Sorry Matt,
I didn’t know that Maya was available for Linux (I thought it was only available for NT, Unix, and OS X)
To clarify, Linux is an open source system. So any program made for Linux can have its code modified or copied. Meaning the term “open-source” the system allows its code to be shown. Windows, Mac OS 9, Unix are all closed source system.
This is why applications on Linux are dirt cheap. It is like the drug industry. Prescription drugs are expensive in the US because their are laws protecting the mixture and the dosage of the drug. But in Canada They are much cheaper because similar drugs can be made because there, which is less stricter laws to guard the formula of drugs.
Same with Linux,
Anybody that makes an app on Linux knows that they run the risk of people copying code and calling it their own. It is one of those things that is good for the consumer but bad for business.
*Originally posted by Kyle Fenton *
**Sorry Matt,
I didn’t know that Maya was available for Linux (I thought it was only available for NT, Unix, and OS X)
To clarify, Linux is an open source system. So any program made for Linux can have its code modified or copied. Meaning the term “open-source” the system allows its code to be shown. Windows, Mac OS 9, Unix are all closed source system.
This is why applications on Linux are dirt cheap. It is like the drug industry. Prescription drugs are expensive in the US because their are laws protecting the mixture and the dosage of the drug. But in Canada They are much cheaper because similar drugs can be made because there, which is less stricter laws to guard the formula of drugs.
Same with Linux,
Anybody that makes an app on Linux knows that they run the risk of people copying code and calling it their own. It is one of those things that is good for the consumer but bad for business. **
No they don’t. In this you are totally and completely wrong. If you want to release an application for Linux, there’s nothing making you release the source code. Absolutely nothing at all. There then is no way for anyone to modify it or redistribute it or claim it as their own. This is the exact same way it works on the Windows platform. The source code to Maya and Oracle and WordPerfect Office and DB2 is not released. You can’t distribute any of those without the permission of the manufacturer. It works the same way as Windows. I don’t know where you got your information from but it’s just plain wrong.
Matt