Open Source Software vs. Commercial Software:
Migration from Windows to Linux
An IT Professional's Testimonial
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Linux version of Blender
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Blender 3D (Autodesk Maya replacement)
I am posting this as I came across this program in some recent research. It
looks amazing. I do know that 3D modeling software is VERY expensive. Usually,
it is in the thousands, depending on how high-end the application is.
Blender 3D is a replacement program for top of the line programs like Autodesk
Maya. And best of all, it doesn't cost thousands of dollars, it costs ZERO dollars!
At some point I'd like to get into it more, but for now I don't have much to
post on this one.
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Table of Contents |
- 1. Preface, People Are Habitual, A Little History
- 2. A Little Politics
- 2A. Open or Closed, Software
Editions, Market Usage
- 2B. Monopoly Game, Support Nightmares,
Competition, Piracy, Licensing, Activation, Developer Pool
- 2C. Web Browser Wars, Web Application
Wars
- 2D. Windows Failures, Windows
Jokes, Windows Problems, Behind Closed Doors, Windows Mutation to
Linux
- 3. Maintenance Headache of Windows
- 4. A Matter of Cost?
- 5. How About Standards?
- 6. Conclusion, Goodbye Microsoft
- 7. Migration Experiment
- System Settings / Tweaking
- Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and
Sunbird
- OpenOffice Office Suite (Microsoft
Office replacement), Dia (Microsoft Visio replacement), Gnome Planner
(Microsoft Project replacement)
- WINE (the Windows Emulator)
- Rsync (File Synchronization / Replication
Utility)
- CUPS PDF Writer (Adobe Acrobat
Writer replacement), PDFEdit (Adobe Acrobat Standard / Professional
replacement)
- FontMatrix, the X11 Window System
Font Manager (Adobe Type Manager, Font Navigator, Suitcase replacement)
- Kino and Cinelerra, the Video
Capturing / Editing tools (Adobe Premier replacement)
- Sun VirtualBox (VMWare Player,
VMWare Workstation, Microsoft VirtualPC replacement)
- Scribus (Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe InDesign
replacement)
- Gens (Sega Genesis Emulator)
- Miscellaneous Additional (Optional)
Settings / Software
- Nvidia Video Card 3D Support
- CDEmu (Mounting Virtual CDs, DVDs)
- Troubleshooting Tips
- 8. Additional Migration Considerations
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