On 09/18/2015 07:41 PM, Jerry Scharf wrote: > "you could just recompile it" does not even come close to addressing the cost > of releasing > a product on a platform.
I was being deliberately flippant in my "just recompile it" statement. I know it's a lot more involved than that, and I assume almost everyone on this list knows that as well. However, it does irk me that AutoDesk understood the value of cross platform development tools that in theory make the first step almost literally as easy as a recompile for Linux, but they aren't taking full advantage of the cross platform development tools. I tried to explain that they didn't need to support video cards that don't offer Linux drivers, and many Linux customers would be willing to buy whatever card AutoDesk supported. What seems crazy to me is that on average, Linux and Mac have similar installed bases, but small shop machining is a technical skill and I think it's safe to say that there are more of these technical people running Linux than Mac OS. Add to that the fact that there are a few solid commercial CAD/CAM solutions for the Mac but not really anything in that class for Linux. The small machine shop Linux market is under served, and given the attitude of AutoDesk and presumably their commercial competition, Linux will continue to be the red headed stepchild. I believe in the power of the market, so I'm frustrated that nobody is stepping up to provide a native Linux commercial CAD/CAM solution. I can see not taking the risk to develop a Linux-only solution, but when you have already developed it for Windows and ported it to the Mac, why not port it to Linux? Are they that afraid that they'll make the investment and suddenly FreeCAD will leapfrog ahead of them? The Evolution Of Computing In The Business World 1970: Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM. 1990: Nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft. 2010: Nobody ever got fired for not supporting Linux. > When you are a big company offering a product, some of your customers expect > very > responsive support Honestly, I think my LinuxCNC questions have received far faster and more accurate answers than any tech support inquiries I've made for commercial software, including expensive shrink wrapped software where the tier one tech support walks you through the troubleshooting sheet that starts with, "Did you put the CD in with the label up or down?" > these are the kinds of things a big company factor into software releases on > different platform. Nah. It's the Global Anti-Linux Conspiracy. The Massad, black helicopters, Knights Templar, the Free Masons... they're all in on it. :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
