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

[Karl Sarnow <karl dadoka h ni schule de>]

Bill Kendrick wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 07:50:22AM +0200, Karl Sarnow wrote:
>
> > Anyway I propose your students think of moving to GIMP, saving money for 
> > licenses and invest that in new hardware, which is necessary anyway.
>
>
> The other great thing about Open Source like The Gimp.
> "Wanna work at home, kids?  Here's a CD with The Gimp on it.  Go install it"
>
> Can't exactly do that with something like $$ Photoshop $$ ;)
>
> -bill!

Exactly!

And if you give them a Knoppix CDROM, they even do not need to install 
anything. Just insert and go.

For this reason I have created a Knoppix version for my school, 
containing all software I need for teaching my subjects.

You may download it at http://gymnasium.isernhagen.de/giknoppix/index.html

Karl


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Dr. Karl Sarnow
Teacher at Gymnasium Isernhagen
German national co-ordinator of the European Schools Project
e-Mail: karl dadoka h ni schule de
URL: http://www.shuttle.schule.de/h/dadoka