From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Hzyrj-0000if-Nx for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:48:44 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l5HHlSQ0016848; Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:47:28 GMT Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l5HHgQh8011042 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:42:26 GMT Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 17 Jun 2007 17:42:25 -0000 Received: from thor.hrz.uni-oldenburg.de (EHLO [192.168.0.145]) [134.106.137.68] by mail.gmx.net (mp001) with SMTP; 17 Jun 2007 19:42:25 +0200 X-Authenticated: #38048819 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18hLbIaFNkhITh3zRhZJNpPwBo3WkLC1U3LuingnT g+rMARNiGCxslS Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Linux Installers for Blizzard Products From: Marc Joliet To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20070614131613.4F7F984BC0@mail.ilievnet.com> References: <20070613174647.072678D841@mail.ilievnet.com> <8cd1ed20706131325s20c1a8f4id63a0fa0476b564d@mail.gmail.com> <20070614131613.4F7F984BC0@mail.ilievnet.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-9b9CdBwQhztYSVSZspkj" Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:42:19 +0200 Message-Id: <1182102139.25704.70.camel@marcec.huntemann.uni-oldenburg.de> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.3 X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Archives-Salt: af581186-29cd-443b-b96f-8836057cd41d X-Archives-Hash: af7c6bb2339e26b8ab6e08dfd5131461 --=-9b9CdBwQhztYSVSZspkj Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Am Donnerstag, den 14.06.2007, 16:16 +0300 schrieb Daniel Iliev: > On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:25:29 +1200 > "Kent Fredric" wrote: >=20 > > On 6/14/07, Daniel Iliev wrote: > > > Hi, guys > > > > > > I hope some of you won't find this message too much spam-alike. > > > Today I accidentally found there is a petition on-line [1]. It > > > represents a request to Blizzard to include Linux installers in > > > their products. I thought the gamers from the list might be > > > interested in signing that petition. Even I'm not a gamer (anymore) > > > I signed it, because I hate it when big companies ignore the Linux > > > community. > > > > > > > > > [1] http://www.petitiononline.com/ibpfl/ > > > > >=20 Even though I only play shooters now (UT series and Doom 3 [1]) - and with increasingly larger time frames between each session - I am glad there is pressure for Linux support. It will very surely trigger Linux/BSD/etc. popularity, so I voted for the petition :). I hope these kind of petitions help stop the chicken/egg problem (no support --> no interest --> no support --> ...) > >=20 > > I argued I don't game any more _because_ of the lack of linux games > > that were not already bored with. HIstorically, game dev's argument > > has been along the lines of 'if they want to game, they'll just use > > windows, or get a console'. > >=20 > > What they don't realize, is its possible many of us have simply lost > > interest in the gaming community simply because 'just use windows' > > isn't really viable for most of us :P That's one of the reasons I quit gaming. The last game I bought was Gothic 3 (because I loved the first 2), which I never did finish. Note that I'm a mere 20, so you'd think I'd still be into gaming ;). > >=20 [...] >=20 > I lost my interest in games mostly because I have changed. There was a > time I wouldn't miss a new game for any reason. Now I haven't seen yet > even how does WOW look like. As I said it has nothing to do with Linux, > Licenses, policy etc. I just lost the thrill as the years passed by. >=20 This would be the other main reason I stopped gaming. Over time I just lost interest in it. Plus, the gaming world kind of scares me... think http://www.somethingawful.com/d/art-of-warcraft/index.php [2]. I would also like to point out that some gaming magazines are actually pushing for native Linux support in games. I'm specifically thinking of the German GameStar, which had 2 special issues dedicated to Linux to date. It was the first issue with SuSE 9.1 on DVD which first got me to try out Linux [3]. They also prefer native Linux support over Emulation, and even said so in an editorial explicitly criticizing that some companies are actively working toward "integration" with Cedega instead of developing a native Linux version. Sadly, following my disinterest in gaming, I canceled my subscription. > --=20 > Best regards, > Daniel --=20 Marc Joliet [1] Hooray for the Gentoo Games Project!!! [2] Should I warn about possibly not work safe content here? I don't read that column often, but am quite sure it illustrates my point. [3] Not just me. GameStar even has a relatively active Linux Forum: http://www.gamestar.de/community/gspinboard/forumdisplay.php?s=3D943350a52e= 1eb42ab89fa9f19e20ce57&f=3D45 --=-9b9CdBwQhztYSVSZspkj Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBGdXJwz700kO2CR/ARAp6qAJ9envE55obmaYECdxYPtmlu2sIqagCeMLwI g9K8bfcA6tFaxvrh/aQRn1s= =wIAv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-9b9CdBwQhztYSVSZspkj-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list