Does anyone want Rhino on Mac / Linux?

[Tim B]

In response to more linux-specific matters, including the nature of the licence manager problems that prevent Rhino 3 working under wine...

Interesting... you are one of the very few people to ask for a Linux port in
the last 3 or 4 years. Linux (or some version of Unix) always gets very hot
when a Windows version gets to the end of a cycle. It has been happening
since 1986 when we stopped developing and supporting our Unix applications.

Right now everyone is asking for a Mac port. We are watching... but frankly
we expect to not be hearing about the Mac in another 6-12 months.

I guess I'm just too old to jump on the latest fad. I'll let other companies
sort that out.

The last time we switched operating systems as in 1985 to the garbage PCs
that were available at the time. It made me crazy because the Unix systems
we had were 100 times better... just like the Linux systems are today.
Unfortunately, not enough people would buy them for us to stay in business
then and as near as I can tell the same is true now.

Each version of Rhino uses more of the Windows O/S. I expect if we got by
the license manager issue there would be 100 more issues in Rhino 3.0. Rhino
4.0 would be a nightmare.

Sorry I don't have better news for you.

- Bob

[Tim B]

I have to say, that despite the extra work required to get there, Rhino on Linux would be the first (currently) good 3D CAD Package we've seen. I'm sure Something will fill the gap though, and it had better be before June, because that's when the Windows Vista Beta2 release expires (If I haven't thrown it away long before then.

Tim B.

[Raggi_Thor]

Just read in UpFront eZine from Ralph Grabowski, who attended a meeting McNeel had with jouralists, that they are working on a version for Intel based Macs, http://worldcadaccess.typepad.com/
"Now he's talkng about their new development partner. The big news, first broken by Roopinder Tara of Tenlinks, is that a beta of Rhino for Mac OS X will become available in a few weeks (spy photo below). The audience cheers. "

Roopinder Tara: http://cadinsider.typepad.com/my_weblog/

[Tim B]

Yes, I saw that, I don't want to buy a Mac, though, and even if MacOS X were "finished" so that it ran on common hardware, I'm not too keen on spending $$$ to run it.

Tim B.

[Jeff]

I'd buy OSX if it were priced along the lines of windows or Redhat Enterprise in a second... I'm just not ready to lock myself in with $3000-$5000 of hardware that is limited to only running OSX when I already have hardware that equally good. A leap of faith a magnitude smaller for the OS purchase doesn't bother me much, although I'd prefer linux.

[Tim B]

Debian is free.

[tandu]

... debian, ubuntu, fedora, gentoo, suse ... are free!