Wir werden immer wieder gefragt, wann die native Linux Version mit Bricscad verfügbar sein wird. Erik de Keyser, der Geschäftsführer der Bricsys hat hierzu folgendes im Forum veröffentlicht. Der Text liegt uns leider nur in englisch vor:
Hinweis: Die aktuelle Bricsys V9 CLASSIC läuft problemlos unter WINE. Also für den Übergang ev. eine gute Lösung.
To all Linux enthusiasts.
First of all I refer to Hans' statement in his post of 2008-04-11 on this forum. We are working on the LINUX version. Let me explain what's going on. Today we are working with well over 30 developers on Bricscad Windows just to complete the full rewrite of Bricscad. Bricscad V8 was the first release based on our new CAD engine but redesigning and rewriting such a software is a hell of task as you can imagine. We have worked as hard on the development environments: our goal is to offer 100% compatibility there too. We expect to terminate that in Q4. By then we have a fully new coded CAD platform, including all the DWG development environments (LISP, COM, SDS, BRX), 100% compatible. The goal is to offer a CAD platform where application developers can offer their products as well. I guess overtime you will want applications on LINUX too, right? When we started the rewrite - now 4 years ago - it was the plan to produce also a native LINUX version based on exactly the same source code as the windows version. So we decided to choose one common interface development environment that could provide us a GUI with one source code for all platforms. We choose WX Widgets. For commercial reasons that you all will understand, we decided to give priority for the Windows rewrite, but as we redesign and rewrite the new GUI of Bricscad meanwhile we create as well the new GUI for the LINUX version. So are we working on it: yes step by step there are huge development chunks that serve Windows and LINUX. While concentrating also on the development environments of our Bricscad platform we found out that some parts of the MFC classes still will be required in the windows version because they are used many times by application developers. inevitably the consequence is that we will end up with two code streams although the differences will be minor. We will work on LINUX equivalents for application development and try to convince application developers to also offer on both platforms although it will require minor modifications to their code if they want both. We expect some will do, some not. Life would have been way more simple for us, by just using MFC classes and produce only a windows version. But we didn't , and that huge investment is your guarantee that we will release a native LINUX version. So for once and for all, that LINUX product is in the making. But please understand the scale of what we are doing. To do this right we had to have a broader vision than just rewrite an other DWG product. We are nearly there.
Timing: Q4 of this year we hope to complete the Bricscad Windows rewrite.
Immediately after that we can focus with a large number of developers on completing the native LINUX version. I hope you understand that - thanks to our decisions of 4 years ago - the absolute major part of the code is existing. Still we expect some serious developments required due to differences of the two OS's. Probably 8 to 10 months. But it will be the priority then. Enabling a lot of applications to run on Bricscad for LINUX is the next thing. To be complete: will there be a Mac version? Maybe...
It is our wish to be multi platform. But LINUX first.
I understand your frustrations. I hope you understand the size of this undertaking. I hope also you understand that we can't always communicate early in the open about our plans and our progress. That's our frustration. I sincerely thank you all for supporting us so far and I have to ask you to continue with that. Believe me, we are very very committed in everything we do. We do believe in interoperability, openness, fair pricing, excellent support, a good relation with our customers and all the wonderful people we have in this company. We don't believe in false promises.
Thanks
erik de keyser
CEO Bricsys