Quoting: LinasTherefore I think that giving Ubuntu developers a privilege is kind of arbitrary when you consider the amount of work done by others.

Gift giving and charity in general are typically arbitrary or at the very least rather narrowly focused. One does need to look at such gestures in the thin context in which they are given.

I do however think ranking distributions based on whether they "deserve" something, as has happened in this thread, is a very sinister precedent indeed. :|

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Quoting: SamsaiWithout moderation the place could end up becoming a huge troll infested hole of hatred and that wouldn't be fun for either the readers or the article writers.

You mean Phoronix? ;)

With regards to the main discussion, I think Yahtzee's words have some relevance here:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2863-Bulletstorm [External Link]

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Quoting: Latest from RWSDecember, Friday the 13th was a lucky day for POSTAL fans across the world when RWS released the 1412 patch of awesomeness to update our ten year old flagship game, totally for free!

Well, as you guys liked it so much we thought what the hell, have some more! Also totally for free. RWS is the development house that just keeps giving. Now with 95% less bugs than 1412 patch thanks to our expanded and dedicated team of QA testers from the http://facepunch.com/ [External Link] forms. Thanks guys!

Now the bulk of the games features have been updated, our next priority is to get all these things to Linux and Mac on Steam, and also to the DRM free platforms such as GoG.com.

http://runningwithscissors.com/main/index.php?topic=1786 [External Link]

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I remember I did get to play with this at one point and the WINE layer it used at the time was dreadful. Display settings ran badly and it was so obviously being ran through WINE that even someone who had never used the software before could figure it out.

If it has not improved since then I really do question Valve's decision to include it on Steam, given the higher entry barrier they enforce on developers I would hope that it would at least mean that they have a higher degree of quality control. Desura having it is one thing, they are inclusive, but if Steam wants to be taken seriously with its demands they have to be a little more circumspect in this respect.

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Quoting: 111qqqNVIDIA Starts Contributing to Open Source Drivers, Linus Torvalds Gives It a Thumbs Up
http://news.softpedia.com/news/NVIDIA-Starts-Contributing-to-Open-source-Drivers-Linus-Torvalds-Give-it-a-Thumbs-Up-423104.shtml [External Link]

Which is a step in the right direction, but still nowhere near the level of support offered by either AMD or Intel, nor is that likely to change anytime soon.

"We do not have any plan to work on user-space support. So do not uninstall that proprietary driver just yet." - Alexandre Courbot [External Link]

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It is already on the Humble Store for those who would wish to purchase it when the Linux version is released:
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/papersplease_storefront [External Link]

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Can one grab it anywhere other than Steam?

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Frozenbyte's games can be a pain to run library wise, but that has nothing do with them only supporting Ubuntu. In fact, Trine 2 is officially supported on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and OpenSUSE. I think you can save some of that anger for those who deserve it and concentrate on fixing your problem.

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Quoting: FutureSutureCool. As far as I am aware, this is the most demanding FOSS game out there. Hope to give it a go sometime.

Even when compared to Xonotic and Unvanquised?

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Well, I'll be damned, things may start moving:

Quoting: Quote from Lauri HyvärinenThis indeed is a mishap of ours and I'll ask our content team to update both Desura version of T2 and the HiB/other Humble services at earliest point. Sorry for the delay!

Good call FutureSuture. :)

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