Re:Many fields left where Linux is unsuitable
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"If you're doing 3D or 2D professionally, now's not the right time to be running Linux."
Oh.. oops. I left a sentence out. Without it, it sounds like I'm doing a 180 here: I've been interested in XSI for a while now. While researching it, I ran across some complaints about XSI running under Linux. From what I understand (note: This is 3rd hand information, I haven't tried this) XSI's port to Linux didn't go over so well. I imagine Maya runs just fine, but XSI's been poo-poo'd quite a bit. However, if you really had to do 3D and you didn't need to worry about making 2D textures or compositing, you'd do alright with Linux in 3D.
Sorry, I was too quick to hit submit earlier.
Re:Many fields left where Linux is unsuitable
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"no Linux program exists to create Flash animation, and the only 3d animation program I'm aware of is Blender)... and graphics (aside from the GIMP issue, what about vector graphics and publishing?)."
For 3D, you could get XSI or Maya. Both are very high end apps. (You'll find them both at ILM, for example.) For 2D, if you're a professional, GIMP is a pain in the ass. I've heard WINE will run Photoshop, though. For vector... no idea.
If you're doing 3D or 2D professionally, now's not the right time to be running Linux. Believe me, I would have switched years ago if I could have. Fortunately, Windows (2000 or even XP anyway) isn't the piece of shit that Slashdot pretends it is. The main reason I want to switch to Linux isn't because of stability or security problems with Windows. (I'm not even having those problems.) Rather, I'm interested in its automation capabilities. Scripting's kinda fun.:P
Re:At least what apps I needed available on linux
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"Games - Only thing I miss couple of games apart from Doom"
Ever notice how some Linux users turn into minimalists when the whole games thing is mentioned? Heh.
"What real computers are currently on the market to compete with this? When my wife asks for the "cute little MAC", what PC can I buy instead?"
Out of curiosity, why wouldn't a Mac mini be a 'real computer'? If your wife (a 'real' computer user...?) can do what she wants on it, what's not 'real' about it? I mean, if she wants to play a bunch of games.. well okay. But.. is she a programmer? 3D artist maybe? What is a 'real computer'? Is it something where the keyboard only has a 1 and a 0?
"Also, maybe it's just me, but doesn't 40 GB or 80 GB seem awfully small for the storage of feature-length HD video? We're talking what, 10-20 movies at best?"
Even 10 would be fine. An iTunes service for video would be quite plausible here. Heck, I've been getting 400KB/s downloads here on my cable modem. I'm sure that'd be more than suitable. If not, they don't have to go all the way up to 1080p.
" It's pretty well accepted nowadays that the only way to truly avoid spyware and viruses is to stop using Internet Explorer and Outlook."
Nitpick: I think you mean Outlook Express. Outlook is a very different mail app, and it's significantly more secure. I wouldn't say it's as strong as Firefox, but I have been using OL2k for the last.. err. since it came out and STILL haven't been bitten.
I tell you what, though, those stupid automated phone lines are the reason I insist on having a speakerphone now.
Err not very insightful, but man I'm tired of holding the phone to my ear to listen to them blab about how important my call is. Yeah... my call's real important, that's why you don't have enough people answering the phone. hehe.
"What really makes me sad is the knowledge that many people today have never even seen a rotary phone, let alone used one."
Why does this make you sad? I mean I guess it's kinda cool and all, but if rotary is dying, what is the world losing? (or am I reading too much into that line? Apologies if I am.)
" They simply didn't want a new phone, like many people, if it's not broke why waste money on it. "
Did they ever get burned on the "Please press 1 for English" type of phone system? Simply curious.:)
My dad didn't get a touch tone phone until... oh I want to say 93 or 94. The reason was kinda dumb. The line to our house simply couldn't do touch tone. I don't know why. (I was just a kid!) But we had to have our line 'upgraded' to support it. I'm kind of curious if others can't do touch tone for similar reasons.
" there's no reason Linux can't support VST plugins and (usable) low latency audio."
No technical reason. The question is: Is the customer base big enough to support the development cost? Chicken and egg, yadda yadda yadda.
(For the record, I'd like to see better Linux support for the 3D stuff I do for a living. So please, don't feel my comment is meant to be a poke at Linux. I just know that unless it's an OSS effort, Linux needs a larger user base to get this sort of support.)
I don't think many would say the PSP isn't a competent gaming machine. So, no, it doesn't sound like NGage to me. I don't expect those features to be all that popular, either.
"Well, I get the sense you aren't going to change the linux landscape without a killer app, so let me tell you what that killer app is: windows emulation for Linux."
WINE, though not really an emulator, has made Linux a lot easier to adopt. However, Linux still has a long way to go. Don't get me wrong, it has made IMPRESSIVE strides, but these things take time.
"Call me back when you've got a bluetooth HUD or something. The MP3 player can sit in my pocket."
I wear three things at nearly all times of my waking life:
1.) Glasses 2.) Watch 3.) Cell phone. (Well I carry it anyway.)
If any of these three comfortably housed an MP3 player, I'd prefer that to carrying something else in my pocket. If they can make it work, more power to them. Besides, WTF do you need a HUD for? "Danger! The object you're about to walk into is solid!"
" Today's box is owned not to trash it, but to use it. If your Windows box is owned, you won't always know about it, until it is sold called into use to serve its new master."
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"If you're doing 3D or 2D professionally, now's not the right time to be running Linux."
Oh.. oops. I left a sentence out. Without it, it sounds like I'm doing a 180 here: I've been interested in XSI for a while now. While researching it, I ran across some complaints about XSI running under Linux. From what I understand (note: This is 3rd hand information, I haven't tried this) XSI's port to Linux didn't go over so well. I imagine Maya runs just fine, but XSI's been poo-poo'd quite a bit. However, if you really had to do 3D and you didn't need to worry about making 2D textures or compositing, you'd do alright with Linux in 3D.
Sorry, I was too quick to hit submit earlier.
"no Linux program exists to create Flash animation, and the only 3d animation program I'm aware of is Blender) ... and graphics (aside from the GIMP issue, what about vector graphics and publishing?)."
:P
For 3D, you could get XSI or Maya. Both are very high end apps. (You'll find them both at ILM, for example.) For 2D, if you're a professional, GIMP is a pain in the ass. I've heard WINE will run Photoshop, though. For vector... no idea.
If you're doing 3D or 2D professionally, now's not the right time to be running Linux. Believe me, I would have switched years ago if I could have. Fortunately, Windows (2000 or even XP anyway) isn't the piece of shit that Slashdot pretends it is. The main reason I want to switch to Linux isn't because of stability or security problems with Windows. (I'm not even having those problems.) Rather, I'm interested in its automation capabilities. Scripting's kinda fun.
"Games - Only thing I miss couple of games apart from Doom"
Ever notice how some Linux users turn into minimalists when the whole games thing is mentioned? Heh.
"What real computers are currently on the market to compete with this? When my wife asks for the "cute little MAC", what PC can I buy instead?"
Out of curiosity, why wouldn't a Mac mini be a 'real computer'? If your wife (a 'real' computer user...?) can do what she wants on it, what's not 'real' about it? I mean, if she wants to play a bunch of games.. well okay. But.. is she a programmer? 3D artist maybe? What is a 'real computer'? Is it something where the keyboard only has a 1 and a 0?
"Also, maybe it's just me, but doesn't 40 GB or 80 GB seem awfully small for the storage of feature-length HD video? We're talking what, 10-20 movies at best?"
Even 10 would be fine. An iTunes service for video would be quite plausible here. Heck, I've been getting 400KB/s downloads here on my cable modem. I'm sure that'd be more than suitable. If not, they don't have to go all the way up to 1080p.
"Can anyine correct me on this? .."
Yes: It's anyone, not anyine.
" It's pretty well accepted nowadays that the only way to truly avoid spyware and viruses is to stop using Internet Explorer and Outlook."
.. err. since it came out and STILL haven't been bitten.
Nitpick: I think you mean Outlook Express. Outlook is a very different mail app, and it's significantly more secure. I wouldn't say it's as strong as Firefox, but I have been using OL2k for the last
Cool. :)
I tell you what, though, those stupid automated phone lines are the reason I insist on having a speakerphone now.
Err not very insightful, but man I'm tired of holding the phone to my ear to listen to them blab about how important my call is. Yeah... my call's real important, that's why you don't have enough people answering the phone. hehe.
"What really makes me sad is the knowledge that many people today have never even seen a rotary phone, let alone used one."
Why does this make you sad? I mean I guess it's kinda cool and all, but if rotary is dying, what is the world losing? (or am I reading too much into that line? Apologies if I am.)
" They simply didn't want a new phone, like many people, if it's not broke why waste money on it. "
:)
Did they ever get burned on the "Please press 1 for English" type of phone system? Simply curious.
My dad didn't get a touch tone phone until... oh I want to say 93 or 94. The reason was kinda dumb. The line to our house simply couldn't do touch tone. I don't know why. (I was just a kid!) But we had to have our line 'upgraded' to support it. I'm kind of curious if others can't do touch tone for similar reasons.
" there's no reason Linux can't support VST plugins and (usable) low latency audio."
No technical reason. The question is: Is the customer base big enough to support the development cost? Chicken and egg, yadda yadda yadda.
(For the record, I'd like to see better Linux support for the 3D stuff I do for a living. So please, don't feel my comment is meant to be a poke at Linux. I just know that unless it's an OSS effort, Linux needs a larger user base to get this sort of support.)
"It's *KORG*, man. You'd think people around here knew enough about electronic music to recognize the name.."
:(
I thought it was Klingon! I zipped right on in here ready with Enterprise-messed-up-history-again trolls.
"Do you have ANY idea how cold it is ootside? I can't even feel my ass anymore."
What's funny is that people who live in California are thought of as being crazy.
"Sounds like another N-Gage to me..."
I don't think many would say the PSP isn't a competent gaming machine. So, no, it doesn't sound like NGage to me. I don't expect those features to be all that popular, either.
"As opposed to Sony, who's lineup stars include...Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Ridge Racer?"
:P
Sony doesn't even make those games. That's why Ridge Racer's on the DS, too.
"I'm sick of having the next "Trek thing" shoved in front of me as though I'm supposed to care. Enough already."
I would hardly call putting it on UPN "shoving it in front of you".
"Call me crazy, but you don't see a problem with talking about ethics, and advertising some ipod/minimac pyramid scheme at the same time?"
Not a pyramid scheme, yadda yadda yadda.
"Well, I get the sense you aren't going to change the linux landscape without a killer app, so let me tell you what that killer app is: windows emulation for Linux."
WINE, though not really an emulator, has made Linux a lot easier to adopt. However, Linux still has a long way to go. Don't get me wrong, it has made IMPRESSIVE strides, but these things take time.
"Just exactly how fast does an acoustic wave travel through a vaccuum?"
Who cares? Space is not a complete vaccuum.
"no, tell the game developers out there about it."
Hey Developers!! There's a small handful of people that want you to make games for their underdog OS!!! You could literally make hundreds of dollars!!
Two down. Several thousand more to go.
"Call me back when you've got a bluetooth HUD or something. The MP3 player can sit in my pocket."
I wear three things at nearly all times of my waking life:
1.) Glasses
2.) Watch
3.) Cell phone. (Well I carry it anyway.)
If any of these three comfortably housed an MP3 player, I'd prefer that to carrying something else in my pocket. If they can make it work, more power to them. Besides, WTF do you need a HUD for? "Danger! The object you're about to walk into is solid!"
"Because the manufacturers need another reason to charge you two hundred dollars for five cents worth of plastic?"
Yeah, because supply and demand wouldn't possibly work in this situation.
" Today's box is owned not to trash it, but to use it. If your Windows box is owned, you won't always know about it, until it is sold called into use to serve its new master."
That's true of any OS, not just Windows.
"The patch is installing Linux."
Tell the millions of gamers out there about it.