apps choice for Ubuntu and installation choices [Was: cross-platform virus]

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:40:33 +1000
Alexander Jacob Tsykin <stsykin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thursday 13 April 2006 13:40, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> > On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:14:48 -0700
> >
> > "Brian Burger" <blurdesign at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > This is purely anedotal, but: Every regular computer user I know
> > > either uses Photoshop, the GIMP, or some messy, crippled
> > > photo-editor so awful they'd be better off using the GIMP.
> >
> > I'll chime in on the side of the GIMP.  It is part of what brought
> > me over from the Dark Side.  Both of my daughters and my wife use
> > the Windows version.
> >
> Do they use it to its full capabilities? If not, their are definitely
> easier to sue programs. Especially if they only remove red eye, they
> should look at something like Picassa.
> 
> Sasha
> 
Wife likes to play around with tweaking digi pictures.  Both daughters
are aspiring artists and use it as a drawing program.  None of the
three would give up the GIMP for (gasp!) /reduced/ functionality.
Nor would I.
Would Photoshop users revert to MS's Paint program and be happy?  Nah.

Cybe R. Wizard
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