Did you know softimage XSI has started supporting red hat 7.1?
It annoys me
because most m$ compilers are provided by intel teams and generally make for disproportionate benchmarks (P$ optimised vs. Athlon optimised) at least in linux if you dont like the way its been compiled you can re tool it for your system..even though i concede its a damn fiddly process.
I *WOULD* run linux, but the only niggles are;
Lack of software support..linux could benefit from something like API FX32 except for OSes (thats a program that recompiles code on the fly..40% performance hit but on todays' rigs non-native code should be usable)
Twiddly, programmy reputation.
Linux scares
of people. I like fiddling with computers but only hardware - i dont like software programming and dont want to have to learn. Microsoft, ******* though they are, offer a more or less programming-free approach to computers.
Lack of driver support.
The only oxygen drivers are provided by Xi systems..i dont want to shell out £200 for a sodding winX server. Theres not enough support from hardware vendors sadly.
In favour of linux..
i) Its easy to use, beleive it or not, once you get the hang of it.
ii) minus the bad driver support as listed above, its more plug and play than windows ever was (or my experience with it was..)
iii) Its TWICE as fast as windows..almost. Soft XSI and Mentalray just scream under a linux distro.
iiii) You feel like you're supporting something worthwhile by running it. I dont like monopolies because they're anti-competitive and then you just get a slowdown in innovation, which is bad. M$ has been somewhat pushed into making XP because of the court case and also the linux distros snapping at its' heels. Competition is good.
I know this reads like an essay but thats just the mode im in..assignment due in tomorrow
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AARGGH!!
My Normals' Flipped!!
