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> Linux support available for Studio license holders.

Apparently using a free OS implies one is doing a “high-budget production” and thus demands 5x cost. Of course the “lite” version does not support Linux at all.

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This is a limitation of our engineering bandwidth. Our Linux product is currently focused on big budget post facilities which often use Linux. There is no need to frame it as a slight, thanks.

I should add we do plan to make the Indie license available for Linux this year sometime.

That would be great! I meant it as less of a slight and more of a reflection of disappointment after seeing Linux headlined in the title, only to see a tiny footnote exclude it for many cases.

> Our Linux product is currently focused on big budget post facilities which often use Linux.

What's the value prop for a studio to run something on Linux vs Mac / Windows?

This is interesting to me to hear as the trope for Linux is that it's not used for audio/video work (and couldn't find much online about real world professional usage without pulling up reviews of best video editor / etc sort of results).

Also, congratulations on the release - rewrites are a huge undertaking.

Linux is the main OS at quite a few 2D and 3D animation studios. (I suspect because the industry started out on SGI machines running Unix.)

I think the parent's point is still valid, though? It's unfortunate to assume that use of Linux implies big budget. Of course we know it has a lot of hobbyists too.

Massive production houses use Linux extensively: that's who this is targeted at.

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