On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 04:36:06PM +0100, Luis Matos wrote: > Maybe software vendors will look at linux for more power for less > hardware, using 64 bit solution. > > Talking about CAD and CAM, for example, they need too much of power, > even if machines are currently enought. > > Having linux to complete use 64 bit solutions may open a door for > software vendors to built their applications on linux. > > Free cad implementations are too simple for use in some industrial > environments, when programs like CATIA or Solidorks, or inventor, Come > in Mind. > These programs are expensive and require power that can be better used > in 64 bit platform. > > CATIA has unix versions ... i don't really know if they will ever have > linux versions.
Who knows. Given they probably have to do extensive testing to cerfity a platform with specific hardware and drivers and everything else with specific versions, it may simply not be feasable to do that for linux, at least not at this time. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
