* [gentoo-user] Linux Installers for Blizzard Products @ 2007-06-13 17:46 Daniel Iliev 2007-06-13 20:17 ` [gentoo-user] {OT} " Xavier Parizet 2007-06-13 20:25 ` [gentoo-user] " Kent Fredric 0 siblings, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Daniel Iliev @ 2007-06-13 17:46 UTC (permalink / raw To: gentoo-user 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/ -- Best regards, Daniel -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* [gentoo-user] {OT} Re: Linux Installers for Blizzard Products 2007-06-13 17:46 [gentoo-user] Linux Installers for Blizzard Products Daniel Iliev @ 2007-06-13 20:17 ` Xavier Parizet 2007-06-13 20:25 ` [gentoo-user] " Kent Fredric 1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Xavier Parizet @ 2007-06-13 20:17 UTC (permalink / raw To: gentoo-user -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, June 13, 2007 19:46, 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. I think this is a very good idea and approve it. > > [1] http://www.petitiononline.com/ibpfl/ > > -- > Best regards, > Daniel > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > - -- http://www.linuxant.fr/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGcFD1mSNaOeTZvg0RAmx1AJ9o55YW/rZHigjQFAXnGSIfJCq7YACgwz6P 0kGzjo4hJkCZkU+sq7dDsfM= =VKzK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: [gentoo-user] Linux Installers for Blizzard Products 2007-06-13 17:46 [gentoo-user] Linux Installers for Blizzard Products Daniel Iliev 2007-06-13 20:17 ` [gentoo-user] {OT} " Xavier Parizet @ 2007-06-13 20:25 ` Kent Fredric 2007-06-14 13:16 ` Daniel Iliev 2007-06-15 23:01 ` b.n. 1 sibling, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Kent Fredric @ 2007-06-13 20:25 UTC (permalink / raw To: gentoo-user On 6/14/07, Daniel Iliev <danny@ilievnet.com> 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/ > +Voted 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'. 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 And emulation sucks ass, good ol starcraft is only /just/ playable in all the emulators i've tried :( (Wine-family) -- Kent ruby -e '[1, 2, 4, 7, 0, 9, 5, 8, 3, 10, 11, 6, 12, 13].each{|x| print "enNOSPicAMreil kdrtf@gma.com"[(2*x)..(2*x+1)]}' -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: [gentoo-user] Linux Installers for Blizzard Products 2007-06-13 20:25 ` [gentoo-user] " Kent Fredric @ 2007-06-14 13:16 ` Daniel Iliev 2007-06-15 11:57 ` [ot] " Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman 2007-06-17 17:42 ` Marc Joliet 2007-06-15 23:01 ` b.n. 1 sibling, 2 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Daniel Iliev @ 2007-06-14 13:16 UTC (permalink / raw To: gentoo-user On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:25:29 +1200 "Kent Fredric" <kentfredric@gmail.com> wrote: > On 6/14/07, Daniel Iliev <danny@ilievnet.com> 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/ > > > > +Voted > > 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'. > > 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 > > And emulation sucks ass, good ol starcraft is only /just/ playable in > all the emulators i've tried :( (Wine-family) > > There is recent news on Id Software's site that the new technology they are working on is based on Mac. More info: http://www.idsoftware.com/ 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. -- Best regards, Daniel -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* [ot] Re: [gentoo-user] Linux Installers for Blizzard Products 2007-06-14 13:16 ` Daniel Iliev @ 2007-06-15 11:57 ` Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman 2007-06-17 17:42 ` Marc Joliet 1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman @ 2007-06-15 11:57 UTC (permalink / raw To: gentoo-user -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Daniel Iliev wrote: > I lost my interest in games mostly because I have changed. Heh, and I feel old, man! :) - A couple of days ago I installed descent3, of course under Gentoo, and I got nausea. Everything was moving afterwards :P Oh god I love descent :D - -- Arturo "Buanzo" Busleiman - Consultor Independiente en Seguridad Informatica Free Music: http://www.buanzo.com.ar/files/buanzo-ultimamente.ogg Consulting and Secure Mail Hosting: http://www.buanzo.com.ar/pro/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGcn64AlpOsGhXcE0RChigAJ4lpZ3LpUowgX4FF3tN7Z8K9RYjzQCfSHM6 HKI4V4lmV0yuTgV2/W1IZCw= =WiSb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: [gentoo-user] Linux Installers for Blizzard Products 2007-06-14 13:16 ` Daniel Iliev 2007-06-15 11:57 ` [ot] " Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman @ 2007-06-17 17:42 ` Marc Joliet 1 sibling, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: Marc Joliet @ 2007-06-17 17:42 UTC (permalink / raw To: gentoo-user [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 3368 bytes --] Am Donnerstag, den 14.06.2007, 16:16 +0300 schrieb Daniel Iliev: > On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:25:29 +1200 > "Kent Fredric" <kentfredric@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 6/14/07, Daniel Iliev <danny@ilievnet.com> 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/ > > > > > 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 --> ...) > > > > 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'. > > > > 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 ;). > > [...] > > 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. > 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. > -- > Best regards, > Daniel -- 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=943350a52e1eb42ab89fa9f19e20ce57&f=45 [-- Attachment #2: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 189 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* Re: [gentoo-user] Linux Installers for Blizzard Products 2007-06-13 20:25 ` [gentoo-user] " Kent Fredric 2007-06-14 13:16 ` Daniel Iliev @ 2007-06-15 23:01 ` b.n. 2007-06-15 23:14 ` [gentoo-user] [OT] Freeciv tourney? (Was: Linux Installers for Blizzard Products) darren kirby 1 sibling, 1 reply; 8+ messages in thread From: b.n. @ 2007-06-15 23:01 UTC (permalink / raw To: gentoo-user Kent Fredric ha scritto: > 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'. > > 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 > > And emulation sucks ass, good ol starcraft is only /just/ playable in > all the emulators i've tried :( (Wine-family) My luck is that all I want from gaming is freeciv. And freeciv runs on Linux. :) (Yes, I know about civilization games post-version II. And they all pretty jumped the shark, IMHO. Heck, I don't even like isometric! FreeCiv stays simple and cool, and it's free). m. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
* [gentoo-user] [OT] Freeciv tourney? (Was: Linux Installers for Blizzard Products) 2007-06-15 23:01 ` b.n. @ 2007-06-15 23:14 ` darren kirby 0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread From: darren kirby @ 2007-06-15 23:14 UTC (permalink / raw To: gentoo-user quoth the b.n.: > My luck is that all I want from gaming is freeciv. And freeciv runs on > Linux. Do you ever play networked games? We should organize an online game/tourney for interested freeciv fans in Gentooland... Any interest? -d -- darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org "...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." - Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread
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