Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Absolutely, totally off-topic
From: "David C. Mason" <dcm@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 12:15:39 -0500
References: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0203130843490.16621-100000@neo.binaryfaith.com>

Mark Cohen <markc@binaryfaith.com> writes:

> Yup, Linux was the first Un*x like OS to hit the PC.. Though Im not sure
> its going to "win". The current problem with linux is that there aren't
> any distributions out there as good as the recent release of MacOSX. (BSD
> UNIX)

Actually there were a few before. Minix was what Linux was designed
around. SCO was a popular UNIX variant that ran on x86(now
defunct). Solaris for x86 has been around for some time(though recently
killed off). 

Linux, however, was the first to be 100% free (as in freedom), and to
put a more modern UI on top of it.

> For any of you daring enough, Id recommend getting RedHat 7.2 and
> installing it onto an empty partition on a PC (Dual Boot) and trying GIMP
> (Graphical Image Manipulation Tool) its sortof a free Photoshop. :)

I use the Gimp exclusively (and I fully admit that my other email
address ends in @redhat.com so I am indeed biased). The Gimp is really
much further along than people realize though. It does everything I
need it to do, to the point where I have absolutely no need for
Photoshop. It even has a scripting language to make tasks I perform a
great deal much easier. Again, I am biased.


Cheers,

Dave
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