P: Provide support for Linux

I'm using GNU/Linux (and only that) since more 10 years. So, I can't use LightRoom for my Photo processing. And I dont want to buy a Windows license for only that.

I vote for a GNU/Linux version of LightRoom.

I just notice that BibbleLabs (a little bit smaller than Adobe) edits a GNU/linux version of Bibble. Why Adobe can't do that ?

I'd be happy just being able to run Lightroom through wine. Ridiculous that I have to use Vmware + Windows just for one program.

Voted, thanks to Pascal !
I've been a linux advocator long enough to be interested and willing to purchase a linux license if available, even though I now own a Mac license. I like the idea to be able to have a free (like in freedom) OS to fallback to just in case OS-X goes worse in the future.

I've passed the message to some folks I know but maybe a french forum would be better...

Please folks pass the message to photographers you know, maybe a GNU/Linux port of Lighroom is something we will see at some point!

I have used LR since v1.0, skipped 2.0, then continued from 3.0. I have also purchased LightZone for my Linux box. LR does most things faster!

I would willingly pay again if LR was ported to Linux or at least stable under Wine.

John

If you know folks that would be interested in a Linux version, I'd really encourage you to have them jump on this thread and at least add a vote for it. I subscribe to all replies on this thread and read all of them. See my post above, I'm a developer, LR team member, and home Linux user myself.

I can't speak for how many votes it'd take to inspire action for a full native port (that decision is not mine to make), but if I saw the vote count on this thread start climbing enough (lets say 50+, enough to get it in the top 5 most popular Lightroom requests), I might be inspired to resurrect my personal side project of getting LR to work respectably under Wine as a starting point. Since I have access to the code, I may even be able to make tweaks that make the app more portable if time permits, especially if it turns out the misbehavior under Wine turns out to be an Lightroom side bug that Windows just handles more gracefully.

The testing and development cost of a full port would be high enough that it'd be hard to make a business case for it. However, if getting it operational under Wine could build some momentum and demonstrate a paying customer base, it might give me more to work with to make the case.

Just my 2 cents.

DT

P.S. I've also purchased all the Humble Bundles as my own personal way of supporting developers that support desktop Linux, too. Well, that and there have been some really nice indie games that have participated that I was thinking of picking up anyway.

Well, it says a lot if they can't be bothered, even when an Adobe employee shows the door is open....

Exactly, there is many people on my photo club ready to buy a GNU/Linux license. Of course GNU/Linux is a smaller (far smaller) market now, but well why should I be forced to use Windows!

You can't go by "6 comments in 6 months". Many people sitting and wishing for a Linux version don't sit around and post about wanting it.

Adobe would be interested if "many people are ready to pay". Does 6 comments in 6 months indicate that many are?