[NTLUG:Discuss] Sourcing Linux

[Tom Adelstein]

cjcox at acm.org wrote:
> Tom Adelstein wrote:
> ...
> 
>> 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.
> 
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Cool beans!

You wouldn't consider making this available to the state and local 
governments of the world. would you?