Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Computer question
From: Mike Durling <durling@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 20:59:08 -0400
References: <BCEKKGNGDPMOIPMEJONBOEEKCKAA.phong@doan-ltd.com>

Linux is getting darn close. A well running Linux system is a real joy 
to use.  I think of it as like Mac OSX without all the fluff.

All that being said there are still some difficulties.  You have to be 
able to fiddle with things under the hood a bit.  Sure the good Linux 
distributions run pretty much flawlessly out of the box but sometimes 
you run into challenges upgrading things or using certain hardware. 
Most of these can be solved but again you have to tinker.  My scanner 
only works with Vuescan under Linux, but that is no hardship since 
Vuescan produces much better scans than the stock drivers even under 
Windows it is worth the price.

My printer, a Canon I950, is another matter.  Standard stuff is fine, 
but I still can't get decent photo quality prints under Linux. Nobody 
has written the drivers yet.  The Linux printer drivers out there have 
the source code available.  Unfortunately I have to get a bit smarter 
before I can cipher out the code well enough to make it do what I want.

I've happily used Windows, Linux, and Mac for a variety of applications. 
  If I had to buy a computer for full-time serious photographic use I 
would probably buy a Mac because Photoshop works without a fuss and you 
can interface with most of the hardware I would care to use.  That being 
said, I am getting a killer Windows box at work for media production 
use.  Its easier for now to continue using the applications that I am 
used to, and I really don't believe the claims about the performance of 
the G5.

Bottom line:  They all work.

Mike D

Phong wrote:
> I don't think Linux is there yet, as there isn't enough
> support from vendors.  If it is, I would be using it.
> I think there are Linux users on the list.  Perhaps
> thay will speak up and share their experience.
> 
> - Phong
> 
> NO ARCHIVE

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