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

[Derek Broughton]

Brian Burger wrote:

> 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...

I'm a regular computer user.  I find GIMP to be completely unusable.  If I
need to do anything more complicated than crop, compress, rotate and
brighten, I'll get one of my graphics capable friends to help me.
-- 
derek