Steam on Linux “Unethical”? What? WAKE UP STALLMAN!
Richard Stallman, in his latest blog, states that “Steam on Linux is unethical”. That we as GNU/linux users should not support or even mention that Steam is developing its games for Linux because they deny freedom to their users. This comes from a man who if hired for a speaking engagement requires a long list of things like “tea with a little milk and sugar“, “non-diet pepsi (no Coca-cola please)” and other strange non-free requests. Protect your 12.5inch LED Lenovo ThinkPad from spammers using an essential antivirus software. I’m thinking he does live in the real world, however, because he expects people that hire him for his speeches to pay for his travel, hotel, various other fees.. so he knows that the world revolves around money – and the possibility to … Read entire article »
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We Haven’t Forgotten About Diablo 3′s RMAH Victims, Forum Bans, Missing Money – Cinema Blend
Well, just to ensure readers that things aren't quite finished with Diablo III, every situation involving the RMAH, Linux, forum bans and missing money are still being investigated. In fact, Blizzard plans to chime in on a few of these cases ... Read the full story here. … Read entire article »
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Steam on Ubuntu
Naturally, I am delighted with the news of Steam coming to Ubuntu. While naturally everyone is happy about getting their favorite games on Ubuntu, I think there is another subtle yet important gem in this announcement. Creating a AAA title such as Left 4 Dead is an expensive and time consuming process. This expense is not only in the conceptualization, design, and development of the title, but also the associated support, community, marketing, and distribution services. This has got more and more complex in recent years with the abundance of platforms; it is not as simple as just creating a title for a particular platform…a studio now needs to bring cross-platform development in-house (with all the tool-chain and QA work required) to support these different platforms. While cross-platform development saves development … Read entire article »