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The software I run a 8 figure business with only works in windows and macs. Not a specific title but the software for an entire industry. Linux is nice but still a novelty in my world.
What software is that? Is it something with a really heavy desktop client by nature (e.g CAD, video editing), or could it instead have a browser-based frontend?
Yes, CAD/CAM stuff like Catia, SW, mastercam, etc. It will take a lot of market share improvements to convince the developers to bother with a port. I'm no M$ fanboy, just no real production alternative.
I really wish SW ran on Linux. That would get me to switch over entirely.
you can run sw 2022 and 2023 in some distros. https://github.com/cryinkfly/SOLIDWORKS-for-Linux
doesn't work in mint tho, i tried.
How good does it run in the supported distros?
no idea, i can't get any other distros to work properly
So much grief caused by the widespread move from Unix to Windows in the industry sector. The Unix dwarves grew too greedy, their hardware platforms too niche⦠they unleashed the beast from the depths. An IBM-PC so powerful, it quashed their empires!
I reckon they might be using a lot of Windows specific libraries, making any porting a real pain in the ass. And when you're in that space, unfortunately people just have to choose the OS that goes with their applications, not the other way around.
It's literally easier to start an entirely new CAD/CAM project and make that cross-platform. Unfortunately, that's a 7 or 8 figure proposition to get started as well (probably 8 for a polished product that can pull proper market share).
Same. Until Linux is supported by scada systems it will only be a service, non-hmi OS, in my world.
The sad part is a lot of modern SCADAs and DCSs are migrating or have already migrated to HTML, but using Microsoft technologies as core. π€¦ββοΈ