[mdlug] CAD vs CAE (for linux)

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Robert Adkins

> > At my current job, my boss likes linux and we use it wherever we can, 
> > along with legacy unix.   He would like to roll out CAD linux boxes, but 
> > neither UG nor Catia are available for linux.  

> > Is it politics and/or M$ money?     

>     UG and Catia are/were both born upon UNIX, so it seems to me that it 
> should be far from immeasurably difficult to port over to Linux.

 Don't the CAD programs have a long history of 'anti-piracy' measures and
such? Dongles, codes, and license servers, oh my! Enforcing such measures it
a lot harder when the end user can muck with the actual operating system. It
might be paranoia on the part of the CAD companies.

 Just a theory. One reason I like gaming on Linux is that I don't have to
bother with cracks and such just to play legitimately-purchased games without
digging out the CD or whatever each time.

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                            (313) 227-2317

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