Wow. Maya is 100% compatible with Linux, which will increase the 3D community by a huge amount once word gets out. (Maya usually cost a bazillion dollars (well, $18k or so), and with this, the Linux community (which pretty starved for decent 3D editing programs) can jump in with both feet. (there's no pirate version of Maya for Linux that I'm aware of, since Unix code is way easier to secure against such things.) This sale is actually good news, IMHO... it may indeed see an increase of folks who get into 3D. /P