On 17 April 2012 20:14, joseph seddon life_is_bitter_sweet@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
I think that simply stating "If there is a reasonably well-developed open source alternative, use it." isn't good enough. GIMP is a reasonably well-developed open source alternative but its not fit for purpose as a viable alternative for alot of publishing requirements. The standard just isn't close enough to photoshop to be viably used with significantly impinging on the quality of the work done by our staff as well as wasting time trying to train staff up in entirely new pieces of software.
That last point is key - unless the open source software is superior to the standard, familiarity is likely to mean the standard is a better choice. Hence the selection of Windows over Linux.
It's also worth noting that promotion of open-source software is not an Object of the charity.