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Re: [News] Pixar's Most Complex Work Powered by Linux

  • Subject: Re: [News] Pixar's Most Complex Work Powered by Linux
  • From: Sandman <mr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:21:27 +0200
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • References: <3689878.TaAEShiAhm@schestowitz.com> <nqmdnT-ZdvdsbwXZnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@speakeasy.net>
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  • Xref: news.mcc.ac.uk comp.os.linux.advocacy:1121660
In article <nqmdnT-ZdvdsbwXZnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
 John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> > Linux in high-end production work...
> > 
> > Challenging Special Effects Drive Pixar's 'Cars' 
> 
> Talk about advocates being wrong...aren't the MacMorons and Windiots 
> always touting something that will make them the "next big thing" in 
> Hollywood.
> 
> Yet, year after year, the block busters use Linux.

And Macs, and Windows. I'd say many use Macs for graphics and video 
work (Final Cut Pro), Windows for administration and Linux for 
rendering.

Whether they use Windows or Linux for modelling seems like an advocacy 
point - some uses Windows, some uses Linux. Some still uses Irix. :)


-- 
Sandman[.net]

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