Re: [OS:N:] GIMP vs. Adobe Photoshop

[Robert Citek <rwcitek alum calberkeley org>]

On Thursday, Sep 9, 2004, at 03:33 US/Central, Meraj Rasool Khattak 
wrote:
> I have been using Adobe Photoshop from the last 4+
> years, I found it very useful & easy to use. I started
> using GIMP only a year or so ago. I can not compare it
> completely with Photoshop, but from the day I switched
> to Linux I have to use GIMP, I am able to do almost
> eveything I was previously doing with Adobe Photoshop.
>
> So it means if anyone starts using GIMP (instead of
> Photoshop) they will be able to achieve the same
> result as one could with Photoshop. By doing so any
> person or institute will obviously save hundred of $$
> in licenses.

Are you saying that the skills learned with GIMP are directly and 
easily transferable to learning Photoshop, and vice versa?

Regards,
- Robert
http://www.cwelug.org