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Sorry to disappoint but this is real. The only software related to our type of work which runs only on Apple hardware was Sketch. Since pandemic we use Figma extensively. Figma is available in the browser with optional local app for mac and windows and provides a lot of collaborative functionality which is critical to production of interfaces when multiple designers, developers and product managers are working in realtime over a Figma file.
Under Linux we have unofficial support. But browsers are working fine.
As a long time designer I can attest that when you are good and have solid fundamentals in design, you can use any software - example Inkscape or Krita. In the past I have used Inkscape because at the time SVG support in Illustrator was bad.
If you are a serious photographer Lightroom is not enough. Soon or a later you will switch to Capture One - the software works under Windows without a glitch.
The most advanced control over raw file development is provided under Linux by Raw Therapee and is not much behind C1 Pro.
Linux can be optimized to work on any hardware with maximum power and efficiency. A lot of VFX studious and production houses use extensively Linux. This is the reason DaVinci Resolve to work under Linux even better than other platforms.
The only software developed by Apple that is worth his salt is Logic. But we have alternative in the face of Bitwig which is enough for our production needs when they arise.
So in general you can be a successful designer under Linux without a problem. Ever heard of FontForge?
Apple was years ahead in the past. The Unix underpinnings and stable user interface guidelines worked flawlessly.
But since iPhone success Apple killed all of the good stuff and now are merging all in big pile of surveillance **** for the ones who are naive enough to accept the idea that there is no alternative.
I can write for hours how effective is every new macOS version towards removing software compatibility with FOSS and software which is not in the App Store, but this will be completely wasted time.
And some of us still have some to say about freedom after all. With obviously screeching voices.
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What a load of bull. I’m a professional photographer and have been for many many years, you can choose lr or capture one or some other similar dam, but at no point would you realise lr ‘is not enough’ and move to capture one. These types of software at this level are a mere choice similar to choosing Canon or Nikon.
Maybe your perspective is based of "ease of use" not technical capabilities. C1 is more robust and technically capable and in recent versions interface is made to be more user friendly.
You should try it. But I know you wouldn't (judging from your reactions in general).The "good news are piling up". Are you ready for your digital ID boys and girls and cupcakes of the world?:
Apple announces first states to adopt driver’s licenses and state IDs in Wallet
Apple is working with states across the country to roll out the ability for their residents to add their driver’s license or state ID to Wallet.
www.apple.com
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Word.Again, one of the reasons this has caused such an uproar is because of Apple’s poor track record in standing up to China.
How Apple, Tim Cook give into China while pushing back against the US
Free-world CEOs, presidents and prime ministers are now being forced by China to make fundamental choices. Do they stand for free speech, the rule of law and human rights — or for making money?nypost.com
The difference in this case was simple: in order, to operate in any country, Apple has to comply with the laws In that country.
Interestingly enough, when Google was planning to build a search engine for China that might have been used to track what Chinese citizens searched for, the dissent from Google’s own employees was so great, the project was canned.
Google's Project Dragonfly 'terminated' in China
The firm's plan to launch a censored search engine in China had faced much criticism.www.bbc.co.uk
Now, the popular response is, “Well, it could happen, but it might not; we should wait and see.”
So here’s Sir Humphrey Appleby explaining why “waiting and seeing” is a bad idea.
but we don’t have to look overseas to worry about the potential. Apple subscribed to participating with PRISM https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)
Good luck putting the digital ID app on my Samsung Flight II! That phone is 12 years old. I'd love to see them try. I prepared myself for the possible future where they want an app to prove or disprove you're vaccinated before entering a grocery store. Without that ability on my phone, they can't legally block my access. They also can't track me (that phone doesn't even have GPS).Maybe your perspective is based of "ease of use" not technical capabilities. C1 is more robust and technically capable and in recent versions interface is made to be more user friendly.
The "good news are piling up". Are you ready for your digital ID boys and girls and cupcakes of the world?:
Apple the new leader in surveillance and government control. With the new expensive slogan: You are living it wrong.Apple announces first states to adopt driver’s licenses and state IDs in Wallet
Apple is working with states across the country to roll out the ability for their residents to add their driver’s license or state ID to Wallet.www.apple.com
Supposed 2G/3G sunset has NOTHING to do with VoLTE. Not by a longshot.
They can track you with triangulation of the cell towers, but any form of "advanced processing" will be impossible
I have taken the hard road on this situation. Don't care at all for intrusive tech. If something will have any form of surveillance and telemetry it will be removed from my life. Recent example: KDE developers decided that after years of ignoring their user-forums, they need usage data and introduced KUserFeedback baked into DE and deep linked so if you remove it without custom compilation you risk breaking things.
User reaction was the usual "at least is opt-in and I am ready to give data to developers for KDE advancement".
Mind you the tool is working even when disabled.
This actually is attack on the FOSS from multiple angles.
The masters from NSA are practically behind this. The Pegasus/NSO and Raven project are evidence of degraded morality and impunity.
NSO – Darknet Diaries
The NSO Group creates a spyware called Pegasus which gives someone access to the data on a mobile phone. They sell this spyware to government agencies around the world. How is it used and what kind of company is the NSO Group?
darknetdiaries.com
Zero Day Brokers – Darknet Diaries
Zero day brokers are people who make or sell malware that's sold to people who will use that malware to exploit people. It's a strange and mysterious world that not many people know a lot about. Nicole Perlroth, who is a cybersecurity reporter for the NY Times, dove in head first which resulted...
darknetdiaries.com
In this situation trusting the Big Apple is non option.
Trusting anything that is not FOSS is not option also.
A lot of talented Infosec researchers are willing to sell to the "highest bidder" and big corporations don't want to compete with governments on the open 0day exploit market.
When an exploit can reach a legal price over 2 million dollars, who will stay working for regular salary?
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Since these perverts make up such a tiny amount of the population why should all of us be tarred with the same brush ?
Its disturbing in all the wrong ways
Its disturbing in all the wrong ways
2006, Sun released much of Java as free and open source software, (FOSS), under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). 2007, Sun finished the process, making all of Java’s core code available under free software/open-source distribution terms, aside from a small portion of code to which Sun did not hold the copyright.
OpenJDK (Open Java Development Kit) is a free and open source implementation of the Java programming language. It is the result of an effort Sun Microsystems began in 2006. The implementation is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) with a linking exception.
Is Java still an open source language?
Answer (1 of 9): 2006, Sun released much of Java as free and open source software, (FOSS), under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). 2007, Sun finished the process, making all of Java’s core code available under free software/open-source distribution terms, aside from a small porti...