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Dreamworks, Sinbad & Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

Ex-MislTech writes "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, an animated movie from DreamWorks Animation Technology that hits theaters July 2, is the first Hollywood production created entirely on Linux. More than 250 Hewlett-Packard workstations running Red Hat Linux make up the core of DreamWorks' graphics platform."

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  1. Eh... by frieked · · Score: 0, Troll

    Animation is simple enough...
    While this isn't something to snub your nose at, I'll really be impressed when a company such as Pixar starts using linux exclusively.

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  2. Re:A funny geek joke for you... by chrismcdirty · · Score: 0, Troll

    ummm... it's Q: "why do programmers confuse halloween with christmas?"
    A: "because OCT 31 == DEC 27!"

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  3. Re:Linux Taken Seriously by KalvinB · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow, Linux can make pretty pictures.

    However for the mass market that demands a little more, Linux still falls short.

    See what's dumb is that when someone says "Windows" they aren't talking about the kernel. Yet when you try to talk to a Linux zealot about Linux that's all they think about.

    Who cares what the "kernel" can do if the user doesn't have an easy intuitive way to access those features. Maybe you've heard of such a thing. It's called a "User Interface."

    Until Linux gets a real one of those that's mass market friendly, Linux isn't going to be ready for anything.

    Ben

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