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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: This FOSS Thang :-)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 07:13:03 -0400
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-hh wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On 3/29/24 8:24 PM, DFS wrote:
>> 
>> Your original quote:
>> "Specifically, they whine about how Photoshop costs £600 and is a
>> waste, while claiming that the same capabilities can be accomplished
>> for free."
>> 
>> I unintentionally made it sound like you felt that way about Photoshop, 
>> when you were just recapping the position of the "advocates":
>
> Ah, got it; no worries.
>
> The irony is that you wrote that back in Aug 2012, yet chrisv is still 
> trying to dry-hump it...while never actually properly addressing the 
            ======== (what -hh is doing to DFS)
> original point.
>
>> Creepy Chris Ahlstrom: "Yeah, everyone who wants to manipulate images 
>> needs to pay $600 for Photoshop and then use only a 16th of its 
>> functionality.  <rolls eyes>"

A perfectly valid point. Not whining.

>> <bs brevsnip>
>
> That's 4 for 4 whining on money, yet we're somehow supposed to believe 
> that no Linux fanboy considers cost a factor on Linux 'superiority'; 
> seems more that they know of their wallet's personal inadequacies!  /s

-hh raising a straw man just to knock it down. :-D

Hint: *everyone* factors cost into what they decide to purchase, or not.

At my job they would get you a license for Photoshop or Adobe Pro if you asked
for it and had a business. I saved them some money using GIMP, which runs
fine (albeit slowly) on Windows.

-- 
You are dishonest, but never to the point of hurting a friend.