Digital BW, The Print

I also read somewhere the PS now runs under a unix-windows emulator - not
seenany results of anyone trying it though

Julian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ernst Dinkla" <E.Dinkla@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: QuadtoneRIP installation


> Roy, you wrote:
>
> > Looks like you guys are moving right along.
> > Keep us posted.   There may be various nuances that
> > come up with Linux I'm less familiar with.
>
> I have to ask Gert-Jan what he has done in total as the speed he
> types commands and checks where the compiling strands is
> unbelievable. He is not even a Linux expert, 90 % of what he does
> is Windows developments (and some RiscOs + Psion dev in his spare
> time).
>
> What would be a nice undertaking is to make a special
> photographers Linux distribution on a CD-ROM. Not the inflated
> distributions like SuSE pro but a very lean Debian or Mandrake
> with the Gimp, Sane for scanning, CUPS + Gimp-print + QTR for
> printing, the demo of Vuescan and if it ever happens a Linux port
> of Qimage (Demo). Possibly Samba for print serving. A webbrowser
> to load the latest upgrades in graphic software from a dedicated
> site. Main thing missing now is ICM control for colour printing
> etc but on the other hand if it is just an in- and output system
> in the workflow then a P2P in PS on the images to be printed
> would be enough. I think GIMP has a ICM plugin meanwhile so it
> could even be done in the same system. The distribution could be
> called something like "Photix". Must be much easier to install
> that way. No invitation for someone to do the job but more that
> I'm convinced that Linux is really at a stage that it can deliver
> all the goods needed and for an unbeatable price.
>
> I'll try to get a summary of what has been done here and what
> still has to be done.
>
> Ernst
>
>
>
>
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