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Linux at Industrial Light and Magic

Posted by chrisd on from the mad-props-to-rmann-and-his-ilm-homies dept.

Nicholas DePetrillo writes "Linux Journal has a big story about how LINUX is being used in hollywood, specificly at Industrial Light and Magic with some GREAT screenshots and a very descriptive article with configuration details." Word has it that their rendering farms have gotten even bigger since this article was published.

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  1. slashdotted after 2 comments by bilbobuggins · · Score: 5, Funny

    'Linux Journal' no less.
    we must never speak of this again
    ;)

  2. They'll have to stop using Linux by 1010011010 · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll have to stop using Linux right after they outlaw it.

    I'm assuming that would be the case, anyway.

    --
    Napster-to-go says "Fill and refill your compatible MP3 player", which is a lie. It's not MP3. It's WMA with DRM.
  3. And soon... by SteelX · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...we'll have to start calling the company GNU/Industrial Light and Magic. :-)

  4. Re:Great News by mnordstr · · Score: 5, Funny

    "What would happen to the gaming world at large if Sony was to start developing games for Linux?"

    I would remove my Windows partition.

  5. Re:anology - Star Wars -- Linux by Wudbaer · · Score: 4, Funny

    So Bill Gates is Linus Torvald's father ? Omygod !