[clue] FOSS: Graphics Arts and Designs.

[ed]

lol
heck, if I had customers paying 3k or any customers I would invest in
that package possibly, but then I wouldn't be an purist I would just
be an enthusiast.
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I would be interested in what the practical application of a program
that does animations would be.
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I can image some type of logo animation for websites but I don't know
any movie producers so I am sol there.
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I figure Maya would be like using a shotgun to swat a fly.
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who carries a flyswatter worth 3k around?
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all I would need I guess are some banners that are animated for the
average joe so they can have slick websites that run on Linux.
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seems reasonable to me

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Raymond de Roo <rderoo at deroo.net> wrote:
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> <<< However most people find, at some point, that the FOSS world is just lacking in some spaces, this happens to be one of them.>>>
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> It just depends on what you want to do. If you want to design covers for Time magazine, FOSS is not your pick. However, for what the great majority of computer users need graphics software for, Linux works just fine -- but it is a matter of getting used to the different interfaces, which really does take time. That's the key -- investing the time to really get to know the software.
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> You a mixing two things here which where intentionally kept separate. Using Linux != FOSS, anyone who uses Redhat Enterprise Linux realizes this fact. So my statement that *FOSS* is lacking in some spaces remains very true. Having used/supported many 3D rendering packages on Linux, I can tell you for a *fact* that Maya is by far the best. ( I'm ignoring the PiXAR stuff as that isn't usable mortal man ) Now if you wish to compare LibreOffice / Microsoft Office / Apple Works, then I would say your statement is apropos. But if ed really decides that he wants to do 3D animation, once he starts using Maya he'll understand its $3.000 price tag and why it's worth every penny. Perhaps he'll decide that writing a FOSS Maya replacement is where his passion lies, and if so I would encourage him to pursue that, and wish him all the luck. Heck I might even be willing to try what he writes in one of the smaller render farms. But as long as I have to make a living at doing this work, I'm going to choose *the best tool* for the job, not the one which is most politically correct for purists. They can ride their horses, I enjoy a parade as much as the next person.
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> GIMP is coming out with a single window interface very soon. That should help the popularity of that program a great deal. KRITA has improved immensely -- and I think its only drawback is not being able to use html numbers for colors. But its day is coming, no doubt. So Linux software just keeps improving and improving -- its day will come for all programs, just like it has the best browsers. I think INKSCAPE and SCRIBUS really need some work, but it is going to happen. The program I really miss is voice dictation -- as I really do get a superior sentence structure in writing this way, with the unconscious mind more involved -- but they are working on it, getting the voice model samples. LIBREWRITER drives me nuts, not being able to use picas and points, but it is going to happen. And until then, I get by just fine adapting to where the software is at, which is a very good stage of development. And I am very happy to watch Linux improve every day, week, month... it's exciting.
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> I'm an Apple user, single window interface means little to me personally. As I do a great deal of data management, a tool like ER Studio is a *must* for me, nothing like that exists on Linux. I'm *so* tired of people telling me Quicken can be replaced with GNU Cash, come on now. Will these tools improve? I'm sure they will. Linux on the desktop will continue to advance, but it may not all be FOSS, and FOSS was the original requirement.
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> Raymond
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