apps choice for Ubuntu and installation choices [Was: cross-platform virus]

[Brian Burger]

On 4/12/06, Alexander Jacob Tsykin <stsykin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 12 April 2006 20:33, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > So we come back to my original statement. What are these apps that
> > these people do and don't need? Please provide a list. And when you
> > do, please make sure it is a researched list that accurately reflects
> > the needs and wishes of the actual user base, as opposed to your own
> > personal opinion.
>
> I will do that, but here are a few simple ones to start (if anybody
> disagrees, please let me know):
>
> A home user most definitely does not need the Gimp. It is overkill, it has
> far too many features, is hard to learn, and difficult to use.


Sorry, but that's just flat-out wrong. Digital cameras are only getting more
common, and so is the need for a good image editing app.

Photoshop is also overkill/hard to learn/etc for home users, yet it's a
very, very popular application.

The GIMP isn't perfect, and most users probably don't use more than a
fraction of it's abilities, but in the absence of any other image editor,
the GIMP needs to be included.

This is purely anedotal, but: Every regular computer user I know either uses
Photoshop, the GIMP, or some messy, crippled photo-editor so awful they'd be
better off using the GIMP. Most digicams ship with some sort of (Windows/Mac
only) photo-editor, and the half-dozen I've tried to use are all far, far
worse than the GIMP in terms of usability...

These are just a few which rapidly come to mind. Please add more or correct
> me as you see fit. I think this is a good idea, so I would love to discuss
> it. As for who would choose apps, the devs would, who else?


But based on what criteria? Random postings to sounder don't count as a
method of choosing apps...

Brian/Madpilot
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