• zeus ⁧ ⁧ ∽↯∼
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    1 year ago

    depends how much you value your time. if you’ve nothing to do or just like fucking about with your os in your spare time then sure, linux is free. if you’re, say, a freelance graphic designer and actively losing money whilst trying to learn the foibles of a new os, and just fixing the bullshit that win & mac do by default; then it’s decidedly not

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        1 year ago

        my dude, i haven’t booted into windows in ages. but that proves my exact point: it might save one time if ones workflow involves a lot of tasks that can be scripted. if ones workflow is “launch photoshop; browse the web for inspiration; draw for a bit; close photoshop.”, it won’t save any time. especially due to the hassle of getting photoshop working, or learning a new app like gimp or krita.

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          1 year ago

          launch photoshop; browse the web for inspiration; draw for a bit; close photoshop

          hAvE yOu tRiEd GiMp?

          • average Linux fanboy. Thank you for not being one of those!
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            1 year ago

            Oh man, that reminds me of the one time I promised a friend to make a poster for an event and my windows lappy died the next day. I had to shoehorn the project into gimp on my tiny netbook.

            It was painful. I’m glad for knowing how to use gimp in a pinch, and it is quite powerful software, but it felt like every tool and setting was in the wrong place after working with PS for so long.

            Also, it goes without saying that designing a full sized poster on a 10" screen is a fools errand.

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            1 year ago

            to be fair, i actually prefer gimp. but i recognise that different things work for different people, and often it’s not worth learning new software unless it brings significant advantages

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        it, er, isn’t, i’ve never used one so can’t comment, and also i don’t understand how you got that impression?