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On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:25:29 +1200 |
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"Kent Fredric" <kentfredric@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On 6/14/07, Daniel Iliev <danny@××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> > Hi, guys |
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> > I hope some of you won't find this message too much spam-alike. |
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> > Today I accidentally found there is a petition on-line [1]. It |
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> > represents a request to Blizzard to include Linux installers in |
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> > their products. I thought the gamers from the list might be |
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> > interested in signing that petition. Even I'm not a gamer (anymore) |
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> > I signed it, because I hate it when big companies ignore the Linux |
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> > community. |
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> > [1] http://www.petitiononline.com/ibpfl/ |
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> +Voted |
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> I argued I don't game any more _because_ of the lack of linux games |
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> that were not already bored with. HIstorically, game dev's argument |
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> has been along the lines of 'if they want to game, they'll just use |
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> windows, or get a console'. |
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> What they don't realize, is its possible many of us have simply lost |
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> interest in the gaming community simply because 'just use windows' |
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> isn't really viable for most of us :P |
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> And emulation sucks ass, good ol starcraft is only /just/ playable in |
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> all the emulators i've tried :( (Wine-family) |
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There is recent news on Id Software's site that the new technology |
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they are working on is based on Mac. More info: |
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http://www.idsoftware.com/ |
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I lost my interest in games mostly because I have changed. There was a |
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time I wouldn't miss a new game for any reason. Now I haven't seen yet |
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even how does WOW look like. As I said it has nothing to do with Linux, |
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Licenses, policy etc. I just lost the thrill as the years passed by. |
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Best regards, |
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Daniel |
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