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Originally Posted by MrPLD
So glad I've invested my time into Inkscape and Scribus, I know they're not the 'top of town' but they certainly still outpace me for what they can do versus what I need. For authoring/typesetting I leave it in the capable hands of LaTeX/LyX. Certainly nice to be using OpenSource in this situation.
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I have both here, and concur they are worthy products.
But open source is not a magic bullet. The same considerations I mentioned that apply to commercial software apply to it, and are the reasons why open source hasn't achieved a far wider penetration. Once you have invested the time and effort to master any relatively complex software, there's inherent resistance to switching.
How enthusiastic would you be about switching from Scribus/Inkscape to something else? Costs aside, the other product would do it
differently, and you would have the learning curve involved in being able to effectively use the product. Making the switch is non-trivial, and requires a strong incentive to attempt. Price may be the least important consideration.
I have an older version of InDesign here, as well as Scribus. The last time I found myself doing a publication, I did it in MS Publisher. I was on a tight deadline, didn't have the time to come up the curve on InDesign or Scribus to equivalent fluency, and knew how to make Publisher do what I wanted.
If I wanted to make any real money doing DTP, a current version of InDesign would be a necessity, as that's what the industry uses.
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Dennis