Linux gaming: support it NOW

[Fred A. Miller]

On 05/13/2010 05:54 AM, J wrote:
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 05:48, Avi Greenbury
> <avismailinglistaccount at googlemail.com> wrote:
>   
>> > Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>     
>>> >> It's Official: Valve Releasing Steam, Source Engine For Linux!
>>> >> http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=valve_steam_announcement&num=1
>>> >>
>>> >> This is probably the most important way to show software houses that
>>> >> there is demand for Linux applications. If you game, buy this!
>>> >>
>>>       
>> >
>> > Er, buy what exactly? There's no details of any pay-for products there,
>> > just a promise of native steam on Linux.
>>     
> I'd say that while not detailed, THIS is pretty definitive on what
> will be coming:
> http://www.valvesoftware.com/job-SenSoftEngineer.html
>
> Specifically, this line:
>
> * Port Windows-based games to the Linux platform.

Oh yeah.......been one of the things we've wanted for a LONG time to
help move
Linux into the mainstream.

Fred