On Mon, Mar 11, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: > On Mar 11, 2013, at 11:46 AM, Aahz Maruch <a...@pobox.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> >>> If your monitor is properly calibrated, its display should match >>> the Epson 2880s printout almost exactly. And BW prints, once purged >>> of color in PhotoShop or other software, won't have any color >>> cast. However, I have no idea how that would work using the printer >>> under Linux. Why make it difficult? I would think your best bet would >>> be to run PhotoShop or Lightroom on a Windows machine or a Mac. I use >>> a Mac with PhotoShop CS6 and can produce near perfect prints first >>> time, every time. >> >> Some of us have political reasons for avoiding Mac/Windows; others of us >> simply prefer an OS that feels comfortable. > > Unlike governments, operating systems don't make lifestyle decisions > for us. It would seem impossible to have political reasons for not > using one. I suppose one can be a fan of an operating system, although > that doesn't compute for me. But even when fandom gets in the way > of common sense, it's still best to use the correct tool. I'm a > diehard fan of my Chicago White Sox, but when I had an opportunity > to write some advertising for the Detroit Tigers, I leapt at the > opportunity. Loyalty to a team, an operating system or even a religion > shouldn't get in the way of common sense choices.
Define "the correct tool". Consider whether using the best right-handed scissors counts as common sense for a left-handed person. Also consider whether boycotting a company counts as politics (both Chick-Fil-A and Ben & Jerry's have been targets, for example). -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
