Pacific Northwest Images

Okay, maybe “hate” isn’t the right word. In fact, I really like Photoshop but I’m frustrated with Adobe and their decisions. Photoshop is good software, there really isn’t anything that compares to the ease of use and functunality of it and I always spend the money for the upgrade.

It seems (after using the beta of Photoshop CS3) that the newest version of Photoshop is truely a great upgrade that is well worth the price. The upgrage from Photoshop CS to CS2, although I did it, didn’t really add that much.

The reason for my dislike of Adobe at the moment is not so much with their software but instead with their lack of support for my operating system of choice, Linux.

I am currently using Ubuntu as my main operating system. I like Linux; the stability, quickness, and the “non-Vistaness” about it. I’m not going to “upgrade” to Microsoft Vista for various reasons and I would really like to use Ubuntu as my only operating system.

The main application that is keeping Windows in my office is Photoshop. With the release of CS3, Adobe has released the Intel Mac version. Why leave Linux out? I’m not sure but my guess is because of the lack of standards in Linux. Color profile standards, desktop environment standards, etc.

From what I’ve read, Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks funded Crossover Office to get Photoshop 7 to run on Linux but that version is woefully outdated.

Will I upgrade? Yes. Will I use Windows for anything but Photoshop? No.

Please Adobe, support Linux!!