Originally posted by deejjjaaaa which software ? gimp which can't get to the normal 16bit processing for eons vs for example pixelmator where just 1 (one) developer did it ? commercial packages like Bibble may be not bad,
Ahem, we've been talking about digiKam a lot on this thread. It is an excellent DAM package with very good editing capabilities, 16 bit support, etc, etc. And there are may other tools that are just great.
Originally posted by deejjjaaaa but outside of that using Linux for a non IT background photographer (who is not interested in playing w/ Linux itself) is plain stupid
I am not saying that everyone should switch to Linux. Every one' s circumstance is different. But, for a lot of people Linux is the smart way to go now. The ease of use with distros like PCLinuxOS (and OpenSuse if you have the right hardware) is phenomenal. Tools like digiKam in conjunction with a few other excellent tools can cover the needs of many, if not the vast majority of photographers. And many here can attest to that.
Please stop it with the insults.