that it somewhat depends on the applications, on games for > some as well as on the willingness to try a different application for the > same tasks. > > As for Adobe Photoshop GIMP and possibly even more so Krita are very > interesting alternatives IMHO. But then what do I know about Photoshop… That's right. People choose their apps to fit requirement and they get that post install, which is not the aspect under discussion. Anybody who requires a Photoshop equivalent is going to have to devote the same amount of time and effort to become familiar with GIMP, gimp-gap, ufraw, etc., that they would need to in order to develop familiarity with Photoshop. Regards, Weaver -- "The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al Qaida. And any informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an identified entity representing the 'devil' only in order to drive the TV watcher to accept a unified international leadership for a war against terrorism. The country behind this propaganda is the US . . ." -- Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/b96fda1a7900a2ca40c635e0bdcdcd14.squir...@fruiteater.riseup.net
