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Windows architecture is a mess, I wish more software companies would support Linux as cross platform compatibility gets easier each day but that doesn’t seem to

Windows architecture is a mess, I wish more software companies would support Linux as cross platform compatibility gets easier each day but that doesn’t seem to be case. Unfortunately it is really hard for game development companies to develop on Linux as most of the software used by artists require Windows to function. Hopefully one day my company will be able ditch Windows completely but it might take another decade.

toivo 5y ago
Krita and blender are really good open source software for graphic artists so the situation is not all bad.
- raxxorrax 5y ago
  Seriously. I think it is just momentum that keeps people in a parasitic relationship with Adobe. Print isn't that relevant today and even that is no issue for alternatives. I just use both in a non-professional manner, but they are extremely dependable tools. I use them on Apple devices too. They even run perfectly on an M1 with an emulation layer. Really good performance. Next notebook is probably a Linux device again, but designers and artists have a lot of choice today.
est31 5y ago
The problem is not the software the artists use. I'm sure that Google designers use Mac too even though Google is a Linux shop. The problem is the extremely tiny market that Linux users represent. Plus issues with drivers, binary compatibility between releases, etc.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
I can't take anyone seriously who says "Windows architecture is a mess" in the same breath as they promote Linux Desktop, an architecture with no consistent userspace by design.
- FranchuFranchu 5y ago
  Freedesktop and POSIX are quite consistent.
gerash 5y ago
Linux on desktop sucks because no one is maintaining it. Yes there are freelancers and volunteers but they can take it only this far. Linux works on the servers because lots of companies don't wanna be locked into MS offerings and pay for building all their ecosystem around Linux by their business profit. Such business doesn't exist for desktop Linux and that's the only way to make it happen. It's also a tough job. See Android whose development has been paid for over the years still gets forked and fragmented due to the fact that apparently Linux doesn't maintain a consistent HAL (perhaps so they can refactor easily idk). So this Linux desktop dream just won't come true when there's no stable business paying for the development.

toivo 5y ago

Krita and blender are really good open source software for graphic artists so the situation is not all bad.

raxxorrax 5y ago
Seriously. I think it is just momentum that keeps people in a parasitic relationship with Adobe. Print isn't that relevant today and even that is no issue for alternatives. I just use both in a non-professional manner, but they are extremely dependable tools. I use them on Apple devices too. They even run perfectly on an M1 with an emulation layer. Really good performance. Next notebook is probably a Linux device again, but designers and artists have a lot of choice today.

est31 5y ago

The problem is not the software the artists use. I'm sure that Google designers use Mac too even though Google is a Linux shop. The problem is the extremely tiny market that Linux users represent. Plus issues with drivers, binary compatibility between releases, etc.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago

I can't take anyone seriously who says "Windows architecture is a mess" in the same breath as they promote Linux Desktop, an architecture with no consistent userspace by design.

FranchuFranchu 5y ago
Freedesktop and POSIX are quite consistent.

gerash 5y ago

Linux on desktop sucks because no one is maintaining it. Yes there are freelancers and volunteers but they can take it only this far. Linux works on the servers because lots of companies don't wanna be locked into MS offerings and pay for building all their ecosystem around Linux by their business profit. Such business doesn't exist for desktop Linux and that's the only way to make it happen. It's also a tough job. See Android whose development has been paid for over the years still gets forked and fragmented due to the fact that apparently Linux doesn't maintain a consistent HAL (perhaps so they can refactor easily idk). So this Linux desktop dream just won't come true when there's no stable business paying for the development.