On 8/3/06, Hugh Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Using Maya as an example, the installation process for a studio,
small or large, that chooses Mac or Windows is
1. Buy computer
2. Switch on computer
3. Buy Maya
4. Insert Maya CD, run installer
and if anything doesn't work, Alias/Autodesk will be really
helpful about getting it to run.
Maya is also available for Linux. Well not any Linux, only
for Enterprise RedHat X.Y or SuSE A.B. If you're not using the
version that the vendor recommends, you won't get any tech
support.
Maya will be unusable without 3D acceleration. Because of
the IP issues, RedHat or SuSE can't distribute Linux with
an accelerated driver. Installing the nVidia driver has
certainly become easier over the years, but you still need
a Linux geek who knows about run levels and configuring yum
or apt-get and xorg.conf files.
And the next yum upgrade / atp-get upgrade that changes
the kernel is likely to require re-installing the nVidia
driver. So you need your Linux geek around all the time,
not just for the install.
A medium or big studio can afford a Linux geek. A small
design shop can't, so Linux isn't a realistic option.
With the open source drivers, OpenGL apps on Linux can
become as easy to install and maintain as Mac/Windows.
That will be a huge improvement.
Ok, how about this for some of the slides:
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Main topic: How 3D apps will be helped by OGP
How to use Maya on Windows or MacOS:
- <what Hugh said>
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How to use Maya on Linux right now:
- Buy Computer
- Install exactly the right version of the right Linux distro
- Download and install the right version of the ATI or nVidia driver
- Fix it if it doesn't work right
- Install Maya (probably nontrivial)
- Contact vendor and Linux mailing lists if it doesn't work
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How to use Maya with open source OpenGL drivers:
- Buy computer
- Install any Linux distro
- Install Maya
- Contact the vendor if it doesn't work right.
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The idea to express is that our stuff takes some hard steps out of the
equation. I need to make it sound more spectacular than it does. :)
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