P: Provide support for Linux

Like I said, I'm looking at those who claim GIMP as an alternative for Photoshop, which it isn't by a very very long shot. I guess I'll give darktable a go, if it runs on Windows 😉

darktable has a minimal Lr import. All the tags are imported and some of the development too but that's impossible to have 100% identical result. It is better than nothing... I went through this, it saves me lot of time.

Well, I've given Lr courses and was a "power" user of many Lr features. I can tell you that I have been able to develop my pictures as I wanted in dt. Again all is different, you need time to grasp such big software but for sure there is lot of power on darktable.

Now, if you don't want to change your habits stays in Lr. But that's true for everything, some people can survive some changes...

And now the amazing part you "can't imagine... but never touched it", seriously? This is free software stop guessing try it! Better than spreading FUD 🙂

And again there is professional photographers using dt, it can't be that bad.

Also, how to migrate my Lightroom catalogues to Darktable catalogues? Given that DT works in a similar fashion...

I haven't looked at Darktable at all yet, but I just can't imagine it's anywhere near Lightroom. Perhaps it works for you, because perhaps it does your thingies very well, but everyone uses LR in a different way, and given "linux alternatives" (so to speak) for other popular commercial software, like Photoshop->GIMP, I can't imagine it being very good even without ever touching it, sorry to say.

I've tried Darktable on numerous occasions, almost with every update, but I just can't get used to the interface. I had much less trouble with getting used to Linux when switching from Windows and Mac than I have had with Darktable 😞

I'm using it since more than 2 years now. See what can be done with it:

http://studio.obry.net

Not bad?

See also: http://www.rileybrandt.com/2015/10/15/foss-photo-flow-2015/

And there is many video tutorials on the net. Be sure to check them, the power of darktable comes with a bit of complexity. It is quite different to what Lr does and propose for example. It has taken me some time to grasp it.

Thanks!
i saw darktable before, but didn't think that this software is mature enough.

will try it now!

Well I've been a proponent of the Lr for Linux since a very very long time. Don't remember if this thread has been started by me, there was so many to ask for a Linux port.

But the good news is that today I just don't need that. I'm using (as some professional photographers now) darktable on a daily basis which is on many aspects better than Lightroom. So why hanging there... At least give darktable a try!

So at least it's not a huge technical hurdle. It appears to come down to the willingness to invest time and capacity from within the business.

I'm not so sure Linux users would cast their vote here though. Many of them don't care about LR as long as it doesn't run on 'their' platform, and I suspect most Windows/Mac users don't either as long as LR keeps running as it does. It's a classic chicken/egg problem.

Otoh, I'm sure the same dilemma existed when Photoshop was orginally ported over to Windows, back in the day...

Well, fair is fair, ChromeOS is essentially a very expensive browser. And making something for ChromeOS is OS-agnostic: you're developing for a browser, not for an OS.

But it does prove that Adobe is able to develop for platforms other than Windows and OSX. I should count in the mobile versions of PS and LR as well, even though they are hugely crippled in every aspect. But again, it does prove Adobe's ability. Now just for their willingness.

I think the fact that Linux does not have enough place in the market share because its users are low is not a solid argument. It is like the 'chicken and egg' argument of which came first. I think Linux users would increase if there were more mainstream software available. People love Mac and claim they are more stable and Adobe products run 'faster' on those systems. I think Adobe on Linux would outperform them all. I think when Linux changes to using Wayland or MIR that this will much more possible and easier to develop. I would definitely switch from Windows 10 to use Ubuntu if Adobe products were available. They are making Photoshop for the Chrome OS, I think it can be done for Linux too. Are there really that much more Chrome OS computers being used than Linux?