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   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-15 13:18, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:40:12 -0500, -hh wrote:   
   >   
   >> Agreed, although that wasn't really the point of mentioning Adobe   
   >> here: it was to note that if the argument is that Adobe is   
   >> "minuscule" then because of comparable magnitude, then Linux is too.   
   >   
   > Turns out the Linux installed base is a lot larger than Adobe. There   
   > are entire content-creation markets where Adobe is an irrelevance. For   
   > example, the VFX industry is dominated by Linux these days. You think   
   > they make much use of Adobe products? Apparently not.   
   >   
   > Fun fact: they use file formats like OpenEXR, with support for deep   
   > pixels. Photoshop still has to use plugins to cope with OpenEXR, while   
   > Gimp has native support for deep pixels in its GEGL pixel engine.   
      
   And why would using a plugin be a down mark?   
      
   Suddenly being able to customize a piece of software is a bad thing?   
      
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