There is an old saying that Unix / Linux is very user friendly, just very picky about its friends.
Whilst Fedora is rock solid once you get it to work , it has had big problems if you happen to have PC Hardware it doesnt like. Thats why its very important to make sure that SI is able to be installed on distributions that are now very easy to install. Ubuntu derivatives are orders of magnitude easier to install on our hardware. Other OSX user who only has a bootcamp partition to run Softimage ;) (and for those who want to know Softimage frikken flies on the MBP retina's) ________________________________ From: Bruno-Pierre Jobin [bpjo...@gmail.com] Sent: 16 August 2013 06:31 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 User Survey It's true that the few times I tried to make it run on linux, it was a nightmare. You have to know a lot about linux. Making it easier on linux could also mean making it compatible with a more user friendly distro like ubuntu. This would certainly be appealing for home users but I'm sure studios would prefer CentOS or RHE. As an OSX user, the more I stay away from windows, the better. The only reason I still have Windows on my system is because I use Softimage. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Miquel Campos <miquel.cam...@gmail.com<mailto:miquel.cam...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hello Martin, >From a personal point of view is more about philosophy, opens source and that >kind of stuff, than a real advantage. ;) For big companies I believe the point of view will be very different. Cheers, Miquel ---------------------------------------------------- Miquel Campos www.miquelTD.com<http://www.miquelTD.com> 2013/8/16 Martin <furik...@gmail.com<mailto:furik...@gmail.com>> And why is that? What does make SI Linux better than Windows version? From an artist point of view I see more cons than pros in switching from Windows to Linux, apart from dealing with Linux based networks and farms. M.Yara Sent from my iPhone On 2013/08/17, at 0:43, Bruno-Pierre Jobin <bpjo...@gmail.com<mailto:bpjo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Totally agree with Miquel. I'd switch to linux tomorrow if the installation > process was easier. > -- Bruno-Pierre Jobin 3D Artist 514-445-4539 <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify;"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="1" color="#999999"><span style="font-size:11px;">This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. </span></font></td> </tr> </table>
