Blake Barnett wrote: > > On Jan 28, 2007, at 12:56 AM, Brandon Stout wrote: > >> Charles Curley wrote: >>> "A resource for those who wish to get Microsoft out of their >>> lives... and off their computers." >>> >>> http://www.goodbyemicrosoft.net/news.php >>> >>> Enjoy. >> >> I'm not actually anti-Microsoft... >> >> /me ducks... >> >> However, I am very pro open source... >> >> /me cautiously looks around for flying debris, and seeing none, >> proceeds... >> >> As such, I hope to move completely away from Microsoft. Unfortunately, >> I doubt it can ever happen. No virtual machine can run _all_ retail >> games written for Windows. As long as vendors write games only for >> Windows, Microsft will have a permanent hold on the home user market. >> Note: I'm not saying _all_ home users, I'm just saying the market in >> general. One can get open source alternatives to nearly everything >> now. Any willing person can replace MS Office with OpenOffice (or >> another Open Source suite) IE with Firefox, Windows with Linux, etc. In >> fact, one can collect many open source games. However, games are more >> unique. If you want to play Morrowind, Oblivion, or any of the retail >> games released only for Windows, your stuck with Windows. > > Not strictly true. It's not as convenient, or simple, but you can > play _most_ recent games, with some caveats and limitations via Cedega. > > http://transgaming.org/gamesdb/ > > -Blake Cool resource Blake. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to support the 2 games I listed:
1. Morrowind (Elder Scrolls III) 2. Oblivion (Elder Scrolls IV) Brandon Stout http://mscis.org /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
