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Linux Used To Make "Star Trek, Nemesis"

Posted by timothy on from the don't-you-mean-dilithium-kernel dept.

Mike McCune writes "The "Linux Journal" has a nice article about the switch from Irix to Linux at Digital Domain and the use of Linux in 'Star Trek, Nemesis.' I guess this means that Linux is finally ready for 'The Enterprise.'"

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  1. IN SOVIET RUSSIA... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it gets a bit cold at this time of year.

  2. 0th post ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    0th post ?

  3. Sweet!!! One question down...one to go by nebenfun · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does it support Ogg Vorbis?

    I really want to be able to watch the movie.
    nbfn

  4. ..heh by slipped · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "I guess this means that Linux is finally ready for 'The Enterprise.'"" That isn't funny. At all.

  5. Linux is Ready by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Print the kernal source code on toilet paper, and Linux will finally be ready for my ass too!

  6. Puns... by Vardamir · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    aren't really funny, except in the way that they make me really angry when I hear them.

  7. No no wrong question by gatesh8r · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Choose one of the following:


    RPM or DEB? vi or emacs? Which distro is it? Do we have to smack them for having a newbie distro? Do they have the latest patches?

    --
    Karma whorin' since 1999
  8. But.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ..does it run Linux?

  9. Flamewar in the cinema by KAMiKAZOW · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This reminds me of a posting I once read.

    "Haha, look... the lamer goes into the Intel movie."
    "You have no clue. Intel movies have a lot higher image quality than AMD movies."
    "Pah, but you the story line of Linux movies is crap, while Windows movies rock!"
    "Nah, Windows movies are the most sucking movies around. You can only see a blue screen when it get's exciting. Mac movies rule!"
    ...