On 17 April 2012 20:14, joseph seddon
<life_is_bitter_sweet(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
I think that simply stating "If there is a reasonably well-developed open
source alternative, use it." isn't good enough. GIMP is a reasonably
well-developed open source alternative but its not fit for purpose as a
viable alternative for alot of publishing requirements. The standard just
isn't close enough to photoshop to be viably used with significantly
impinging on the quality of the work done by our staff as well as wasting
time trying to train staff up in entirely new pieces of software.
That last point is key - unless the open source software is superior
to the standard, familiarity is likely to mean the standard is a
better choice. Hence the selection of Windows over Linux.
It's also worth noting that promotion of open-source software is not
an Object of the charity.