Re: Anyone using the CAD packages?
Paul Johnson wrote:
> Preston Boyington wrote:
>
>> IF there were more of a push for Linux at the workplace (desktops not
>> just server room) then the "money factor" would help bring the
>> businesses around. As it is, there's no real incentive to produce a
>> product that is cross platform when most of the users/businesses will
>> have a Microsoft OS on the machine anyway.
>
> Anybody who wants to hire me better get used to the "money factor" being
> an issue: I charge employers an Asshole Tax if they honestly expect me
> to use Windows on the job ("Yah, what you're paying me now is about half
> what I'll do the job on Windows for.")
>
LOL! I wish I could do that. Have a good employer though so...
That said, I meant "Industry as a whole" petitioning the software
companies. Not individual employers.
>> The last I saw was someone getting an old (ACAD 2000?) working on Linux
>> through WINE. The other option is running it in a Virtual Machine, but
>> then you have a performance hit on top of running a Microsoft OS since
>> the software is not native.
>
> Especially when you need 2009 or 2010 to get the job done.
>
Another downside (for me and my field) is that even if I were to get a
new version of AutoCAD (or Microstation) installed, it's doubtful that
any of the Civil Software that I use would smoothly run on Linux. If at
all.
Preston
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