[ubuntu-uk] Steam & Linux

[Christopher Swift]

Thanks for the response Paul however I can get Steam to work perfect
normally through Wine and such clients. The question/discussion was more of
what your views are on the possible Steam port and if you are looking
forward to it or not? :)

On a side note, yeah I've been away petition signing, every little helps!

Regards,
Chris.

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Paul Sutton <zleap at zleap.net> wrote:

> Christopher Swift wrote:
> > Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is off-topic for Ubuntu-UK but it
> > relates to Ubuntu and I think it would be of some interest to you,
> > just as it was to myself. As fellow /.ers may have heard, the Windows
> > demo version of Left 4 Dead has some Linux binaries included in the
> > directory, most notably "steam_clientlinux.so".
> > Here is a link with far more info:
> >
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=steam_confirmation&num=1
> > <
> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=steam_confirmation&num=1
> >
> >
> > So what does this mean for Ubuntu and GNU/Linux itself? Well, a port
> > of such a major client in the games industry (Steam) can only be good
> > for us Linuxers since it will bring more attention to our platforms
> > because they will want to be able in theory to provide support too for
> > their games if their competitors are. What are your views on this? Are
> > you a major gamer too who cannot wait for Steam to port or are you
> > just a person who is happy for any such port even if it doesn't affect
> > you?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Chris.
> codeweavers - crossover games, works with steam or according to the
> installer thing it comes with it does.  so may be worth having a look
> at. however at the same time if there is a petition to get steam ported,
> it may be worth signing that too, the more the merrier.
>
> Paul
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