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Rosie:
I'm a design student, mainly web stuff.  So I'm using programs by both Macromedia and Adobe.  Can I use these on any of the Linux OS's?  
I've had a bit of a look around, but I can't work it out.  
Thanks

Calum:
macromedia don't port most of their software to linux because they say there is no demand for that platform (though they will port their stuff for MacOS), and nobody mostly uses adobe and macromedia stuff in linux (thereby creating no demand) because they HAVENT been ported yet.

to run windows programs in linux you need an emulator of some sort.
wine is supposed to be okay, it's a windows emulator for linux,
win4lin is another similar project i think, though i haven't used it
lindows is an entire windows emulating linux distribution, althoutgh it costs and it is now 5 months late coming out and counting
VMware is a PC emulator for linux, it is also expensive though, plus you must install windows in your virtual machine once you get VMware running. This sounds like the best and most stable option, though it is the most expensive.

Or you could set up a dual boot.
You can dual boot with MacOS or windows, or any other OS, hardware dependent, and get the benefit of both worlds, so what have you got to lose?

psyjax:
If your a design student you should be using a Mac anyway. Have you seen Photoshop 7 or Illustrator 10 on OSX!!!! OMG, why the hell anyone would want to run these things on macro$haft winblows is beyond me.

[ April 18, 2002: Message edited by: psyjax ]

Calum:
given the choice (windows/macosx) i agree, but don't be such a mac purist!  ;)

other OSs might not be geared towards that stuff right now, but they easily could be, and i bet there's some utilities you could get for non MacOS/Microsoft OSs.

it should be a mac though for a design student actually. Still, i reckon that mac should be dual booted with linux, just to get the best of both worlds!

Rosie:
thanks for all the replies.
well, I already have photoshop 7 for windows and I know I can get PC's fairly cheaply as opposed to Mac's. so, getting one atm isn't really an option, maybe later.  
I had a look at Lindows, it looks good, so it could be an option except it wasn't out when I checked.  I also bought a booklet from the newsagency, I've been having a read of that and it came with something else (can't think of the name) that can run windows programs. so, I might give that a try.

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