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gai.ra.III
gai.ra.III
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August 30, 2012
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Adobe, Linux Support, and the Linux Foundation.

  • August 30, 2012
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While generally I've only lurked the Adobe forums I've finally worked up guts to post this. I also know that about every 1-2 months this question is asked but I think it deserves a another go around.

 

My premises is this:

 

Adobe joined the Linux Foundation in 2008 for a focus on Linux for Web 2.0  Applications like Adobe® Flash® Player and Adobe AIR™. Currently Adobe holds a silver membership status with the Linux Foundation. So why in the world do they not have any Creative Cloud Programs available in Linux without the need for WINE and other such workarounds. I think it's a sucky move to support the Linux Foundation and use Linux in the back-end while not doing anything to support actual Linux users who have for at least a decade requested Adobe desktop products on Linux. Sure it's going to take a lot of manpower, financial resources, etc. But to truly support Linux and the Linux Foundation I think it's necessary that y'all do make things like Photoshop and Lightroom available for the Linux desktop. In any regards the wider Linux community would most likely help with testing and debugging programs. We're used to it.

 

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    Mylenium
    Mylenium
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    April 8, 2019

    Same answer as always: As long as only a infinitessimally small fraction of people even use a desktop Linux to do stuff, there is no point even discussing this. It really comes down to that "normal" people in the creative branches of the industry Adobe caters for simply don't care much for Linux to the point of a majority not even being aware that such a thing exists. Even if the products existed for Linux already, nobody would use them on this system. This is the simple, harsh truth here, no matter how much this is being trotted out hypothetically. The numbers simply don't add up.

    Mylenium

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    jackdawrabbit
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    April 16, 2019

    I also have a simple truth : In percentages, linux users are still a minority, but in actual numbers there are hundreds of thousands of users if not many millions. I've seen thoses numbers but can't remember where, and I was thinking, if only a fraction of those users would subscribe to Adobe cloud, that would still mean a lot of money.

      Abambo
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      AbamboCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 16, 2019

      I'm a subscriber to CC and I'm a Linux user. Does that mean anything in sales for Adobe? No certainly not! Any for profit company will jump on Linux when they see a possible market. That's why some companies have some of their products on Linux.

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
        Abambo
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        AbamboCommunity Expert
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        April 8, 2019

        gai.ra.III  wrote

        While generally I've only lurked the Adobe forums I've finally worked up guts to post this. I also know that about every 1-2 months this question is asked but I think it deserves a another go around.

        I feel that all has been said about this. Why not participating in the latest Linux discussion?

        gai.ra.III  wrote

        Adobe joined the Linux Foundation in 2008 (...) So why in the world do they not have any Creative Cloud Programs available in Linux

        Because they decided it was not worth the effort for the current user base.

        There is no sense in a Linux discussion. If Adobe does port their software on Linux, they will do it and announce Linux at a time.

        In the meantime use the Bug/Feature request to let Adobe hear your request: Feature Request/Bug Report Form

        ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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