It is impossible for any serious Designer/Front end ppl in general to go to Linux, unfortunately, as much as i want to strangle Adobe (can't wait for Pixelmator to mature a bit more), we rely on Photoshop and Illustrator too munch.
Can you suggest a good Illustrator alternative for Linux? I've tried a few and was never satisfied largely because the GUIs were very difficult to use. Perhaps I tried the wrong ones!
And GIMP is not a viable alternative.