Hadron wrote:
High Plains Thumper writes:
[H]omer wrote:
Verily I say unto thee, that High Plains Thumper spake
thusly:
[snip impressive list and summary]
But actually, of all the music creation software out
there, my all time favourite is still that erstwhile Amiga
stalwart SoundTracker, which I am overjoyed to discover is
still going strong and available on GNU/Linux, and even
better is now licensed under the GPL. Woot!:
http://www.soundtracker.org/
Ah memories! Of course one doesn't need a great memory to
recall the SoundTracker tracks of the 80s, since most of
them ended up becoming loops for techno and trance hits of
the 90s and beyond. If you ever think to yourself "the
melody in that dance song sounds familiar" ... it was
probably a SoundTracker module.
Those in the professional world, most of them do not blog
about their usage of Linux, they simply use it to their
advantage. This includes those in the recording industry,
movie industry, manufacturing, professional engineering and
others.
Folks, here is the advocacy at its best from "true linux
advocate", "kernel hacker", "emacs user", "swapfile expert", "X
specialist", "CUPS guru", "USB-disk server admin", "newsreader
magician" and "hardware maven" Hadron Quark, aka Hans Schneider,
aka Damian O'Leary:
High Plains Rafael speaks. So we all laugh.
"Those in the professional world do not blog about their usage
of Linux".
LOL.
And, err, why not? Is that like "Really millions of Linux
users play top quality games but dont buy them because they
are too busy playing them?"
Hilarious.
I sure hope you're not being paid to be Roy and Homer's butt
plug because you're sure not very good at it.
Linux is a work mover.
Linux is an OS. You are confusing Linux for the Gnus and
OSS/GPL apps which run on the OS/platform. Most of which run
on Windows too.
Do try to understand these basic issues.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8438
[selective quotes]
Circuit Design on Your Linux Box Using gEDA
The area of CAD software used for electronics design is typically
referred to as EDA, short for electronic design automation.
Happily for Linux users, many EDA applications-both proprietary
and open source-are now available for Linux. Perhaps the largest
and oldest open-source project is the gEDA Project. The gEDA
Project is an active community of hackers who have developed
high-quality EDA applications for many different electronic
design tasks. In this article, we examine a set of gEDA programs
you can use to design your own circuit boards from scratch.
Since he started it in 1998, gEDA/gaf has grown to a full suite
of front-end EDA applications. Besides the core programs gschem
and gnetlist, there are almost two-dozen contributed utility
programs, including an attribute manager, a symbol checker, an
refdes generator (or component numberer), symbol generators and
file format conversion utilities. Meanwhile, the various back-end
tools, such as pcb, ngspice and Gnucap have also evolved and
matured, enabling a variety of different flows adapted to
different design types. Currently, the design tools in the
open-source gEDA Suite will support almost any kind of low- to
mid-level electronic design task, offering the same power as
tools costing thousands of dollars.
Stuart Brorson has been an avid Linux user since 1994 and became
a contributor to the gEDA Project in 2003. By day, Stuart is a
professional electrical engineer involved in designing scientific
instruments for spectroscopy.
[/selective quotes]
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8589
Linux Video Production: the State of the Art
[quote]
Linux has, for years, been growing into a major standard in the
Hollywood studio pipeline. A cursory glance at the CinePaint Web
site reveals a catalog of films that could not have been produced
on time or budget (if at all) without a Linux infrastructure.
Without Linux, the Star Wars prequels would have had a different
look, and there would have been no Lord of the Rings trilogy.
From its early days on the renderfarms to its coming of age in
Shrek, Linux has proved time and again its effectiveness, power
and stability to the major studios.
[/quote]
The Signal and Image processing Lab (SIPL), Technion uses Linux
actively for research and teaching in a wide range of signal
processing tasks:
http://siglab.technion.ac.il/Info/Downloads_Matlab-
Application-Server-Usage_e.shtml
or http://tinyurl.com/37rdk8
[quote]
Most of the time, lab computers will be running long Matlab jobs.
This is a problem because it usually necessitates locking the
workstation, which prevents (in Windows) other users from using it.
The Matlab Application Server provides a solution to this
problem. Matlab jobs can be sent (using a web-based interface)
into a queue. Then the lab's Linux server runs the job, and when
it's done, it sends a notification e-mail to the user who sent
it. No computers need to get locked for this.
Mind you, this job will be running on a Linux server, not your
local windows machine. Graphics will not be displayed on-screen,
so be sure to save any graphical output to files. Furthermore,
there is no 'C:' drive - it's usually best if you put all of a
jobs files under the same directory.
[/quote]
Hmmm, there is money in working with Linux:
http://www.cybercoders.com/developer/profile/jobDetails.aspx?
sTerm=&state=CA&radius1=&city=&ad=rssFeed&posId=JRC-LF-SWEng&
AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
or http://tinyurl.com/2tp7zt
[quote]
Software Engineer - Embedded Engineer - Linux, C, C++
Location Irvine, CA; Lake Forest, CA
Recruiter Joyce Courter
Salary $80,000 - $120,000
Position ID JRC-LF-SWEng
Position Type Full-time, Employee
Date Posted 8/22/2007
Category Engineering
Date Updated 8/30/2007
Education Required Bachelor of Science
Experience Required At Least 3 Years
Short Description Software Engineer, SW Developer - Linux,
C, C++ - Embedded SW
Skills Required
SW Engineer, Software Engineer, Linux, embedded, C, C++,
in-flight entertainment, IFE
Job Description
Software Engineer - Embedded Engineer - Linux, C, C++
Are you a Software Engineer with 3+ years experience developing
embedded applications in a Linux environment?
Do you want to work with some of the most advanced technologies
at one of the largest companies in the world?
If so... read on!
What you need for this position:
* 3-5 years of embedded development experience using C/C++
* 2 years of recent experience working in a Linux environment
What will you be doing:
* Develop and maintain embedded application software and/ or
low-level applications for Linux and/ or VxWorks platforms
* Development in C/C++ for hardware device drivers, networked
client-server applications and multiple database driven applications.
What's in it for you:
* The opportunity to work with one of the most technologically
advanced electronic systems in the industry.
* Full benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, life and
401(k) packages, in addition to 12 paid holidays.
NOTE : Must be eligible to work in the US for any employer
[/quote]
There is money in Linux. Professionals use Linux. The only
talking butt plug is Hadron Quark, aka Hans Schneider, aka Damian
O'Leary.
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HPT
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