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DreamWorks Switches to Linux

Posted by chrisd on from the best-penguin-in-a-supporting-role dept.

tal-home writes "Newsforge has a story about the decision Dreamworks made to port ALL of their front-end servers and workstations to Linux. Their new movie, called 'Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron' which will hit the theaters in late May, was created in a 100% Linux enviroment, unlike older movies like Shrek and Lord of the Rings that used IRIX servers as a rendering farm. It's a good time to mention that this move by DreamWorks also includes porting the artists workstations to Linux, in addition to the servers. Redhat and HP helped out in the switch." Word has it that Adobe may be pursuing unix versions of it's toolset as DreamWorks isn't the only shop switching.

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  1. Dreamworks should use the Open Audio License! by mr_don't · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'll be happy when Dreamworks licenses all of its musical artists over to the EFF's Open Audio License!

    Oh wait, after looking at Dreamworks list of artists, maybe not...



    1. Re:Dreamworks should use the Open Audio License! by edrugtrader · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      JIMMY FALLEN? like from SNL? that idiot has a record deal?

      jimmy, you are not adam sandler. wake up.

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  2. AAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!! by Jucius+Maximus · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    "Word has it that Adobe may be pursuing unix versions of it's toolset as DreamWorks isn't the only shop switching."

    its == possessive version of 'it'
    it's == a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has' and so on

    The word 'its' is a possessive pronoun as opposed to a possessive noun, and does not follow the rules set out in Bob's Quick Guide To The Apostrophe, You Idiots.

    1. Re:AAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!! by karlmiller · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Dude!

      Its just n'apostrophe. Its not like you couldnt understand what he meant. Like I could see you're frustration if it was confusing as to whose toolset it was, but come on. Its not like your missing out on something from his decision to throw one in. Because for real, they're are a lot of other mistake's he could have made their.

      :)

    2. Re:AAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!! by Ricky+M.+Waite · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I'm sorry, but fuck you. There is no "its" - and anyone who argues otherwise is stupid. In the English language an apostrophe is used to denote ownership - possession. It is also used in contractions. So the progressive form or "it" would be it's and the contraction of "it is" or "it has" would be it's. I only use "it's" - and that's what you should do.

      I mean damn, it just makes sense.

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  3. You have a friend? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    As a logged in slashdot user, I doubt it.

  4. PORN ALERT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Great, that gets a +1 Informative for porn phone numbers, but when I post porn links I get a -1.

    Whatever.

  5. Re:Reasons for the switch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If a troll falls in a forest and nobody reads it, does it still make a noise?

    Just wondering.

  6. Isn't Bill Gates part owner of Dreamworks? by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Isn't the full name of Dreamworks "SKG Dreamworks" where S = Speilberg, K = Katzenberg (formerly of Disney) and G = Gates? So unless they kicked the goy out, this has got to be pretty embarrassing for Microsoft too.

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