On Jul 20, 1:07 am, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > Didn't Google decide to give up Windows systems recently? If they are > giving their employees the choice of Mac or Linux, shouldn't they at least > write Picasa in native Linux? > > Or, maybe they could open source Picasa. It's not like they are > charging anything for it. It might also increase the draw to the > FOSS community. Users would still need to pay for Picasaweb > storage over 1GB.
Correct on the "giving up on Windows at Google". If you notice where Google is going with ChromeOS, you'll see their direction is about everything being in the cloud. I should clarify that it's not "their direction", but their view on what the future will be for all people with respect to computer use. > The Windows Live Photo program (I'm drawing a blank on the exact name > just now) certainly has some very nice features, like tags and face > recognition > that transfer with the photo, rather than just being in a central database. Personally, I'd rather use a non-destructive photo editor. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google-Labs-Picasa-for-Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-labs-picasa-for-linux?hl=en.
