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Please support this! As graphic designers we should be able to use a open source OS. (www.change.org)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Help support. Please make Affinity possible on Linux!

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[–] -3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Nah, the only reason those tools are used are because of momentum and the fact that most of their new hires have experience with it, also due to momentum.

Ban Photoshop from being taught in schools, and in two generations everyone will say that Photoshop is crap because it takes so long to do anything.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I kind of feel like you just ignored everything I wrote.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Yeah, you’re 100% correct. There’s also the issue of collaboration: it’s common to be given a Pro Tools or Photoshop file to continue work on.

    Not to mention live show visual projection, where there isn’t anything in Linux even approaching the functionality of Resolume.

    Linux is fantastic, but unfortunately most of us in this situation will need to keep a dual boot or another machine.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This is definitely the take of someone who doesn't need the full capabilities of such tools to make a living.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is definitely the take of someone who learned Photoshop before learning Gimp and doesn't understand its full capabilities.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    You made me chuckle! I was raised on open source by a software engineer. I was using gimp on Ubuntu when I was 7 or 8 years old. I understand your sentiment completely, but you need to understand that time is money, and if something like layer blending takes even a few more clicks in gimp than photoshop, it is not ready to compete. Of course, you can think whatever you want about software you don't rely on for a living. The rest of the world will smile and move on with reality.

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