[nflug] Gimp/Adobe port to Linux

[anthonyriga]

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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