Of course, if he just stays with XP then there's no disruption or learning curve at all.
I fully agree.
Why force the change at all? It seems to me that many Linux people - especially those who just got it working and are still fresh in their enthusiasm - feel the need to convert everybody they know, whether they need it or not. More often than not it becomes some kind of crusade.
I've been happily using Linux since almost five years, never looking back. But I wanted that change. Shouldn't we leave the people who are happy with their Windows installation alone?
What's more, in this case, if staying with XP is not an option (which I doubt), Windows 7 is still more similar to Windows XP than any Linux distro is, no matter how much you try to make it look like Windows.
If you haven't picked a user name, can you log in using your FB-assigned user name (u987654321 or whatever)?
Yeah, tried that, didn't work. Unfortunately, I recently moved to a new account. On the old one I had a user name - back then no account verification was required to pick a stupid user name.
This is so ridiculous that I'm thinking about finally pulling out altogether.
Just took a look at the instructions mentioned in the summary.
Unfortunately you have to verify your account to pick a user name - and in order to do so you have to give them your cellphone number. I'd rather live with the proprietary protocols, thank you very much.
No, but 42 is. Exactly... looks like Douglas Adams had it right all along:
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened. I knew it:))
C'mon, let's give some airtime to Hiro Protagonist and Bernard Marx at least. That's more where this kind of shit is headed to... John Twelve Hawks, "The Fourth Realm" triology. A lot of fantasy, but also many "total surveillance" elements in the near future.
[...] happy successful people don't just off themselves for no reason and without any sort of note or indication [...] Possibly off-topic, but I wouldn't say that.
I've seen it happen.
Depressions are often a biological illness that needs treatment just like an ordinary cold does.
In an early state of development it is way possible that nobody knows.
Well, actually, it's a half-truth.
You have to register, but not with the police. It's called a registration office, and your (new) adress goes to your identity card. Not very unusual, I'd say.
And as for the church thing, yes, there is a tax, and it doesn't matter wether you're Catholic or Protestant.
If you're a member of the church, you pay a tax. The reasons are historical.
But you're not forced to be a member. If you don't like paying, leave.
None of this has anything to do with spying on citizens, unlike the law in discussion.
Btw, I am German, too.
Why do topics like that always end up in the old flame war of proprietary vs free software? What about the freedom of choice?
I'm a professional photographer, meaning, I make a living of it.
I use Gimp on Linux for this, and I'm just fine with it. Especially since version 2.4 I haven't thought once of going back to PS. On the rare occasions I need to convert an image to CMYK for offset printing, I use Krita to do that. For other things I need workarounds, but I'll live.So, that's my choice.
But:
I happen to be lucky enough that, apart from being an artist, I also understand computers, meaning I could figure out on my own how the Gimp works.
Most professional photographers I know aren't. They get taught to use Photoshop when they are just starting out, and I'm sure everyone agrees that that the Gimp interface is quite different from the Photoshop interface, and also that re-learning always is harder than learning something new.
So, if the less tech savy people choose to use Photoshop because they know how to do that, what's wrong with that?
And if improvement for Photoshop on Linux is being worked on, Linux can only benefit.
Although we had planned for no one outside of this company to ever use [...]
Uhm, I hate to tell you, but in that case you were misinformed.
If you are not redistributing you modifications you don't have to apply *any* license to them.
Gimp of course is pretty cool - probably the best free graphics software there is, but it's tough when you're used to Photoshop. Here's something I found in a Linux Magazine: http://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/?page_id=12
It's called Pixel, and it's available for Windows and Mac as well. It looks a lot more like Photoshop, has CMYK support, and it's low cost. You can also get a 30 day trial.
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Yeah, that'll help the kid...
Of course, if he just stays with XP then there's no disruption or learning curve at all.
I fully agree.
Why force the change at all? It seems to me that many Linux people - especially those who just got it working and are still fresh in their enthusiasm - feel the need to convert everybody they know, whether they need it or not. More often than not it becomes some kind of crusade.
I've been happily using Linux since almost five years, never looking back. But I wanted that change. Shouldn't we leave the people who are happy with their Windows installation alone?
What's more, in this case, if staying with XP is not an option (which I doubt), Windows 7 is still more similar to Windows XP than any Linux distro is, no matter how much you try to make it look like Windows.
If you haven't picked a user name, can you log in using your FB-assigned user name (u987654321 or whatever)?
Yeah, tried that, didn't work. Unfortunately, I recently moved to a new account. On the old one I had a user name - back then no account verification was required to pick a stupid user name.
This is so ridiculous that I'm thinking about finally pulling out altogether.
Just took a look at the instructions mentioned in the summary. Unfortunately you have to verify your account to pick a user name - and in order to do so you have to give them your cellphone number. I'd rather live with the proprietary protocols, thank you very much.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened. I knew it
I've seen it happen.
Depressions are often a biological illness that needs treatment just like an ordinary cold does.
In an early state of development it is way possible that nobody knows.
Well, actually, it's a half-truth.
You have to register, but not with the police. It's called a registration office, and your (new) adress goes to your identity card. Not very unusual, I'd say.
And as for the church thing, yes, there is a tax, and it doesn't matter wether you're Catholic or Protestant.
If you're a member of the church, you pay a tax. The reasons are historical.
But you're not forced to be a member. If you don't like paying, leave.
None of this has anything to do with spying on citizens, unlike the law in discussion.
Btw, I am German, too.
Why do topics like that always end up in the old flame war of proprietary vs free software? What about the freedom of choice?
I'm a professional photographer, meaning, I make a living of it.
I use Gimp on Linux for this, and I'm just fine with it. Especially since version 2.4 I haven't thought once of going back to PS. On the rare occasions I need to convert an image to CMYK for offset printing, I use Krita to do that. For other things I need workarounds, but I'll live.So, that's my choice.
But:
I happen to be lucky enough that, apart from being an artist, I also understand computers, meaning I could figure out on my own how the Gimp works.
Most professional photographers I know aren't. They get taught to use Photoshop when they are just starting out, and I'm sure everyone agrees that that the Gimp interface is quite different from the Photoshop interface, and also that re-learning always is harder than learning something new.
So, if the less tech savy people choose to use Photoshop because they know how to do that, what's wrong with that?
And if improvement for Photoshop on Linux is being worked on, Linux can only benefit.
... they refuse to monitor your traffic to keep you from downloading illegal copyrighted stuff, but sniffing you out to serve ads is ok?
If you are not redistributing you modifications you don't have to apply *any* license to them.
Gimp of course is pretty cool - probably the best free graphics software there is, but it's tough when you're used to Photoshop. Here's something I found in a Linux Magazine:
http://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/?page_id=12
It's called Pixel, and it's available for Windows and Mac as well. It looks a lot more like Photoshop, has CMYK support, and it's low cost. You can also get a 30 day trial.