Comment My only problem with Linux as a desktop os (Score 1) 463
is that there are certain software packages that don't have comparable alternatives. I am a consultant for website work and I use Dreamweaver heavily. I know what you're thinking. This is some Id10t that can't program a php script or html to save his life. If thats what you thought you'd be wrong. I'm as happy in vi as notepad. I'll gladly use lynx to browse the net remotely on my server if I need to. I love linux and I would love to use it as my dedicated desktop os. I use a dedicated linux server (CentOS) for hosting my client's websites. I have tried many different distros many different times. As a individual consultant, I realize that I need programs like Dreamweaver to be able to compete. I have tried as many website development applications as I can find and I even began working on my own, but until I finish it or Dreamweaver is released for Linux(not likely since I'm pretty sure it uses the IE engine to process some of it's javascript) I'm stuck with windows. I can do the same work in dremweaver that I can in notepad in like 1/4 of the time. When I'm meeting a potential client, I want to have a comparable price and time quote and Dreamweaver is how I can do that. For graphics I prefer Photoshop but I would gladly use the GIMP instead.