I think it will be a good few years at LEAST before you start seeing widespread adoption of Linux clients.
As a business decision it is very simple. How much money will it take to develop an application on Linux and how much money will it make. Market share Guff? Not basic business sense then? -----Original Message----- From: James Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 March 2004 03:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OT] Re: [hlds_linux] No memoryleak alfred? On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 02:45:18AM -0000, James Sykes wrote: > > No. Fuck that. Why should I _have_ to? > > It's a waste of developer time. Not when it's done from the outset. It also helps find bugs, that may not have been found otherwise. > For the time being I don't think the Linux gamer represents a large > enough percentage of players to spend time and money on, especially on > such an aging game. Use Winex or something. Like I said, marketshare guff. You must have an MSCE =D > > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 March 2004 02:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [OT] Re: [hlds_linux] No memoryleak alfred? > > > If you want to play games then stick to Windows. > > No. Fuck that. Why should I _have_ to? > > I can play these games under linux: > enemy-territory > ut2004 > never winter nights > doom3 (not yet, but JC has said it will happen) > quake3 > > There is no argument against linux being a viable platform for games, > it's just marketshare guff. I'd even buy CS again for a client port, > I imagine others would too. We all also know the steam client works > well under linux aswell. > > I'll be realistic - I don't beleive it'll happen. > > > I shouldn't complain too much, it's a two year old server but where > have > > all those extra CPU cycles gone? I can't really think of any great > > improvements. > > It ramped up horribly with voice chat, "security" modules and in game > hltv-like-stuff-when-dead-guff. > > > > > </rant> > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 19 March 2004 12:25 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] No memoryleak alfred? > > > > > > I don't doubt that the guys that do the work want to fix all manner of > > stuff... it'll be the people that control the purse strings that hold > > things up, and coordinate what takes priority over what. > > > > a native linux client would breath some more life into the game, hint > > hint =D the ONLY reason I still use Windows is to play CS =/ > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 10:34:55PM +0000, Matt Judge wrote: > > > I forgot to add the numerous remote exploits they have been > > > lackadaisical about fixing, the numerous viruses they catch and > > > contaminate the list with, trojans they release their source code > > with... > > > > > > > > > > > > Matt Judge wrote: > > > > > > >They have added nothing to this game since they bought it. > > > > > > > >The fact that they decided to control cheating shows how little > they > > > >have contributed. > > > > > > > >They haven't got a fscking clue. > > > > > > > >Matt. > > > > > > > >dual_bereta_r0x wrote: > > > > > > > >>James Clark wrote: > > > >> > > > >>>an empty server > > > >>>cpu% mem% > > > >>>24.7 48.4 > > > >>> > > > >>>metamod + amxmod, cs is unplayable without _real_ player > > management > > > >>>utilities > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>don't forget a _real_ anti-cheater ;D > > > >> > > > >>-- > > > >>dual_bereta_r0x -- Alexandre Hautequest > > > >>ArenaNetwork Lan House & Cyber -- www.arenanetwork.com.br > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > > >please visit: > > > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
