"B" is inevitable and only a matter of time... Better prepare to switch before the metaphorical door of incompatibility hits you in the face.
My $0.02, -- Alan On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Jon Swindells <[email protected]> wrote: > remind us again, what stage of grief is denial ? > > > > -- > Jon Swindells > [email protected] > > > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2014, at 11:55 PM, Sven Constable wrote: > > Hi list, > > Some people (Adsk) told me recently that Softimage is EOL. Well, one could > argue that the word "life" in terms of software is ridicilous in the first > place. But because I thought about what Softimage is currently as a > product, I would like to dive deeper into the subject:) > > The question is: Is it EOL software or not? > > Answer: It's not EOL software. It's proprietary software! > > The definition of EOL software is: > > A: A software that doesn't fit current production needs. > > B: A software that doesn't run on todays hardware, so it's no longer > usable on your hardware (like SGI or NT software). > > On the other hand the definition of proprietary software is: > > A: A software that can accomplish things that are not doable by common (or > commercial software), out of the box or in the same timeframe or at the > same cost. Companies developing their own inhouse tools to do just that. > > B: A software that is not available to the public. > > Think about it and decide on your own. Softimage ist not EOL at all. > It's*proprietary > software.* > > > sven > > > > >
