I know CoffeeCup has a "we tried it" stance on making only one of their softwares available for Linux quite some time ago...but much has changed since then.

Linux is growing more and more popular, and not just in the servers and mobile devices arenas...real humans, former and current Windows users are switching to Linux or at least running it side by side.

The "chicken and the egg" scenario no longer applies.

Pixel is a much cheaper program that does everything Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady do in one program and that actually does more than Adobe's programs.
It is available for Windows / Linux / Mac / and BSD.
This program is popular among Windows converts to Linux and it sells for $79.00, and it is doing well.

If you look at CNR (Click and Run) for Linspire and Freespire Linux (and soon possibly the very popular Ubuntu Linux distro), this is a program that installs, uninstalls, and updates thousands of programs both free AND PAY SOFTWARES for these linux distros.
And people ARE buying software though CNR, I know I certainly have, and the CEO of Linspire recently announced that CNR itself was now free because it has done so well, it used to be a paid subscriber software. Windows converts have no objection to paying for software as long as it is reasonably priced. Adobe, Microsoft and other "big dogs" do not price their software reasonably. Which is why many people have been switching to Linux recently.

Freespire also is the first Linux distro to include all the proprietary codecs that Linux has lacked for so long. I can watch embedded Flash 9, WMV, Quicktime 7 videos and stream pls, real and wma online now too with Freespire. This company is serious about making the transition from Windows easy.

The only reason many Linux users still have a Windows box around is because they are waiting for software makers to support Linux...but as time goes on, many are just abandoning Windows altogether, and Linux will get another huge boost when the very expensive Windows Vista is released. Not just the pricey OS, but the serious computer and hardware upgrades necessary will drive more people to Linux.

Yes, stereotypically the average Linux user of old is not inclinded to pay for software. But one visit to the Freespire, Linspire, Xandros and the Ubuntu Forums will show you just how many people have switched from Windows to Linux. There is a demand, but you have to take the risk like you do in anything having to do with business.

You guys have said you would have to charge more for a linux version of a CoffeeCup program, just so you know, I'd pay it.

I know many web designers who have switched to Linux, and they do ok with the programs that are free for Linux, but I know I have talked to many who really truly miss CoffeeCup products and would love to see them available for Linux. We paid for them on Windows, and considering you'd have nothing even close as a competitior in the Linxu realm (no drag and drop editing in ftp's for linux etc.) you could literally dominate the web design products arena for Linux.

I hope if anything you guys really dig deeper and re-evaluate Linux.

I'd like to add my two cents worth, if I may? I currently run a majority of Open Source apps on my Win XP Pro box. I got rid of Visual Studio IDE and MS Office, replacing them with OpenOffice.org and SharpDevelop.
Altho Microsoft makes very good products, the average user cannot afford them.
I would be more than willing to pay extra for Linux versions of CoffeeCup Products.

I was recently duped into getting Vista with my new laptop after my old one died (against my better judgement) and really regret it. Now that Linux is more non-geek user friendly, I am seriously considering going over to Ubuntu. And I would looove to have my coffeecup html editor available in Linux so I don't have much reason to ever boot into MS. Btw, the editor was the only softwear I was happy to cough up money for, so I would be willing to pay for a Linux version. Please, guys? I am sure there are plenty of semi-geeky people like me out there, who are on the verge of going Linux, or who have, now its relatively easy, and yes, it was Vista which was the last straw to drive me towards Linux. They'll be coming in droves.

You can run all the CC apps under Linux.
All you need to do is run a windows virtual machine.

My personal computer is running Kubuntu with Innoteks' VirtualBox. (free virtual machine software for linux)

http://www.virtualbox.org

Eventually CC may offer some Linux apps, but for right now thet are concentrating on Windows and in the near future Mac versions. (you can run parallels on Mac now to run Win apps)

Mike....

Thanks, Mike, I will try it when I go Linux. I thought VM were all expensive - good to see there is free version.

You guys haven't tried Wine at all? I haven't tested all the apps, but I have a few, Photo Gallery for sure, running in Ubuntu w/o a virtual machine. As much as I love Vmware/Parallels/VirtualBox, you still need a Windows license to go that route.

Unfortunately most of the win apps I have do not work under wine or Crossover (super-sized wine).

Most people that come here are using windows and want to try out Linux, so they all ready have a Win license.

Mike...