wildimages@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Please bear in mind that, especially in the graphics field, a lot of
people still use the Macs. If you have a question, or a an answer, tr
to be a little more OS specific.
Don
Good sentiments but I think that the onus should be on the asker of the question
(to be specific about platform, OS, version etc) rather than every poor soul
who tries to answer. There are more people in the world using Linux (in all
its flavours) than Apple but do we give a damn? Same for browsers, or for
people with stupid flash etc presentations that require you to install something
etc ...
I can't worry about whether any answer is approriate to every potential user:
hopefully it might get through sometimes that freeware can be excellent.
You don't have to pay top money to get good results ...
B
Bob, the first part of my message said "if you have a question" because I agree with you. If the first message gives relevant details then the rest of my post is superfluous, the answers should be germane. However, it doesn't hurt if one is recommending software cold to mention if it is platform specific. Just trying to minimize unnecessary repeated short back and forth Q and A. Quite a few times I have seen the suggestion "use irfanview" for an answer to a question that may not have been asked by a Windows user. I don't expect anyone to worry whether their answer is for everyone but we can be more to the point, don't you think? And if promoting freeware is important to you that is a separate issue. And, BTW, I agree with you there also and use freeware quite a bit myself.
Don
--
The art of living lies in a fine mingling of holding on and letting go.-- Havelock Ellis
