Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Computer question
From: Jean-Christophe Barnoud <barnoud@1839.org>
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 08:48:55 +0200
References: <BCEKKGNGDPMOIPMEJONBCEDACKAA.phong@doan-ltd.com>

To change a little from the Win/Mac wars, how do you see Linux as an 
operating system for a photography oriented PC ? Viewscan and The Gimp 
may do a lot of things, but what about color management and calibration 
tools ?

Jean-Christophe Barnoud

Phong a écrit:

>Linux was not around 15 years or so ago, when
>the revolution started.  Unix licenses were
>not cheap, and the market was not set up
>for do-it-yourself.  
>
>I actually have high hopes for Linux, and think of it 
>as the MS-killer, and in fact hope to make contributions 
>in the tools development area, in the GNU tool chain.
>[I am a compiler hacker, acording to my resume/CV]
>
>Affordable is good.  Free is better.
>
>- Phong
>
>NO ARCHIVE
>
>
>Michiel Fokkema wrote:
>  
>
>>Hello Phong,
>>
>>Windows affordable? Linux can be downloaded for free. And a 5GB distro 
>>is stil a lot cheaper than windows. Windows seems to be affordable 
>>because, of their agressive marketing, it is already installed when you 
>>buy a PC.
>>
>>Best regards,
>>
>>Michiel Fokkema
>>    
>>
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