____/ rboy on Monday 10 December 2007 05:49 : \____
> On Dec 9, 11:35 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> A lot of professional (top-notch) audio equipment is Linux-based. I posted
>> one example yesterday. Hollywood uses GNU/Linux for film production as well.
>>
>> Ignore the troll.
>
>
> There's so much proprietary and not-free Linux software used in the
> often cited Hollywood examples (in production houses with 24 hour in
> house tech crew propellor heads)that it shouldn't be mentioned in the
> same arguments as why open source is taking over the production
> world.
Yes, it runs proprietary software, but the O/S can be treated as more of a
commodity and Free software serves its purpose rather well. Linux can do DRM
and proprietary software. There's nothing "evil" about it if it's the USER's
choice to have it.
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