What do you think is the best OS?

[Soleron]

rocketpig said:

Soleron said:

Linux*. It's free; it's faster, prettier and more usable than Windows; and it has one-click install of 20,000+ free programs that are as good as any pay-for Windows equivalent.

*Currently Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) Alpha 5 for me.

I dare you to find me Linux equivalents that are as capable as Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and InDesign.

 

Flash - The Flash player IS availible on Linux. As for Flash design, a combination of <video> tag in HTML5, <canvas> tag, SVG, Javascript, CSS and other web technologies, all of which are supported by modern, standards-compliant browsers (not IE). If you're looking for absolute parity, Java provides a lot more than Flash does as a web plugin.

Photoshop - GIMP provides 90% of the functionality for 90% of the users. The features which aren't in GIMP or a GIMP plugin are niche, and as such about 1% of the population has a justified reason to stick with Win/Mac. CS2 is great under Wine anyway.

Illustrator - Inkscape is at effective faeture parity with Illustrator, only it isn't bloated and slow. I believe Inkscape is better, even for graphic designers.

Dreamweaver - the best website designers don't use Dreamweaver. They do it by hand. It's a lot more flexible and produces cleaner code. Dreamweaver is an 'entry-level' or 'quick mockup' program, not a professional one.

InDesign - Scribus is equally good.