Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Shanbe 25 Esfand 1386, you wrote: > at least they support linux. > > hey, there's another linux user on the list! > > i've been running redhat for 5 years or so as my primary machine, > right now i'm on fedora 5. > > even i am amazed at how many things i can do without windows or os x. > > i use my m8 with gphoto2, i can edit raw file with cinepaint and > keep track of my images with digiKam. my epson scanner and hp > multifunction both work fine. > > i never need to install any manufacturer's software and very little > closed software (flash being one of the exceptions or course). > > it's come a long way since 2002. > > -rei Me too. I love the open-source concept. I'm using Gentoo for two years now. Can Cinepaint open DNG? I've tried to open them with Digikam and Krita. But I was not happy with result. So I was ended with Lightzone ( version 2.4 ) ( comfortable but not a Free/open-source solution.) Best regards Ali Yazdi > > On Mar14 19:03, Platoali wrote: > > On Jumee 24 Esfand 1386, Lottermoser George wrote: > > > On flash sites like this - a viewer must actually have an interest in > > > "flash" as an art form (that is to say a way of presenting dynamic > > > interactive content). It's a bit like watching a movie but you have > > > to interact with it. > > > > > > It is not a means of quickly getting to text or image content. > > > > > > Many people also have no patience for PDF downloads - which also have > > > a wonderful function in their ability to present page design as the > > > designer intended. > > > > > > It's always a personal call whether flash or pdfs are worth the wait > > > and frustration. > > > > I hate flash because it a proprietary format that can only be opened by > > only a buggy software developed by a single company. On my linux desktop > > the only browser that can be used to open flash files is firefox ( and > > it buggy buggy buggy. very memory hungry and CPU usage is very high.) I > > hate the sites that use flash. > > > > Best regards > > Ali Yazdi > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information