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12/3/23

ADMIN NOTICE: Recent spam to this list & change to posting policy

Apologies if some recent spam from this list has snuck past your own junk mail filters. The senders

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ADMIN NOTICE: Recent spam to this list & change to posting policy

Apologies if some recent spam from this list has snuck past your own junk mail filters. The senders

12/3/23

elro...@gmail.com, Nick Cannon2

11/21/23

Remove "built with ucs4" qualifier from Python version description

Thank you for catching this, it has now been removed. Nick On Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 11:04:20

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Remove "built with ucs4" qualifier from Python version description

Thank you for catching this, it has now been removed. Nick On Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 11:04:20

11/21/23

Neal Gompa, … Deke Kincaid8

9/16/23

Tracking CMake in the VFX Platform

It is really nice these days that I don't need to have conversations with the main DCC makers

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Tracking CMake in the VFX Platform

It is really nice these days that I don't need to have conversations with the main DCC makers

9/16/23

9/5/23

CY2024 Finalized

I'm happy to report that VFX Reference Platform CY2024 has been finalized, full details are at

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CY2024 Finalized

I'm happy to report that VFX Reference Platform CY2024 has been finalized, full details are at

9/5/23

9/5/23

Upcoming events for the VFX Reference Platform

Thank you to all who attended the User Group just over a month ago, or the Birds of a Feather session

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Upcoming events for the VFX Reference Platform

Thank you to all who attended the User Group just over a month ago, or the Birds of a Feather session

9/5/23

Chad Dombrova, Robert Fanner4

9/1/23

Using Spack to build the VFX Reference Platform

Thanks Chad - It's great that you've put this resource together, particularly as it's

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Using Spack to build the VFX Reference Platform

Thanks Chad - It's great that you've put this resource together, particularly as it's

9/1/23

8/1/23

Links from User Group

Thank you to all those who attended the User Group earlier today. We'll look into posting the

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Links from User Group

Thank you to all those who attended the User Group earlier today. We'll look into posting the

8/1/23

Nick Cannon, … Kimball Thurston6

7/18/23

Legacy DCC compatibility and the new libstdc++ ABI

Hey Jeff :) We also have multiple hundreds of things in flight, so definitely share that pain :) The

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Legacy DCC compatibility and the new libstdc++ ABI

Hey Jeff :) We also have multiple hundreds of things in flight, so definitely share that pain :) The

7/18/23

Nick Cannon, … Larry Gritz20

7/11/23

CY2024 Draft Published

I can't speak authoritatively about Cuda, especially for old versions, but our experience at SPI

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CY2024 Draft Published

I can't speak authoritatively about Cuda, especially for old versions, but our experience at SPI

7/11/23

Jean-Francois Panisset

6/12/23

aswf-docker containers released for VFX Platform 2023

There should now be a full set of VFX Platform 2023 compliantaswf Docker images, for instance: https:

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aswf-docker containers released for VFX Platform 2023

There should now be a full set of VFX Platform 2023 compliantaswf Docker images, for instance: https:

6/12/23

Michael Rochefort, … Larry Gritz5

5/23/23

CY2024 - Python 3.12?

What we need to appreciate is that when we say that a package like OpenEXR needs to have their

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CY2024 - Python 3.12?

What we need to appreciate is that when we say that a package like OpenEXR needs to have their

5/23/23

Neal Gompa, … Larry Gritz11

5/20/23

Adding a C standard qualifier to the VFX Reference Platform spec

There's nothing in the OpenEXR C interface that should be problematic, beyond being sure that we

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Adding a C standard qualifier to the VFX Reference Platform spec

There's nothing in the OpenEXR C interface that should be problematic, beyond being sure that we

5/20/23

5/10/23

RHEL 9.2 released

Hey folks, Today, Red Hat released RHEL 9.2[1], which provides an awesome goodie-bag of new features

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RHEL 9.2 released

Hey folks, Today, Red Hat released RHEL 9.2[1], which provides an awesome goodie-bag of new features

5/10/23

Michael Rochefort

4/3/23

[CY2024] Qt 6.5 LTS has been released

For vendors and developers who are looking to get a jump start on CY2024 testing for the next

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[CY2024] Qt 6.5 LTS has been released

For vendors and developers who are looking to get a jump start on CY2024 testing for the next

4/3/23

3/30/23

PySide-5.15.3 breaking change.

Hi everyone. It looks like PySide-5.15.3 introduced a breaking change. As this version is within

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PySide-5.15.3 breaking change.

Hi everyone. It looks like PySide-5.15.3 introduced a breaking change. As this version is within

3/30/23

Nick Cannon, … Cary Phillips4

11/17/22

CY2023 Finalized

Late to the party here, but to confirm the obvious, the Reference Platform CY2023 will remain on

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CY2023 Finalized

Late to the party here, but to confirm the obvious, the Reference Platform CY2023 will remain on

11/17/22

Larry Gritz, … Edward Lam8

10/17/22

The great big VFX software dependency matrix

The spreadsheet has really shaped up over the last few days, thanks to everybody for the help. Take a

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The great big VFX software dependency matrix

The spreadsheet has really shaped up over the last few days, thanks to everybody for the help. Take a

10/17/22

Nick Cannon, … David Yu12

10/9/22

Feedback request - updating CY2023 for OpenSubdiv 3.5

Thank you for all the feedback here and directly to the working group. Thanks also to David for the

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Feedback request - updating CY2023 for OpenSubdiv 3.5

Thank you for all the feedback here and directly to the working group. Thanks also to David for the

10/9/22

mark.mc...@disneyanimation.com, … Joshua LaCross5

9/1/22

PyQt4 to PyQt5 Conversion Script

I get the error "can't open file 'pyqt4topyqt5.py" I don't see any file in the

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PyQt4 to PyQt5 Conversion Script

I get the error "can't open file 'pyqt4topyqt5.py" I don't see any file in the

9/1/22

Julian Mann, … Ethan Estrada4

8/15/22

There is already a Wikipedia page documenting official and unofficial port number usage. It would

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There is already a Wikipedia page documenting official and unofficial port number usage. It would

8/15/22

8/15/22

VFX Linux recommendations published

In case you missed it, last week the VFX Linux Task Force presented their findings at ASWF Open

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VFX Linux recommendations published

In case you missed it, last week the VFX Linux Task Force presented their findings at ASWF Open

8/15/22

Nick Cannon, Pipeline TD6

8/2/22

Upcoming events - VFX Reference Platform and Future of Linux in VFX and Animation

On Monday, August 1, 2022 at 7:00:08 PM UTC-7 Nick Cannon wrote: ASWF event keynote: Future of Linux

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Upcoming events - VFX Reference Platform and Future of Linux in VFX and Animation

On Monday, August 1, 2022 at 7:00:08 PM UTC-7 Nick Cannon wrote: ASWF event keynote: Future of Linux

8/2/22

Nick Cannon, … Neal Gompa46

7/7/22

CY2023 Draft Published

I think it's fairly reasonable to stick with Python 3.10 right now, all things considered. Unlike

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CY2023 Draft Published

I think it's fairly reasonable to stick with Python 3.10 right now, all things considered. Unlike

7/7/22

Deke Kincaid, Neal Gompa2

5/26/22

qt 5.15.4 opensource

On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 3:17 PM Deke Kincaid <dekek...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just a

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qt 5.15.4 opensource

On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 3:17 PM Deke Kincaid <dekek...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just a

5/26/22

Mark Maguire, … Anton Potapov9

3/16/22

Hi Edward! Thank you very much for the list! As well for all who wonder about RHEL support of oneTBB

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Hi Edward! Thank you very much for the list! As well for all who wonder about RHEL support of oneTBB

3/16/22

Nick Cannon, … Kevin Constantine7

3/13/22

Studio Platform Survey Report published

It's a good question. The answer requires making some very broad assumptions which is why it was

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Studio Platform Survey Report published

It's a good question. The answer requires making some very broad assumptions which is why it was

3/13/22

Neal Gompa, … Edward Lam31

3/11/22

Are we trying to solve the VFX Platform issue correctly?

Hi David, On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 2:01 PM David Aguilar wrote: I don't think any of the ISVs

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Are we trying to solve the VFX Platform issue correctly?

Hi David, On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 2:01 PM David Aguilar wrote: I don't think any of the ISVs

3/11/22

Aleksandar Kocic, … Mike Owen12

1/19/22

Python 3 support graph for the popular VFX packages

Hello, I'm pleased to announce that AWS Thinkbox Deadline v10.1.20.3 (shipped 21st Dec 2021) now

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Python 3 support graph for the popular VFX packages

Hello, I'm pleased to announce that AWS Thinkbox Deadline v10.1.20.3 (shipped 21st Dec 2021) now

1/19/22

Neal Gompa, Nick Cannon2

1/14/22

Self-introduction: Neal Gompa (Fedora, CentOS, openSUSE)

Welcome Neal! Thank you for the excellent intro, it's great to have you here on the list. No

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Self-introduction: Neal Gompa (Fedora, CentOS, openSUSE)

Welcome Neal! Thank you for the excellent intro, it's great to have you here on the list. No

1/14/22

12/16/21

Python 2 support for a new project

Hey folks, Off the back of the Python 3 readiness thread, I had a question for you all. Is Python 2

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Python 2 support for a new project

Hey folks, Off the back of the Python 3 readiness thread, I had a question for you all. Is Python 2

12/16/21

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