i'm curious too: what about photoshop? as a 
developer, photoshop is a necessity. does linux have 
a viable alternative yet?

thanks
nate

---- thechat@lists.evolt.org wrote:
> This is for all the Linux people out there. I have 
just about had it with
> windows and in particular Microsucks. I am 
seriously thinking of
> reformatting my hard drives and changing over to 
Linux (Red Hat in
> particular). What I am wondering is this. Can 
someone survive in this day
> and age running a home computer on Linux and Linux 
alone or do I need to
> look at some form of dual boot idea with my 
computer? (You can dual boot
> windows 98SE, windows 2k, and Red Hat can't you?) 
Are there truly enough
> programs out there for the Linux os to make it 
viable to run only that at
> home or am I crazy for even thinking this?
> 
> Hope this doesn't start a Linux vs. Windows war, I 
just want some opinions
> on the state of Linux as a viable alternative to 
windows.
> 
> /chris
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