Re: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux

2004-12-17 Thread Ben de Luca
On 17/12/2004, at 11:44 AM, Menno Schaaf wrote: Alias' Maya is also native for linux http://www.alias.com/eng/products-services/maya/ system_requirements.shtml Further on video/film production, apples shake, compositing system. softimage XSI 3d modeling and animation. sidefxs houdini 3d modeling

Re: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux

2004-12-16 Thread DaZZa
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, James Gray wrote: The sales guys have asked me a question. What commercially recognisable software is available AND supported on Linux. They gave MYOB[1] and Star Office. They don't want stuff that runs via emulators (wine etc), or virtual machines (VMWare, BOCHS etc)

Re: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux

2004-12-16 Thread Menno Schaaf
name. - Jill. -Original Message- From: James Gray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 17 December 2004 11:26 AM To: SLUG Subject: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux Hi All, The sales guys have asked me a question. What commercially recognisable software

Re: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux

2004-12-16 Thread Dean Hamstead
oracle i suppose thats a backend netscape. commercial software... whats commercial software. i find that i get on a windows machine and cant do what i want because it doesnt have any applications! Dean James Gray wrote: Hi All, The sales guys have asked me a question. What commercially

Re: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux

2004-12-16 Thread Peter Rundle
So how about it folks? What have you seen/heard of that is offered as a NATIVE Linux app and is commercially produced/supported etc. www.mathworks.com Matlab www.esri.comArc/Gis (release date Jan 10th 2005) www.oracle.com Oracle Rdbms -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group

Re: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux

2004-12-16 Thread Terry Collins
James Gray wrote: Hi All, The sales guys have asked me a question. What commercially recognisable software is available AND supported on Linux. I hope you didn't waste your time even considering that question. Oh wait, you've posted here. Bad call. Try asking them why, what, who, how,

Re: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux

2004-12-16 Thread James Gray
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:55 am, Terry Collins wrote: James Gray wrote: Hi All, The sales guys have asked me a question. What commercially recognisable software is available AND supported on Linux. I hope you didn't waste your time even considering that question. Oh wait, you've posted

RE: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux

2004-12-16 Thread Rowling, Jill
them to use a search engine, and search for a generic description of the item rather than a brand name. - Jill. -Original Message- From: James Gray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 17 December 2004 11:26 AM To: SLUG Subject: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux Hi All

Re: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux

2004-12-16 Thread James Gray
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:38 am, Rowling, Jill wrote: But I suspect you are thinking about office software. Really there is a lot of software available if your sales reps just took the time to find out what their customers really wanted rather than trying to push something onto them. Gently

Re: [SLUG] Production Ready software on Linux

2004-12-16 Thread James Gray
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:37 am, DaZZa wrote: On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, James Gray wrote: The sales guys have asked me a question. What commercially recognisable software is available AND supported on Linux. *SNIPPED* Checkpoint Firewall for Linux. FSecure VPN+ Veritas ArcServe for Linux