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While I would not ever discourage anyone from making the switch to
Linux (and--semi-shameless plug--I even know of a decent book that
will help you do this), be aware that Scribus was recently ported to
Windows. I haven't had a chance to really test it out, but it does
install easily and run.
On 4/8/06, Daniel Klotz <danielklotz -at- juno -dot- com> wrote:
> For a newsletter, my hands-down choice, over Publisher, PageMaker,
> InDesign, Quark, or anything else would be Scribus. Of course, it runs
> on Linux. I can't think of a better time or reason to make the switch
> and try out GNU/Linux if you haven't already. Mandriva's distro
> especially is a piece of cake for a seasoned Windows user to adjust to.
--
Mike McCallister
Technical Writing Consultant, Compuware
Author, "SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed"
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