or they were not all busy working on Maya..?
joking Alan, trying to lighten the mood around here :) On 20 August 2013 21:56, Alan Fregtman <alan.fregt...@gmail.com> wrote: > They'd probably peek around more if the tone got less hostile. (Not your > tone specifically, just the average armageddon vibe as of late.) > > > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Doeke Wartena <clankil...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I wondered, are people that work on softimage ever active on the >> mailinglist apart from asking for a survey? >> In other words, how is the contact between the creators and the users? >> >> >> 2013/8/19 Rob Wuijster <r...@casema.nl> >>> >>> Just a friendly warning, this only works without issues on non-UEFI >>> machines. >>> Due to the UEFI 'Secure Boot' Wubi will not run, and could in some cases >>> destroy data on disk. >>> So if you recently bought a new (W8) pc, chances are it boots with UEFI. >>> So YMMV on these pc's with Ubuntu.... >>> >>> But yes, there are tricks to work around this if you want ;-) >>> >>> Rob >>> >>> \/-------------\/----------------\/ >>> >>> On 16-8-2013 19:29, Alan Fregtman wrote: >>> >>> If anyone is new to Linux but wants to get their feet wet in the easiest >>> way possible, check out the Wubi installer: >>> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer >>> >>> It will install as a program under Windows and will set up dual boot >>> perfectly for you without touching your partitions (using a file as a >>> virtual disk.) Because of this virtual disk thing, it's not recommended for >>> very serious use, but it's a great way to try things out... >>> >>> and if you don't like it, go to Windows, Control Panel, Uninstall >>> Programs, type in Wubi and that's it. >>> >>> If you do end up liking I suggest install Ubuntu with the install cd on a >>> real partition. Copying your settings is not hard, if you're worried about >>> that. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Andres Stephens <drais...@outlook.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm curious about Linux. As.. the multiprocessor support would be >>>> perfect for some machines we are thinking to buy as servers for a >>>> renderfarm. >>>> >>>> I use Windows 7 and 8 a lot, and I use thirdparty apps for multidesktop >>>> features, with the functions like the ones mentioned below. I am starting >>>> to >>>> use free software, like GIMP, Blender and other suites for my needs, and >>>> wondered what other pro's of Linux to consider the switch. It would be nice >>>> to have Softimage as an easy package for Linux based renderfarm solutions >>>> or >>>> alternative OS solutions. >>>> >>>> The last mail you wrote was good to know, other than the conflicting >>>> intuous/bamboo driver conflict and multi user accounts logged in on >>>> different monitors at the same time, I do do the same virtual desktop >>>> system >>>> in Windows (Virtuawin or Dexpot) , and yes also, there are some other great >>>> productivity tools I use in Windows I am sure I'd miss in Linux. Many pro's >>>> and con's. >>>> >>>> If SI was an option for some kind of linux system, I would consider it >>>> once I upgrade to new hardware that Windows couldn't take advantage of. >>>> >>>> Any "ease of use" and "compatibility" development is welcome. >>>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:34:51 +0200 >>>> > From: c...@glarestudios.de >>>> >>>> > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >>>> > Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 User Survey >>>> > >>>> > ...you do realize that i can make the exact same statement with a >>>> > search >>>> > and replace for linux vs windows, do you? >>>> > >>>> > just sayin'... >>>> > >>>> > but joking aside: for me switching to linux brought a lot more >>>> > advantages than staying with good old windows. >>>> > >>>> > first i don't miss any tools. i have softimage, mudbox, maya, >>>> > photoshop, >>>> > inkscape and all our inhouse editors. they all work fine. secondly, >>>> > the >>>> > killerfeature of linux is its window managers. in my case mate >>>> > desktop. >>>> > its slick, fast and powerful. i can have as many virtual desktops as i >>>> > want, keep several apps open in parallel (and not stacked up behind >>>> > each >>>> > other), each screen is customized to my needs. sessions get saved, i >>>> > can >>>> > switch and shuffle them around with a few keystrokes and i almost >>>> > never >>>> > reboot - updates happen in the background...i have two monitors >>>> > chained >>>> > to one desktop and another monitor on a second x session that kind of >>>> > acts like a second computer with a shared mouse, keyboard and >>>> > copy/paste-buffer for email etc.. it's the real life equivalent of >>>> > those >>>> > funky hollywood-operating systems that we've all seen so many times >>>> > before and it's boosting my day2day performance a LOT. >>>> > >>>> > oh, and i can switch between wacom intous and bamboo without >>>> > deinstalling and installing drivers. try that with windows :) >>>> > >>>> > cheers! >>>> > chris >>>> > >>>> > On 08/16/2013 06:05 PM, Mirko Jankovic wrote: >>>> > > yea so far I also saw only problems with linux after trying to >>>> > > switch >>>> > > couple times.... >>>> > > fro missing so many other tools to making every day tasks a >>>> > > nightmare. >>>> > > sorry but if you don't have an Linux guru around then you will spend >>>> > > more >>>> > > time trying to do something on system instead of actually working on >>>> > > your >>>> > > job. >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Martin <furik...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > > >>>> > >> 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> >>>> > >> wrote: >>>> > >> >>>> > >>> Totally agree with Miquel. I'd switch to linux tomorrow if the >>>> > >> installation process was easier. >>>> > >> >>>> > >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6587 - Release Date: 08/18/13 >>> >>> >> >
