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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Xeen on 9 November 2003, 22:06

Title: Hollywood uses Linux
Post by: Xeen on 9 November 2003, 22:06

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=64&ncid=1817&e=4&u=/fo/5797da4499d3f424b70cac76d4ffa384 (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=64&ncid=1817&e=4&u=/fo/5797da4499d3f424b70cac76d4ffa384)

So if this is true, why do the movie studios continue to force consumers to use Windows to enjoy their pc-based digital entertainment?

Title: Hollywood uses Linux
Post by: slave on 9 November 2003, 22:53

Because they enjoy freedom, just not when its their customer's freedom.

Title: Hollywood uses Linux
Post by: skyman8081 on 10 November 2003, 06:51

hollywood use *BSD/linux for rendering farms, and cinepaint(formerly known as filmgimp) are used for backend tasks, and doesn't consider it a desktop OS yet, only a server one: no demand, no supply. when linux surpasses Mac OS they MIGHT consider creating a licensed DVD playback program, and supporting linux.

they will always support Mac users, because, alot of their people use them, and windows is the statistical majority of computer users, leaving linux in the cold for now.

not to mention the variety between the different distro's that would make support a nightmare.

Title: Hollywood uses Linux
Post by: suselinux on 10 November 2003, 08:42

It was Disney that made the wine able to run Adobe Paint.

Title: Hollywood uses Linux
Post by: slave on 10 November 2003, 08:44

The real issue is why the hell is it illegal to write a program myself to watch a DVD on my OS of choice?  Decrypting a DVD should not be a crime.