Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 07 August 2007 17:46 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> <snippage>
>>>
>>> Linux gaming, part one: first person shooters
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| There are a lot of first person shooters available for Linux,
>>>| especially online fps games. Not all fps-games are covered here,
>>>| but old myth ?Linux doesn?t have games? hardly stands, at least
>>>| for the first person shooters. Linux users can enjoy fragfests
>>>| either with fine free games, or with well-known hit titles like
>>>| Quake 4 or Unreal Tournament 2004. Cedega can also run Half-Life 2.
>>>|
>>>| Happy fragging!
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
> http://kahvipapu.com/blog/2007/06/16/linux-gaming-part-one-first-person-shooters/
>>>
>>
>> Again, thinking about the actual demand for 3D rendering in Linux, just
>> how many games are there which need it? I have the following here:
>>
>> Nexuiz (fully open)
>> Tuxracer (has a new name?)
>> Quake 3
>> Doom 3
>> Rune
>>
>> I have several others, including eg., Serious Sam, but like Quake II and
>> I and Doom I and II, and Heretic II, a normal video mode.
>>
>> I know of a lot of software which /can/ render using OpenGL (the
>> screensavers are impressive :-), but how much is it really needed?
>
> America's Army runs on Linux as ell. I suppose you know who supports this game.
> Of course, while the government is anti-Linux at heart, it has to try
> everything it can to recruit these teenager and ship them overseas to be
> slaughtered like lamb.
The US has a huge military manufacturing base, and they need to make and
sell equipment. Wars are useful because they use some of it up,
creating an opportunity to manufacture some more.
>
> But I'm going off topic here..
>
True.
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