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[News] Linux Myths Debunked: Age Groups; Cutting-edge Software

Linux is Good for the Elderly

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| I was surprised at some of his comments. Especially the perception that Linux 
| appears “…for the younger or professional computer users…” and that he found 
| Linux easy to use! I do remember though, when he first switched, there were 
| an awful lot of “Where is this” and “How do I do that” questions. ;) But he 
| took the time to become familiar with the interface. Evidently if an 
| individual in his eighties enjoys using Linux, I’m sure others would as well. 
| And I agree with his suggestion to give it a try. :) Linux is Good for the 
| Elderly       
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http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/linux-is-good-for-the-elderly/

Top 10 Linux FUD Patterns, Part 7

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| The perception that Linux is behind the times, always playing catch-up, 
| spawns from the fact that the development of Linux as a mainstream desktop 
| environment has been, by and large, reactionary.   
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http://linuxfud.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/top-10-linux-fud-patterns-part-7/

A lot of the most professional software runs on Linux and Unixes but not on OS
X and Windows.


Recent:

Open Source and Movie Magic

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| Last week at FOSDEM, I attended Tux With Shades, Linux In Hollywood, a 
| keynote by Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera. Robin is the admin of the 
| CinePaint project, which is used for frame-by-frame retouching of film - part 
| of a long chain of technology needed for making movie magic, all of which 
| typically runs on Linux.    
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http://sourceforge.net/community/open-source-and-movie-magic/


Hollywood, Linux, and CinePaint at FOSDEM 2008

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| At first, studios had no choice but to develop Linux applications in house. 
| The film industry has millions of lines of Linux code, both desktop 
| applications and server pipelines. Studio Linux programmers write code in 
| C++, Python, Perl, and Java. What does all this secret proprietary Linux code 
| do? And, why do they do parallel programming with grid computing? How does 
| the film industry use renderfarms with thousands of CPUs?     
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http://linuxgazette.net/147/rowe.html


Related:

DreamWorks wins an award for its innovative use of Linux

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| Behind that effort sits Ed Leonard, chief technology officer at DreamWorks, 
| who has been recognized for his work with an Annie Award for "promoting the 
| Linux open system for animation in animation studios and gaming software 
| development."   
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9865829-16.html


Linux Goes Hollywood With New Terra Soft Film Rendering Tool

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| Y-Film is a product formed from two separate applications. The first is a 
| cluster construction suite supported by Terra Soft's Y-HPC platform. The 
| second is the Artist Productivity and Asset Management Tools developed by 
| Scott Frankel, president and VFX supervisor at Circle-S Studios and the lead 
| developer of Y-Film. The tool set runs on x86 Linux, Power Linux and Mac OS 
| X.     
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/60254.html


Linux in Hollywood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=636VZ_R-NVs


Studios Using Linux

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|     * Digital Domain
|     * Disney
|     * Double Negative
|     * DreamWorks Animation
|     * Flash Film Works
|     * Hammerhead
|     * Industrial Light & Magic
|     * Moving Picture Company
|     * Pixar
|     * Rhythm & Hues
|     * Sony Pictures
|     * Tippett
|     * Weta Digital 
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http://linuxmovies.org/studios.html


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| "Linux is the default operating [system] on desktops and servers at major
| animation and visual effects studios, with maybe 98 percent [or more]
| penetration," CinePaint Project Manager Robin Rowe told LinuxInsider.
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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/57300.html

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