The Linux audiovisual production community recently faced a significant blow with the news of Maxon’s acquisition of Left Angle. This event culminated in the abrupt and unexpected shutdown of Autograph‘s servers on June 5, 2025, rendering the software inoperable overnight. The disruption even affected users who had invested in perpetual licenses, generating a wave of …
In a new chapter of the Autograph discontinuation saga, a user details how they managed to get a full refund for their license by disputing the breach of the end-user license agreement (EULA), offering a possible solution for other aggrieved customers.
Despite the good news for Autograph users, the continuity of Linux support still worries the Penguin community.
Have you ever felt that the world of audiovisual production is a closed club, with doors open only to Windows and macOS users? If you’re an enthusiast of the penguin’s operating system, you’ve probably looked for solutions to run your projects and wondered if it was possible to have a 100% professional workflow on Linux. …