• ozymandias@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    what app? chances are there’s a linux equivalent that’s way better, more powerful, and harder to learn….
    for me it’s DAWs… bigwig studio runs on linux and is pretty nice, but i just want ableton

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      2 days ago

      Yeah, DAWs are definitely one of those niche things that keep people using Windows. I’m an Ableton user as well, and it’s one of a few Windows apps that I struggle to replace.

      My wife teaches post-secondary, and stays on Windows because all of the commercial CAD software is for Windows. (AutoCad, Sketchup, Pro Tools, etc.)

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        2 days ago

        Academics can get Siemens NX CAD licenses at a very low nominal fee. Version 12 or lower runs on REL, SUSE but also will run on OpenSUSE.

        Newer NX versions dropped GUI support for Linux, just headless cad for batching work.

        Maybe they will bring it back once the X and Wayland transition is complete.