Re: Talk to your frTalk your friend into switching to Linux(Re:)

[gmgraves@slip.net (George Graves)]

In article <3568FD81.B24BF6A1@cts.com>, jamess@cts.com wrote:

> George Graves wrote:
> > 
> > In article <Josh.McKee-2305982203030001@pm3a18.rmac.net>,
> > Josh.McKee@cbns.com (Joshua T. McKee) wrote:
> > 
> > > George is very correct when he says that there really is no software for
> > > Linux.  Yes, there may be software for it, but most of it is not what the
> > > general population wants.  In another thread, someone claimed that there
> > > were "billions" of Linux programs.  I asked them to name 10,000 out of
> > > those billions...hoping that they would reveal software that I was unaware
> > > of so that maybe I might look into Linux a little closer.  What did they
> > > give me?  A list of ~2,800 programs that for the most part, only "geeky
> > > OS" people would be interetested in using.  I was hoping for big name
> > > titles...instead I get
> > 
> > I agree with Josh completely. After all, I built a dedicated machine
> > ESPECIALLY to run Linux, I do have a profound interest in it.
> > Unfortunately, at the present time, I can't find the kind of software
> > that I need. I mean this is pretty basic productivity- connected
> > stuff I'm looking for. Its not as if I want anything esoteric like
> > Macromedia Director or Adobe After Effects, just Something that
> > works similar enough to Illustrator and exports in the EPS format,
> > a decent Page layout program, a decent Photoshop substitute (GIMP
> > ain't it) etc.
> 
> May I ask, just what is wrong with The Gimp? I recently made a graphic
> with The Gimp and sent it to a friend of mine. This friend of mine works
> with his dad in the electronics field. His dad is a engineer and my
> friend makes catalogs for the electronic test equipment that they make.
> So my friend is well versed in PhotoShop and Quark. He was real
> impressed with the image I made for him and asked how I made it. Whether
> or not he could do the same thing I don't know. I log on to The Gimp
> site once a week so I can get all the latest scripts and plug-ins for
> it. As far as The Gimp being unstable, why that's just plain *bull*. As
> a matter of fact The Gimp crashes on me a lot less than Win95 does, and
> I mean *a lot less*.

I find that the GIMP lacks the tools and flexibility that I need for a 
PS-like program. Don't get me wrong, the GIMP is a good start, and 
it might evolve into something very useful, but it isn't there yet!
> 
> There's also StarOffice 4.0 which I find to be a very useful office
> suite. The amount of databases available for Linux is astounding. Just
> within the last couple of weeks InterBase released InterBase 4 to Linux
> users for free.

I have StarOffice 4.0. I'm not impressed, Very primitive. 

So where is the Illustrator-like program?

Where is the PageMaker/QuarkXpress-like program.

They are really needed for Linux to be useful to me.

George Graves