Im RMS hardcore kinda of linux user... just to put on perspective this comment im about to do...

Im not only okay with this... i would accept much more distance from us... (no need right now and/or to create a barrier for the shake of it but if the need arise...)

This push gotta work no matter what... even if not perfect... allow to valve do their magic... if it does, we are going to win more games and support in the end...

Just looking at the hostility to game on linux ive seen on r/games (not r/gaming but r/games) from windows users ... im afraid valve is going to work very hard on this one... this is going to be almost impossible to pull off.

Please, remember we are spreading our money pretty thin with so many games realeases lately... Lots of new developers coming are going to see very small % of revenue and confirm their biased opinion of linux... we need more users if this is going to work

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So... was it worth it money-wise? Did they lose money?

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Quoting: amelcher@aL
Depends on the contract. Most of my contracts have an agreed upon total flat cost for the port. I finish the job, I get paid. Sometimes I finish under budget, sometimes I underestimate how much work is involved. Shadow Warrior was more work then anticipated ;-), but I'm a sucker for a good challenge.

Nice! its nice that you get paid regardless of the sales of the game or the platform they get played ;)

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I loved outland and shadow warrior... started and finished both since they grabbed my attention pretty much

my missing question would had been about money and what cut of the games the porters gets

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I created a gaming on linux clan :P feel free to join

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Just bought it!

see ya there

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I went to check out the game and i already own it... how cool is that?

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I can see where this is coming from...

When i first came to debian, I thought that debian developers should be paid...I was told about the dunc tank experiment incident in debian's project life... this was a big effort to get some debian developers to get paid directly from the project (notice that some developers manage to get paid for their work on their own ways, but not directly from the project or with the project donations). It suffered from a lot of opposition within the project... you can probably google about it

I did not agree with this at the time... but after my 7/8 years on debian I think I understand it now... when there is money involved it kinda breaks thing... envies sprout... -"why this this person is getting paid and im not, doing the same work", etc... plus now the decisions are taken by people that cares about them... when things are money driven they turn... different... not sure if better or worse...

I dont really know where I stand on this issue... but I totally understand the motivation behind the outcry... If I were force to choose a side, i would side with the 'money breaks things' group. I would had never believed I could say that a few years ago...

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The major problem we have right now is too many games... Our money is spreading pretty thin... at the beginning we were all buying all the games... but I honestly cant keep up... and still buy a tons of them...

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Quoting: loggeFalcon 4.0 BMS :P

Sorry, had this edit to my dream choice, Star craft 2

lotv would be sweet, but wont happen im afraid :(

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