This is coming from a guy who currently supports a couple of hundred Linux-using graphics developers, (not counting servers - just devs who have and use Linux professionally @ their workstations).

A couple of years ago, diffusion of distributions and low marketshare had kept DAZ out of the Linux biz (and for good reason... when you only have so many programmers, you keep 'em where they can best maintain the bottom line.)

Nowadays, things have changed.

If, for instance, DAZ ported D|S for use with Ubuntu, contacted Canonical (the company that distributes Ubuntu), and had them ship D|S and the free basic content packages with every Ubuntu download (with a few neat announcements and etc)?

You'd likely see a doubling of Poserdom's active user base inside of six months, with perhaps a nice percentage (not great, but nice) of those becoming regular customers.

No, I'm not kidding.

Ubuntu (and thus Desktop Linux) usage is growing almost exponentially, and the number of people who would be willing to play with and fall in love with 3D/CG artwork would likely grow along with that curve.

So why Ubuntu and not (fave distro)? Because Ubuntu is a clear leader in desktop Linux, and while I myself prefer Fedora Core, Fedora Core (RedHat) wouldn't ship it w/  D|S installed due to their own philosophies concerning proprietary code - based apps.

So, I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss an OS there...

/P