MotionGenesis™ and operating systems
| Question: | Why is MotionGenesis™ not constantly updated for Linux, Ubuntu, etc.? |
| Answer: | We frequently update our software for PC/Windows and MacOSX. |
| Some operating systems are less cost effective than PC/Windows and MacOSX. | |
| Costs to maintain MotionGenesis™ for each operating system include: | |
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• Purchase computers and/or software for virtual machines.
• Purchase, install, and upgrade operating system and compiler tools. • Purchase, install, and upgrade 3rd-party tools (Installers, Java, Gnuplot, ...). • Pay experts to develop end-user software for each operating system. |
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| Purchase: | Contact Motion Genesis to purchase a professional, research, or 8+ student version of our software for operating systems other than PC/Windows and MacOSX. |
For MotionGenesis™, the ratio of request for PC/Windows (or MAC OSX)
to that of Linux/other operating system is ≈ 200 to 1.
Updating Linux/other operating systems is more cost-effective for purchases
that are significantly larger than a single-user student version.