[NTLUG:Discuss] Sourcing Linux

[Chris Cox]

Tom Adelstein wrote:
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> Chris, I use it for faxes and image manipulation. I do some litigation 
> support and the attorney all want everything faxed as do the courts and 
> the regulators. I also use it in web site development. I used to use 
> Photoshop from version 3 to 7. I dumped that and use GIMP. This may 
> sound strange, but I actually like GIMP better than Photoshop. You don't 
> ant me to start ranting about how Adobe has stripped PS to sell more 
> plug=ins and other software.

Yep... gimp is cool... I think as long as you've got a tif file you
can take it to g3 with the normal fax utilities (hylafax or other).
I've only done some fax sending as a test... and I never tried
to see about integrating it with my scanner, but I would think
it wouldn't be too difficult.  Are you saying that sane somehow
handles the glue to get it out through the modem ala fax?

> 
> I gave my fax machine(s) away.

Yep.. many do.  I'm in the process of setting a fax printer/mailer
setup (under Linux) for the folks at Presco.  This allows them to
just print/mail from their Windoze boxes and have it go out.