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Re: [News] Sarcasm: Does GNU/Linux Have No Games???

  • Subject: Re: [News] Sarcasm: Does GNU/Linux Have No Games???
  • From: Hadron Quark <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:51:06 +0200
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Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> [Sarcasm] The problem with Linux is, there are no games
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | (All screenshots courtesy of a 1Ghz Pentium III with a 64Mb GeForce4
>> | 440 Go running Ubuntu 7.04. For many more titles, screenshots and
>> | instructions, visit the Ubuntu Gamers Arena. And yes, it did take me
>> | all day to put this post together.)
>> `----
>>
>> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/
>> http://tinyurl.com/2mzf6l
>
> I like this poster's name:
>
>    Dirk Gently   Apr 7th, 2007 at 7:32 am
>
>    There us an answer to get the best of both worlds--use Linux for
>    your PC and buy a console like an XBOX 360 or PS3 (or even a Wiii if
>    you want a novel exercise machine) for gaming. Linux was always
>    designed to be a workhorse PC, its adaptation to an overall
>    desktop use is still patchy although Ubuntu have taken a huge step
>    forward on that score.
>
> I think all Linux distros are very suitable for overall desktop use, by
> the way.

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