Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> Debunking Common Misconceptions Among Linux Newbies
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> | Linux is for gamers too. Too many people believe the popular myth that
> | there are no or very few computer games available for Linux. Actually,
> | there are many games available, in a large variety of genres and styles.
> | There are First-Person-Shooters (FPS), Role-Playing Games (RPG), arcade
> | games, puzzle games, strategy games, flight simulators, and other games.
> | Just run online searches for a list of "top linux games", or ask the
> | nearest Linux fanatic what his favorites are.
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> | Often these Linux games do not always have quite as high a resolution or
> | quite as many features as their proprietary, commercial counterparts,
Thats simply not true - properly ported Linux games have higher resolution
and speed envelope that micoshaft offerings.
> | but any gamer can have a satisfying experience if he is willing to
> | patiently experiment with the various Linux games that are available.
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> | Furthermore, due to special "emulator" technically written for Linux, it
> | is sometimes possible to play Windows games on a Linux computer.
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> http://www.indicium.us
site_blog/2009/06/-debunking-common-misconceptions-among.html
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> Recent:
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> Linux Elitism: Fact or Fiction?
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> | Most open source enthusiasts want more people to embrace Free and Open
> | Source Software solutions, but just like how the style of products is
> | important to Apple aficionados, familiarity with the terminal and an
> | appreciation of the under-the-hood mechanics matter to the FOSS lovers.
> | That said, FOSS has an added element absent from the corporate-backed
> | technologies. Whereas fans of products made by rather large businesses
> | need to appeal in aggregate (or focus groups) to get noticed in the
> | product design process, FOSS is a free-for-all. Anyone is free to bring
> | anything to the table. While a lot of folks may get corporate logo
> | tattoos and/or pontificate about what such-and-such company did right or
> | wrong, few of them will ever have any actual input. On the other hand,
> | if Joe Sixpack wants to make his own Linux- or BSD-based operating
> | system with his own logo and software, he's free to do that. FOSS is
> | based on empowerment and the appreciation of empowerment, and with
> | empowerment comes responsibility.
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> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/65853.html
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