On Monday 22 November 2004 04:59 pm, Greg Trounson wrote: > Alexandru Cabuz wrote: > ... > > > Not that I know anything about gaming, but just one question: since most > > games are designed for windows, why don't you just play them in windows, > > you know, double boot... Is there any particular reason you want to try > > them in linux? And AMD64 Debian unstable moreover? You think the > > performance might be that much better that it will be worth the hassle? > > Hi Alexandru, > > I can't speak for "downtime null", but for me there are several reasons > for running games in Linux: > > 1. I don't want to have to reboot every time I want to play a game. I > generally only reboot my machine to do a kernel upgrade or to shift the > computer. > > 2. I don't want to buy a licence for a crippled operating system that I > will only use for playing games. > > 3. If I had wanted to separate linux use from gaming, I would have > bought a Playstation 2. > > 4. I don't want to support the paradigm that equates PC gaming with > Microsot Windows. > > Anyone else care to comment? > > Greg
Actually, that sounds about right. Except I bought a PS2 as well. What can I say? I like games! But not supporting MS is one of the big ones. That's why I don't have an XBox. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
