Digikam should be on everyone's list:<a class="user" href="http://www.digikam.org/">http://www.digikam.org/</a>Supports 16bit images, RAW importing, and has tons of plugins for touching up photos. Organizes everything. This is a monster program. I show my family/friends this program in particular when they ask about good programs in Linux. Check it out.
Before you list too many of your own favorites...remember what makes a "killer app": it's something that gives you a reason to use one platform over another.Some people have listed favorites like "vim" that I agree are great programs available for Linux, but they are not "killer apps" because they are portable. Unless the Linux *version* of "vim" is far better than ports of vim to other platforms, "vim" cannot be a "killer app" for Linux.
"if you look at the changelog there are actually more bugfixes than features added."of course, fixing code is also much easier (barring major issues) than writing new code.I try to make bug reports but nearly all of them result in a crash, usually while amarok was doing something on its own, updating the collection or fetching podcasts. it occurs to me that some aspects of amarok should have been more carefully written. to the developers credit I have been seeing a lot more error messages where amarok used to crash or say nothing.
Back @chriskzooStill the same holds true, and your comment was specific to the application selections, not the use of Linux in general. As I pointed out most of those apps are geared toward the standard, every day computer user.I'll admit Linux is a bit fragmented, but the truth is with distros like Ubuntu you really don't have to compile anything anymore, if you do it's because the hardware on the computer you chose wasn't optimal or you need a unique application that isn't among the thousands of programs available by simply searching and/or pointing and clicking in killer app #2.As far as your comment about "elites" not using whatever becomes popular or easy to use... I agree, despite the fact that it's quite irrelevant because Linux is getting to the point where all of the "elites" are moving to Free/OpenBSD, thus supporting the popularity of Linux (in general, not even specific distros) even more.Bash it all you want, but I'll tell you right now as a long term (almost 10 years now) Linux user... you should have seen this s**t 5 years ago, we had no chance in hell of hitting the desktop then. Now there's enough to actually stand up and argue about. In another 5 years I'd be willing to bet you and people like you will know at least one or two people who use it as their primary desktop and you won't have much room to argue or say it sucks then.
stmillerDec 3, 2006
Digikam should be on everyone's list:<a class="user" href="http://www.digikam.org/">http://www.digikam.org/</a>Supports 16bit images, RAW importing, and has tons of plugins for touching up photos. Organizes everything. This is a monster program. I show my family/friends this program in particular when they ask about good programs in Linux. Check it out.
kmgrantDec 3, 2006
Before you list too many of your own favorites...remember what makes a "killer app": it's something that gives you a reason to use one platform over another.Some people have listed favorites like "vim" that I agree are great programs available for Linux, but they are not "killer apps" because they are portable. Unless the Linux *version* of "vim" is far better than ports of vim to other platforms, "vim" cannot be a "killer app" for Linux.
doomhammerDec 3, 2006
Ruby + Rails?
doomhammerDec 3, 2006
Why does the name of the program matter...?
bt_wangDec 3, 2006
"if you look at the changelog there are actually more bugfixes than features added."of course, fixing code is also much easier (barring major issues) than writing new code.I try to make bug reports but nearly all of them result in a crash, usually while amarok was doing something on its own, updating the collection or fetching podcasts. it occurs to me that some aspects of amarok should have been more carefully written. to the developers credit I have been seeing a lot more error messages where amarok used to crash or say nothing.
dgh1973Dec 3, 2006
Back @chriskzooStill the same holds true, and your comment was specific to the application selections, not the use of Linux in general. As I pointed out most of those apps are geared toward the standard, every day computer user.I'll admit Linux is a bit fragmented, but the truth is with distros like Ubuntu you really don't have to compile anything anymore, if you do it's because the hardware on the computer you chose wasn't optimal or you need a unique application that isn't among the thousands of programs available by simply searching and/or pointing and clicking in killer app #2.As far as your comment about "elites" not using whatever becomes popular or easy to use... I agree, despite the fact that it's quite irrelevant because Linux is getting to the point where all of the "elites" are moving to Free/OpenBSD, thus supporting the popularity of Linux (in general, not even specific distros) even more.Bash it all you want, but I'll tell you right now as a long term (almost 10 years now) Linux user... you should have seen this s**t 5 years ago, we had no chance in hell of hitting the desktop then. Now there's enough to actually stand up and argue about. In another 5 years I'd be willing to bet you and people like you will know at least one or two people who use it as their primary desktop and you won't have much room to argue or say it sucks then.
zarkozyDec 4, 2006
linux sux
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