Dorico on Linux?

Dorico
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Hi @Derrek ,

Pretty nice statement by Linus Torvalds. :slight_smile:
As a former Linux and BSD server system administrator I would agree with him on this Linux related topic.
Entering the Unix-like OSes area for Steinberg is a matter of time. It’s not about are they going to make their products available for such platforms, or not.
Would be better for them and for those of us who would like to move away from Windows, or MacOS if they make this step earlier, than later. :slight_smile:
Still, I’m wondering why Linux is in the focus here, at all?!
I would recommend FreeBSD (or some of the FreeBSD based distros) as a better platform for porting Steinbergs product to. It also shares many common core elements with MacOS.
All BSD distros have two ways of installing apps:

  1. Packages - which is installed with the same package manager. These are the older and stable ones.
  2. Ports - they can be installed with the very same command in every distro. This is how BSD receives the newest apps and their updates.

Not to mention that FreeBSD is far more stable, secure, well organized and hardware resources lighter than any Linux. The Kernel could re-compiled far much easier than the Linux’ one. The support for the Steinberg products will be easier on FreeBSD, than on any Linux.
There are NVidia drivers for FreeBSD…
Just the Steinberg management should contact the original FreeBSD Project:

Or some more Desktop oriented distro:

The BSD distros like FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD (the last two used mainly as server OSes) sharing the same package management and ports system. Exactly the thing that Linus Torvalds pointing to, when talking about standardized Linux OS. Just OpenBSD and NetBSD are designed for server needs, even more security and ability to run on ancient hardware.

Still this is a pretty serious topic and we need to start discussion with the developers behind the products. We need to hear not about what is planned, or not, but their personal opinion about supporting FreeBSD, or Linux distro. What is possible, and what isn’t? Which platform would be the most appropriate for running their products on?

Best wishes,
Thurisaz :slight_smile: