Comments on: Playing well with distros/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/ Commercial gaming for Linux Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:53:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/comment-page-1/#comment-1467 Michael Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:19:36 +0000 /?p=155#comment-1467 I find the attitude being displayed unfortunate and prevalent in the linux community. Why those packages? Because it's easy. Because easy sells software. I want to click it and install it. Because it CAN be done that way. Let's not mince words, there are only 3 distros you really need concern yourself with. Ubuntu, Suse, and Fedora. Those are clearly the top 3 distros and you can still provide the Loki installer for all others. In teaching, you cater to the dumbest guy in the class....that way you know EVERYBODY gets it. I find the attitude being displayed unfortunate and prevalent in the linux community. Why those packages? Because it’s easy. Because easy sells software. I want to click it and install it. Because it CAN be done that way. Let’s not mince words, there are only 3 distros you really need concern yourself with. Ubuntu, Suse, and Fedora. Those are clearly the top 3 distros and you can still provide the Loki installer for all others. In teaching, you cater to the dumbest guy in the class….that way you know EVERYBODY gets it.

]]> By: Michael/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Michael Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:12:17 +0000 /?p=155#comment-1466 Less hassle? More control? You can't get much simpler than Debs on Ubuntu. I've had all of one fail on me since I've been running it for over a year now. Dude, I just want the game to work. And the Loki installer doesn't work on my Ubuntu 9.04 properly. Installs the game, but game doesn't launch. And yes, my computer is more than up to spec for the game. I was really excited about two games in particular, so I downloaded both demos. Neither worked properly. No error messages, just never launches. Less hassle? More control? You can’t get much simpler than Debs on Ubuntu. I’ve had all of one fail on me since I’ve been running it for over a year now. Dude, I just want the game to work. And the Loki installer doesn’t work on my Ubuntu 9.04 properly. Installs the game, but game doesn’t launch. And yes, my computer is more than up to spec for the game. I was really excited about two games in particular, so I downloaded both demos. Neither worked properly. No error messages, just never launches.

]]> By: Helifino/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 Helifino Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:46:53 +0000 /?p=155#comment-1326 suggest the use of alien... http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/alien/ suggest the use of alien…
http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/alien/

]]> By: GrueMaster/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 GrueMaster Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:27:25 +0000 /?p=155#comment-1216 Back to the original topic, if you were to use rpm or deb as a wrapper, it could be done. Just have the rpm or deb install script open a tarball (which every distro understands). An example of how to do this in debian format would be the flash-plugin installer. It pulls the flash tarball from adobe.com and installs it in an intelligent manor. This might be something to look into, especially for downloadable games. This would also solve the 32/64 bit issue, as only the wrapper needs to be specific. An additional benefit to this would be the ability to add your games to some distributions software storefronts. Ubuntu has a new software storefront that is moving in that direction (currently it only holds free software in the Ubuntu repositories), and I believe Suse is also looking into this market. I also find it interesting that you mention RPM & LSB. To be called "LSB compliant" requires RPM, but as you pointed out, there are two forks of RPM, whereas DEB only has one. Back to the original topic, if you were to use rpm or deb as a wrapper, it could be done. Just have the rpm or deb install script open a tarball (which every distro understands). An example of how to do this in debian format would be the flash-plugin installer. It pulls the flash tarball from adobe.com and installs it in an intelligent manor. This might be something to look into, especially for downloadable games. This would also solve the 32/64 bit issue, as only the wrapper needs to be specific.

An additional benefit to this would be the ability to add your games to some distributions software storefronts. Ubuntu has a new software storefront that is moving in that direction (currently it only holds free software in the Ubuntu repositories), and I believe Suse is also looking into this market.

I also find it interesting that you mention RPM & LSB. To be called “LSB compliant” requires RPM, but as you pointed out, there are two forks of RPM, whereas DEB only has one.

]]> By: Michael Simms (CEO and head of Development)/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 Michael Simms (CEO and head of Development) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:00:50 +0000 /?p=155#comment-1155 Right now we have so much work backlogged up, it isnt even funny. We dont have time for another port! Right now we have so much work backlogged up, it isnt even funny. We dont have time for another port!

]]> By: Patrick/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 Patrick Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:56:34 +0000 /?p=155#comment-1151 How about porting Torchlight to Linux? Looks like there are a lot of Linux users who want to play this game: http://forums.runicgames.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=901 How about porting Torchlight to Linux? Looks like there are a lot of Linux users who want to play this game:
http://forums.runicgames.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=901

]]> By: Michael Simms (CEO and head of Development)/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Michael Simms (CEO and head of Development) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:37:39 +0000 /?p=155#comment-1149 Looks nice, but I don't expect that it will happen via LGP. I actually wouldn't expect it to happen at all. Looks nice, but I don’t expect that it will happen via LGP. I actually wouldn’t expect it to happen at all.

]]> By: mateo/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 mateo Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:04:46 +0000 /?p=155#comment-1147 Can you make Serious Sam HD for Linux? What you think about this game? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FviagVuB2S8 Can you make Serious Sam HD for Linux?
What you think about this game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FviagVuB2S8

]]> By: Patrick/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/comment-page-1/#comment-1078 Patrick Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:43:49 +0000 /?p=155#comment-1078 Great to hear you know what the next five games are. Five new games for Linux, I'm looking forward to their releases. You're really doing a great job, Michael. Great to hear you know what the next five games are. Five new games for Linux, I’m looking forward to their releases. You’re really doing a great job, Michael.

]]> By: Michael Simms (CEO and head of Development)/2009/11/24/playing-well-with-distros/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Michael Simms (CEO and head of Development) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:38:15 +0000 /?p=155#comment-1077 Yup, the CatMonster has moved in permanently it seems. She's pretty much taken over, as cats do {:-) Yup, the CatMonster has moved in permanently it seems. She’s pretty much taken over, as cats do {:-)

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