If your cad software were ported to run native on any OS, would you:

Discussion in 'General Computing' started by Jeff, Oct 22, 2006.

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If your current cad software ran the same under any OS, would you:

  1. Continue running windows because it's the best OS with all things considered

    2 vote(s)
    5.0%

  2. Continue running windows for maximum compatibility with others

    6 vote(s)
    15.0%

  3. Continue running windows for maximum familiarity with the most installed OS

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Continue running windows because no time for the learning curve of a new OS

    4 vote(s)
    10.0%

  5. Change to Mac for additional speed / less OS bloat

    5 vote(s)
    12.5%

  6. Change to Mac for additional stability

    3 vote(s)
    7.5%

  7. Change to Mac for additional OS features

    1 vote(s)
    2.5%

  8. Change to Mac "for the coolness factor"

    2 vote(s)
    5.0%

  9. Change to Mac over ideological concerns re: the company itself

    1 vote(s)
    2.5%

  10. Change to Mac because of virus/worm concerns

    1 vote(s)
    2.5%

  11. Change to Linux for additional speed / less OS bloat

    2 vote(s)
    5.0%

  12. Change to Linux for additional stability

    5 vote(s)
    12.5%

  13. Change to Linux for additional OS features

    4 vote(s)
    10.0%

  14. Change to Linux because it's free

    1 vote(s)
    2.5%

  15. Change to Linux over ideological concerns re: the developers

    3 vote(s)
    7.5%

  16. Change to a different OS (not windows, mac, or linux)

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. StianM
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    StianM Senior Member

    I don't nead all the ported software, moust things can or will runn in wine.

    What bothers me is the hardware manyfacturers not releasing drivers for linux.
     
    StianM, Sep 19, 2007
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  3. masalai
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    masalai masalai

    StainM, What flavour do you run? & what hardware drivers do you need?

    It took me a little while to sort out which manufacturers suppoirt linux. Many now do, but I now favour brother (printers), both nvidia & AMD video drivers have manufacturer & community support, & many clevo manufactured notebooks, but I am still after one without the glossy lcd and with AMD cpu as they (in notebook form) use far less power & will slow down under linux control when that oomph is not needed, conserving battery & reducing heat output.

    My flavour is "linux mint" with wine to run DelftShip & FreeShip. I am toying with the idea of ubuntu-studio to cover all music, video & stills editing & manipulation at fairly complex levels made easy with gui.
     
    masalai, Jan 8, 2008
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