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Posted by chrisd on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @12:06AM from the mad-props-to-rmann-and-his-ilm-homies dept.

Nicholas DePetrillo writes "Linux Journal has a big story about how LINUX is being used in hollywood, specificly at Industrial Light and Magic with some GREAT screenshots and a very descriptive article with configuration details." Word has it that their rendering farms have gotten even bigger since this article was published.

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anology - Star Wars -- Linux (Score:3, Funny)

by dirvish ( 574948 ) writes: <(dirvish) (at) (foundnews.com)> on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @12:09AM (#3683959) Homepage Journal

Could there be some kind of anology between the light side vs the dark side and Linux vs Microsoft.

Would that make Bill Vader? Which distro is Obi Wan Kanobi?

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slashdotted after 2 comments (Score:5, Funny)

by bilbobuggins ( 535860 ) writes: <`moc.tnujtnuj' `ta' `snigguboblib'> on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @12:14AM (#3683983)

'Linux Journal' no less.
we must never speak of this again
;)

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They'll have to stop using Linux (Score:4, Funny)

by 1010011010 ( 53039 ) writes: on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @12:15AM (#3683990) Homepage

They'll have to stop using Linux right after they outlaw it.

I'm assuming that would be the case, anyway.

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And soon... (Score:4, Funny)

by SteelX ( 32194 ) writes: on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @12:16AM (#3683993)

...we'll have to start calling the company GNU/Industrial Light and Magic. :-)

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Cool stuff (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @12:55AM (#3684160)

Now this is cool!
Plus, they've GOT Beowulf cluster of these!!!

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Re:anology - Star Wars -- Linux (Score:2, Funny)

by msaavedra ( 29918 ) writes: on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @01:50AM (#3684305)

Would that make Bill Vader? Which distro is Obi Wan Kanobi?

No, everyone knows that Eric S. Raymond is Obi-Wan Kenobi. [merlins.org]

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Re:They'll have to stop using Linux (Score:2, Funny)

by Charleton Heston ( 584273 ) writes: on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @02:00AM (#3684333) Homepage

Remember, it's your responsibility and your Second Ammendment right to defend Linux by owning a firearm, and also by joining the organization that I am proud to be the president of: the NRA.

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thought process of the /. editors (Score:2, Funny)

by madenosine ( 199677 ) writes: on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @02:06AM (#3684351)

big article + screen shots = slashdotted = so posted

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Re:Great News (Score:5, Funny)

by mnordstr ( 472213 ) writes: on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @03:30AM (#3684501) Journal

"What would happen to the gaming world at large if Sony was to start developing games for Linux?"

I would remove my Windows partition.

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Re:anology - Star Wars -- Linux (Score:4, Funny)

by Wudbaer ( 48473 ) writes: on Wednesday June 12, 2002 @06:22AM (#3684894) Homepage

So Bill Gates is Linus Torvald's father ? Omygod !

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anology - Star Wars -- Linux (Score:3, Funny)

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They'll have to stop using Linux (Score:4, Funny)

And soon... (Score:4, Funny)

Cool stuff (Score:1, Funny)

Re:anology - Star Wars -- Linux (Score:2, Funny)

Re:They'll have to stop using Linux (Score:2, Funny)

thought process of the /. editors (Score:2, Funny)

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