To be fair, the assumption of large user growth might be nothing more than hot air.

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Maybe it is because I know my way around already, but the only Wiki I find to be up to snuff is the Arch wiki. I was never all that impressed with Ubuntu's documentation to be honest, and while it's forums are helpful, they are not alone in this and I find it a little off putting for people to state that they are.

Plus I do not think Ubuntu has made that huge a contribution to making things easier, but that may be a topic for another thread.

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Quoting: "liamdawe, post: 5974, member: 1"Looks like Windows 8 will be quite the dive-bomb I have been hoping for but who knows will Microsoft do a U-Turn and open up again a bit more...i doubt it, they want more revenue and their own store is the way to really do it these days.

The thing about Windows 8 is that I have heard almost nothing about it during it's launch - virtually no news coverage or advertising. Compare that to the Windows 7 launch, or even more especially, the Windows Vista launch. Does not bode well for them.

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Quoting: "liamdawe, post: 5958, member: 1"On the page again confirms Linux support. Along with Linux support the game will be available on Steam + DRM Free option as well.

*perks interest*

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The game itself looks kind of neat - although it does take the first person ghost effect to an almost unhealthy extreme.

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If you want one game that has aged brilliantly, it is RTCW.

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Quoting: "SCIBOTIC, post: 5925"The "GNU/Linux" argument has been adopted by trolls as easy material for annoying Linux users. I pretty much laughed at the title since I've seen it so many times before, not only for the fact that it was most likely a troll but also for the fact that it has always been rather unproductive even when people took it seriously.

It does have a point though - the GNU project does still need to be taken seriously. I admit, I say Linux more than I say GNU/Linux, but I do understand why they make a fuss about it. Linus does not need the fame or the credit (in fact he has been trying to live it down for the past fifteen years). The GNU project does, as it always needs more hands and more developers and more money. So I can understand why they may get upset about their (large) contributions getting slighted.

Quoting: "Larian1975, post: 5919"Funny - not as in "ha ha", but rather as in "strange you should say that". While I certainly appreciate the command line for its utility, I don't use it most of the time unless I'm trying to fix something. Indeed, for me Linux is "click-and-it-works" because I've made my machine run that way. Surely I'm not the only one.:)

Yeah, but I do you pity them. Using the CLI is quite literally a life changing positive experience. ;)

Quoting: "Cheeseness, post: 5923, member: 122"I'm not quite sure of what it is you're saying. Is B Free Software in this case? If so, why would costs of development be increased?

I think he is just advancing the Micheal Simms argument:
http://blog.linuxgamepublishing.com/2009/06/29/a-closed-source-companys-ceos-view-on-open-source/ [External Link]

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Probably just an act of community moderation. Probably...

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I am not going to deny that when it comes to giving the Linux gaming industry a big push this is probably going to be fantastic, but I still loathe many parts of Steam to a large degree. In the short term I am just going to sit and watch what happens and keep playing my games as I have been doing anyway. What this has made me realize though is that Linux is not what has really been holding back my gaming - my principles have. Even if I was on Windows I would be playing many of the same titles I do now, and would be hanging out with much the same sort of crowds, although if I was on Windows the message would be a lot less apt I should say.

In the end, I thank Linux for bringing to light all sorts of DRM free and independent titles to my attention. I may never have played Penumbra if it were not released for Linux; I probably would never have heard of it. The same goes for Trine, and while I had heard of Postal 2, I may never have been able to look passed the bad hype surrounding it to actually give it an honest go if it were not a Linux game. The Linux gaming community has kept me honest to many of my ideals, and while now we have a wider choice of moral choices and shades of grey, I will thank Linux for introducing me to this wonderful underground of basement coders and freethinkers offering games outside of the often restrictive commercial mainstream.

I hope they can continue to keep it up.

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Ever heard of a Matryoshka doll by any chance? ;)

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