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Entropy · 08-04-2008, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by jsherman999

For any Linux/Unix folks who are also forced to use Windoze in their daily routine because you're application-straightjacketed (like me,) consider installing Cygwin on the Windows box - it gives you a remarkable Posix-like environment where you have a full bash shell, Xwindows (including -multiwindow startup option so you can have the windows desktop manage the individual Xterms,) Apache, sshd, ftpd, ksh/perl/ruby/python, etc, etc, etc...

I've written perl scripts to manage a lot of my Windows folders - perl with 'exiftool' can make nice ad-hoc reports about lens usage, link all shots taken by the same lens into lens-specific folders with one command, etc. Very powerful and fun. Do Cygwin.

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Going the other way works too. Wine runs Photoshop CS2 pretty well. CS3 has issues at the moment but that's likely to change soon. Not sure about Lightroom.

08-04-2008, 09:02 AM	#34
Entropy Loyal Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Owego, NY Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 565	Originally Posted by jsherman999 For any Linux/Unix folks who are also forced to use Windoze in their daily routine because you're application-straightjacketed (like me,) consider installing Cygwin on the Windows box - it gives you a remarkable Posix-like environment where you have a full bash shell, Xwindows (including -multiwindow startup option so you can have the windows desktop manage the individual Xterms,) Apache, sshd, ftpd, ksh/perl/ruby/python, etc, etc, etc... I've written perl scripts to manage a lot of my Windows folders - perl with 'exiftool' can make nice ad-hoc reports about lens usage, link all shots taken by the same lens into lens-specific folders with one command, etc. Very powerful and fun. Do Cygwin. . Going the other way works too. Wine runs Photoshop CS2 pretty well. CS3 has issues at the moment but that's likely to change soon. Not sure about Lightroom.