Am Donnerstag, den 14.06.2007, 16:16 +0300 schrieb Daniel Iliev: > On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:25:29 +1200 > "Kent Fredric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 6/14/07, Daniel Iliev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
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