[Discussioni] Linux substitutes for "most wanted" Windows-only software

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novell sta conducendo da tempo un sondaggio per determinare le
applicazioni non disponibili per linux che piu' mancano agli utenti e
che piu' li trattengono dal passare a sistemi liberi.

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By a good margin, Adobe Photoshop is the one application that most
people want ported to Linux, Morris said. Free and open-source software
(FOSS) already available for Linux that have similar feature sets to
Photoshop include:

    * Pixel Image Editor
    * The GIMP
    * Krita (Part of Koffice)
    * Photoshop also works with WINE

"So, if you're looking to get Photoshop ported to Linux, you might give
these suggestions a try [in the meantime]," Morris said.

Many suggestions were listed as replacements for Autodesk AutoCAD,
including:

    * VariCAD, which has a version specifically designed for SUSE Linux
    * LinuxCAD
    * arcad
    * Cycas
    * Synergy

"After checking these applications out a little, some of them look
pretty slick. If you need a CAD app, check these out," Morris said.

Macromedia has a couple of applications on this Top 10 Most Requested
list, Morris said. Two suggestions for what to use in place of a Linux
version of Dreamweaver are:

    * Nvu
    * Windows Dreamweaver, via WINE

"There were a handful of great suggestions for iTunes (replacements),"
Morris said. They include:

    * AmaroK
    * gtkpod
    * Syncpod
    * Yamipod

Fifth on the list is Macromedia Flash. "Surprisingly, there are actually
a number of useful resources already working on Linux," Morris said.
Those are:

    * SWF Tools
    * KToon
    * Blender3D (Available directly from YAST)
    * SoftImage|XSI

"There are quite a few people taking advantage of making their opinions
known," Morris said. "Let's see how many people we can get to take this
survey, so the ISVs will pay attention and start porting their products
to Linux."