I don't understand why Ubuntu (and linux in general) requires Adobe's support. I think the three major Adobe products in the popular computer market today are Acrobat Reader, Photoshop, and Flash.
Personally, I find Acrobat to be incredible bulky and inefficient, and I know I'm not alone. There are plenty of suitable FREE (in terms of both cost and open source) apps available for linux that will read and create pdf docs. (eg. evince)
Photoshop can be largely replaced by the GIMP. I don't really make much use of either, so this is mostly hearsay.
Flash CAN be installed in Linux. In fact, I'm watching Flash videos right now, in Firefox 2.0.0.2 with Flash installed, on my Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop running Ubuntu 6.10.
The only areas where Linux is lacking in terms of application availability are proprietary games (although Linux has it's share of games, and WINE emulation is possible, in my opinion, Windows is still the best OS for gaming) and high-end audio, video, and image creation/manipulation apps. (eg. Reason) Mac OS X is definately the best choice when it comes to this area.
However, when it comes to application/web development, programming/coding, media playing and internet use, I'll choose Linux every time.
Note: The best distro I've found for mobile use (ie. laptops & wireless) is Ubuntu (or Kubuntu or Xubuntu). I used Fedora previously, and when I made the switch to Ubuntu, I was amazed that straight-off-the-cd, first boot, wireless was up and running, all by itself, no configuration necessary.
If you have any questions or comments about my post here or my Linux experience, feel free to send me an email: rogmatic@gmail.com
I don't understand why
I don't understand why Ubuntu (and linux in general) requires Adobe's support. I think the three major Adobe products in the popular computer market today are Acrobat Reader, Photoshop, and Flash.
Personally, I find Acrobat to be incredible bulky and inefficient, and I know I'm not alone. There are plenty of suitable FREE (in terms of both cost and open source) apps available for linux that will read and create pdf docs. (eg. evince)
Photoshop can be largely replaced by the GIMP. I don't really make much use of either, so this is mostly hearsay.
Flash CAN be installed in Linux. In fact, I'm watching Flash videos right now, in Firefox 2.0.0.2 with Flash installed, on my Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop running Ubuntu 6.10.
The only areas where Linux is lacking in terms of application availability are proprietary games (although Linux has it's share of games, and WINE emulation is possible, in my opinion, Windows is still the best OS for gaming) and high-end audio, video, and image creation/manipulation apps. (eg. Reason) Mac OS X is definately the best choice when it comes to this area.
However, when it comes to application/web development, programming/coding, media playing and internet use, I'll choose Linux every time.
Note: The best distro I've found for mobile use (ie. laptops & wireless) is Ubuntu (or Kubuntu or Xubuntu). I used Fedora previously, and when I made the switch to Ubuntu, I was amazed that straight-off-the-cd, first boot, wireless was up and running, all by itself, no configuration necessary.
If you have any questions or comments about my post here or my Linux experience, feel free to send me an email: rogmatic@gmail.com