[NBLUG/talk] W2K vs. Ubuntu

Bill Kendrick nbs at sonic.net
Tue Nov 29 22:56:03 PST 2005


On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 09:09:57PM -0800, Art Hampton wrote:
> I detest Microsoft. My heart yearns to be able to chuck Windows and just use
> an open source OS, but Adobe is a huge stumbling block. Premiere and
> Photoshop are the main reasons I use a computer, and the Gimp isn't a
> suitable replacement. When Premiere and Photoshop will run native in Linux
> I'll bite the bullet and learn what I need to know to get around the OS.

FWIW, Photoshop can be used under CodeWeaver's "Crossover Office" product.
Looks like Premiere will not, though.  So don't throw away your 3GHz box
just yet. ;^)

See: http://www.codeweavers.com/products/

-bill!



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