On 8/3/06, Benjamin Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Aug 3, 2006, at 2:00 PM, Timothy Miller wrote:
> On 8/2/06, Benjamin Schroeder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> > Isn't Linux being used for 3D anyway?
>> > Not interactive.
>> > Linux used for Titanic, LOTR, etc in render farms
>> > AKA Beowulfs
>> > Big number crunching clusters
>> > Can't be used design, games, VR
>> > All design and animation done on Mac or Windows
>>
>> This is a good set of notes. I wanted to add a comment about design
>> and animation.
>
> Do you have any suggestions as to where it would fit into the speech
> and how it would be part of the flow?
Well, I only mentioned it to modulate Hugh's comment that "all"
design and animation is done on Mac and Windows. I agree that most of
it is, but it seems that Linux isn't unheard of in that world.
Instead of a "no, but" answer to the question, "Isn't Linux being
used for 3D anyway?", we could do a "yes, and" - yes, it's being used
for 3D renders on the backend, and there's some limited use on the
frontend. Maybe more open/better drivers would be appealing to
studios that wanted to use more workstation Linux (but I haven't done
the research on that).
Ok, here's a start on a section about existing and improving 3D in linux:
o Areas where improved Linux 3D would help
o More design and automation software ported to Linux
o Better interactivity with design and visualization software
o Linux is already great for rendering back-ends, but we want
front-ends too.
o OpenGL used in office and web applications
Please add to it.
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