Ok, I'm currently using Vista Business 32bit that I got for free from the power together campaign a long time ago. thing is, I feel like I'm missing the train with Linux. One thing that I notice though is, why doesn't linux have some of the winblows automation? installers like EVERY windows app does?

1. what would it take to get Linux noticed by the likes of the larger software developers, like Adobe, discreet not just gaming companies only..?
2. Why is it, that Linux is so efficient with the use of harddrive space(inode), CPU an deverything that windows ppl aren't interested?

3. is there any real push coming (that I haven't seen) that I should look out for so I can make a strong migration?

anyone have some insight as to what linux has in store for the general future so it can gain on winblows?

sorry I cant really answer your questions very well, but in linux you can get this software (dunno what it's called) that is basically a directory of like every linux software there is and you can search and install from there, fully automated. I'm not a linux person so thats why I dont know.

package management on linux is vastly superior to how things are done on windows. packages give information about the app (maintainer, dependencies, etc) and must conform to a standard.

1: wider adoption, i suppose. there's no real demand for adobe's applications yet.
2: linux gives you the choice of using more efficient file systems than just ntfs/fat32, which can only be used with windows.
3: depends who you ask.

if you're satisfied with windows keep using it, otherwise give linux a chance and see how you like it.

1. linux users prefer open source, adobe doesn't, so therefore it probably wouldn't even be well received by the linux community

I'm excited about Opensuse 11. but I've been sending emails to Canon corporate HQ for a couple weeks about getting drivers for Opensuse linux or just linux in general

what can't you get to work? most distributions come with a pretty recent kernel that supports a very large number of devices out of the box.

Question answer in order-

1.Installers are out there it all depends on the distribution. I mean RPM/Deb- SH (Script installer), bz2 ,tar and etc. Most people though try to install things under the user account and depending on the program and what binaries it needs to install the installs fail- You either have to SUDO or Log in as ADMIN or ROOT depending on the release.

2. No real answer other than it was just designed that way.

3. With releases like Ubuntu (though I personally didn't like it) Puppy, and the Older More established companies Like OpenSUse or Mandrivia (Mandrake), Red Hat- Well no real push other than You spend alot of money on good hardware... So why should the OS to run it be expensive. (Though I mainly use Windows I do work a little with Linux.) As far as adoption there are So many different Distro's or Flavors there is a version for everyone.

Here is a website with most of all the disto's out there.


http://iso.linuxquestions.org/search.php?w...rby=distro_name


Where Is markjensen when you have a good topic as this?

I was asking them about supporting Linux with official drivers, the RAW plugin and the Canon digital professional application as well.

these things come with the Camera but, a look at the website, They don't offer anything for users of linux (that their driver/support showed). what? ok- so I'm picky.. but I think this would help linux out alot.

F-stop is a linux app like PS but it doesn't offer the tool I use for my HDR shots.

I found this about the RAW image support- and I think it will explain why Cannon camera's and Linux don't cooperate well together- Cannon has their own extension for file names. Because RAW is a proprietary format

http://www.linux.com/articles/56128

Though it does tell about programs that offer Raw support.

I also found this debian article on the PowerShot Camera and Gphoto

http://www.edginet.org/techie/linux/canon.html

ah openRAW. I see. this sucks.

RedHat/Fedora/CentOS/SuSE/Mandriva? and the like use RPMs for installers.

It is automated using the Yum or alternative package retrieving system. Very Easy to use.

Ubuntu/Debian use DEB packaging for installers. They are also automated using the APT package retrieving system. Also very easy to use.

Many Distros now have an Add/Remove Software option that has a very extensive list of software you can choose from, and you can add more repositories (sources) of the software and lists to it.