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dragunovguy
Stephan
Will Autodesk Architecture and Revit Architecture work on Linux or
Ubuntu? Those are the two programs I make my living with and Autodesk
does not support Linux.
Do any of the popular FPS games like Ghost Recon, Halo, Splinter Cell,
or any of the top flight simulator games work on Linux or Ubuntu? When
I am not working those are the programs I like to play with.
I am asking because I genuinely want to know why I should ever
consider Linux. Most of the software offerings for Linux are pretty
lame. I know because I have friends that run Linux/Ubuntu and while
there are people trying to develop CAD programs and games that run on
a Linux box, none of those that I have seen would do me any good.
Quite honestly, I have a Vista Business running on a high end IBM
Intellistation that I can run the 2008 versions of the Autodesk
products I mentioned and they run very well. I cannot play any of my
favorite FPS or flight simulators on it, but I still have a dual Xeon,
4GB RAM machine running Win XP Pro that works great for those.
Should I switch to Linux just to get back at Microsoft and Gates? I
guess if you can be productive with Linux and get to use the programs
you want to with it maybe it is worth it. I cannot afford to because
my support from Autodesk and my reseller would be gone if I run those
products on Linux. I also do IT work for an architectural firm. They
keep saying they want to try a new MAC. That will be fine if they buy
one that is running Intel processors and Windows, because they use
Autodesk Architecture and Revit also. Those products do not run on a
Mac. Lots of people rag on Autodesk the same way a lot of the people
in this group rag on Microsoft. But when your living depends on
software you will run the OS and the software that makes you money.
I don't like the security problems with Windows and quite a few of the
other issues, but until the MAC/Linux/Ubuntu developers come up
software I can use I won't be switching.
Daryl
(In my lifetime)
four motorcycles, two race cars, one airplane
Will Autodesk Architecture and Revit Architecture work on Linux or
Ubuntu? Those are the two programs I make my living with and Autodesk
does not support Linux.
Do any of the popular FPS games like Ghost Recon, Halo, Splinter Cell,
or any of the top flight simulator games work on Linux or Ubuntu? When
I am not working those are the programs I like to play with.
I am asking because I genuinely want to know why I should ever
consider Linux. Most of the software offerings for Linux are pretty
lame. I know because I have friends that run Linux/Ubuntu and while
there are people trying to develop CAD programs and games that run on
a Linux box, none of those that I have seen would do me any good.
Quite honestly, I have a Vista Business running on a high end IBM
Intellistation that I can run the 2008 versions of the Autodesk
products I mentioned and they run very well. I cannot play any of my
favorite FPS or flight simulators on it, but I still have a dual Xeon,
4GB RAM machine running Win XP Pro that works great for those.
Should I switch to Linux just to get back at Microsoft and Gates? I
guess if you can be productive with Linux and get to use the programs
you want to with it maybe it is worth it. I cannot afford to because
my support from Autodesk and my reseller would be gone if I run those
products on Linux. I also do IT work for an architectural firm. They
keep saying they want to try a new MAC. That will be fine if they buy
one that is running Intel processors and Windows, because they use
Autodesk Architecture and Revit also. Those products do not run on a
Mac. Lots of people rag on Autodesk the same way a lot of the people
in this group rag on Microsoft. But when your living depends on
software you will run the OS and the software that makes you money.
I don't like the security problems with Windows and quite a few of the
other issues, but until the MAC/Linux/Ubuntu developers come up
software I can use I won't be switching.
Daryl
(In my lifetime)
four motorcycles, two race cars, one airplane