His main problem is hardware more than software but yes, I wouldn't consider using linux.
I work for a group of pro photogs (around 16 of them) and I'm also a advanced photog too. We're all using windows (although a lot of people in this field use Macs too).
Lots of our hardware doesn't work with linux;
Most of the software we use doesn't exist on linux or doesn't quite offer significant alternatives;
The cost of converting over to linux and training people would be way too high (lost productivity also)
They all like their current setup, no one wants their familiar, industry standard apps they've used for years taken away from them (such as photoshop) and anybody recently hired already knows the OS and the apps.
Big software companies don't want to make versions for linux as their is no market share according to them.
So until we get real color management systems and calibration devices (spyder), real RAW tools (Nikon Capture, C1,...), organization tools (Portfolio and such) and everything else we need (the list is virtually endless)... Switching to anything else is not even an option nor a consideration.
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His main problem is hardware more than software but yes, I wouldn't consider using linux. I work for a group of pro photogs (around 16 of them) and I'm also a advanced photog too. We're all using windows (although a lot of people in this field use Macs too). Lots of our hardware doesn't work with linux; Most of the software we use doesn't exist on linux or doesn't quite offer significant alternatives; The cost of converting over to linux and training people would be way too high (lost productivity also) They all like their current setup, no one wants their familiar, industry standard apps they've used for years taken away from them (such as photoshop) and anybody recently hired already knows the OS and the apps. Big software companies don't want to make versions for linux as their is no market share according to them. So until we get real color management systems and calibration devices (spyder), real RAW tools (Nikon Capture, C1, ...), organization tools (Portfolio and such) and everything else we need (the list is virtually endless)... Switching to anything else is not even an option nor a consideration.