[nflug] Gimp/Adobe port to Linux
Cyber Source
peter at thecybersource.com
Wed Sep 20 17:46:40 EDT 2006
anthonyriga wrote:
> Yea thats a great Idea! How are you creating the
> vmware player windows file through the vmware
> workstation? Then copying to the vmplayers?
>
>
> --- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
>
>
>> anthonyriga wrote:
>>
>>> I have heard from people who use Gimp and said
>>>
>> that it
>>
>>> still dosent have the power like Photoshop. Lots
>>> people use premiere and aftereffects for animation
>>> graphics too. I have been working and supporting
>>>
>> Macs
>>
>>> lately at our company that has a creative dept
>>>
>> that
>>
>>> runs 50% Mac servers tiger os and 40% windoze,
>>> packages like these would get users to switch over
>>>
>> and
>>
>>> save company money by going to Linux. I like the
>>>
>> Macs
>>
>>> but IMHO Linux is free and easier to use and to
>>> configure dont have to buy their hardware etc.
>>>
>> What
>>
>>> would the cost be anyways the price of Linux =
>>>
>> none
>>
>>> price of the Adobe programs?
>>>
>>>
>>> --- joshj at linuxmail.org wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> eric's log. Stardate Wed, 20 Sep 2006
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> bring out the gimp
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> the gimp's sleeping
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> anthonyriga wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> How about them porting Adobe Photoshop too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- Sam Stern <samstern at samstern.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org
>>>>>>>> [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf Of
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:38 PM
>>>>>>>> To: nflug at nflug.org
>>>>>>>> Subject: [nflug] flash player plugin linux
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm sending this as a request for you to
>>>>>>>>
>> speek
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> out
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> towards Adobe for
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> being slackers for the linux flash player
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> plugin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> which currently only
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> goes up to version 7 and most well known
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> websites
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> have upgraded
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> requiring the use of flash version 8 or
>>>>>>>>
>> above.
>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.adobe.com/bin/webfeedback.cgi
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It probably won't matter but... I think it is
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> important to try
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Eric
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To be fair to Adobe, take a look at their
>>>>>>>
>> Flash
>>
>>>>>>> Blog:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of special note is the August blog that sets
>>>>>>>
>> out
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> initial beta schedule
>>>>>>> and discusses the issues at hand:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://blogs.adobe.com/penguin.swf/2006/08/>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is allot interesting reading in the blog
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> as
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> one views it in reverse
>>>>>>> order.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fyi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sam S.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>> easy answer = vmware
>> I've been installing all/most of my clients with
>> Linux and then
>> putting on FREE vmplayer for their windows and
>> windows applications. Now
>> just recently I've been making the vmware client
>> (windows) read only!
>> Perfect answer, no need for anti-virus, don't care
>> what the users try to
>> download and install in windows, next reboot, it's
>> gone. All data
>> written via samba to the linux side (i.e. relocate
>> My Documents folder)
>> so that all data is written to the Linux side via
>> the samba share. All
>> control is via the Linux side. When something needs
>> to get installed in
>> their windows, I change the read-only setting, do
>> the install then put
>> the read-only setting back. It's been a great way to
>> not only get Linux
>> in the door permanently but to also alleviate the
>> need for anti-virus,
>> cleaning up after workers download and install
>> crapola, etc.. They also
>> with a click of the workspace switcher, then use the
>> Linux side for
>> online, web, email, etc.. It's not a linux port of
>> photoshop but this
>> has worked very well, no need to learn different
>> apps, etc..
>> Anthony, you might suggest something like this to
>> your company that
>> loves windows and finally get rid of some of the
>> frustration I know you
>> must deal with on a daily basis...
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yep, they can buy one workstation and then create all the windows
workstations with that and then just copy them to their respective
machines and use vmware player to run them. Once the *.vmx file is
created, most everything can be configured simply by editing that file,
for instance, I take away all options like the cd rom, floppy, etc.,
from within that file. For some people (children mostly), I have also
set them up where when the child logs into the box, it goes full screen
windows, when he shutsdown his windows, it goes back to GDM (or KDM,
whatever), that is if someone only wants windows, etc..
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