Sign the Half-Life for Linux Petition

Genesee · 09-11-2003, 06:06 PM

over 5000 so far...

http://cgi.riblet.plus.com/index.php

Capt_Caveman · 09-11-2003, 08:27 PM

Add one more to that list.

BajaNick · 09-11-2003, 08:42 PM

I dont think its necessary, I tried the counterstrike for linux and it was a nightmare besides that switching back and forth between linux and windows to play one game then others is not fun.

Capt_Caveman · 09-11-2003, 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by BajaNick
I dont think its necessary, I tried the counterstrike for linux and it was a nightmare besides that switching back and forth between linux and windows to play one game then others is not fun.

Unless I missed something, only the CS Server runs natively, you have to use WINE(X) to run CS and Half-Life. That's the point of trying to get Valve to release a NATIVE linux version. Having an entire partition devoted to Windows98 in order to play any games besides TuxRacer and Tron bites. Personally I refuse to install Wine and pollute my system with M$ garbage.

JesseJames · 09-12-2003, 03:54 PM

Add another one to the count. My linux system isnt currenly up to playing half-life even in windows but when i upgrade my computer i plan on getting half-life working being the first thing i do. It is one of the best games ever and the linux community shouldn't have to miss out on it.

Besides... if they didnt release the source the files would just get hacked anyway.

XavierP · 09-12-2003, 04:26 PM

I already signed up - through here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...=half+petition

BajaNick · 09-12-2003, 04:58 PM

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Originally posted by Capt_Caveman
Unless I missed something, only the CS Server runs natively, you have to use WINE(X) to run CS and Half-Life.

LOL, I guess thats why It didnt work. I will not install wine either. I dont want windows crap polluting my system either.

Genesee · 09-12-2003, 05:09 PM

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Originally posted by XavierP
I already signed up - through here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...=half+petition

oops.... pardon, didn't mean to double-post

XavierP · 09-12-2003, 05:47 PM

Arrrr! It's ok. The only reason I mentioned it is because I already signed - if I hadn't I would never have mentioned it.

Tesl · 09-12-2003, 07:22 PM

well iv just been playing Half Life for about 5 hours, and i think id like to see it on Linux

*signs*

zexter · 11-02-2003, 02:46 PM

add me to this list

Baldorg · 11-02-2003, 06:26 PM

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Originally posted by BajaNick
LOL, I guess thats why It didnt work. I will not install wine either. I dont want windows crap polluting my system either.

Last time I checked, Wine wasn't made by Microsoft.

Capt_Caveman · 11-02-2003, 07:35 PM

No, but it is re-implementation if the windows API. So you're putting something on your system that is designed to approximate a shoddy MS product and is proprietary on top of that (at least for WineX). Thanks, but I'll pass

That being said, I can understand why people do use it. Not being able to run games under Linux sucks and given that alot of game developers are at best hesitant to make native linux versions, there isn't much of a choice for some people. So support the Half-Life petition and buy games that ARE released natively for Linux.

CatSC · 11-02-2003, 09:08 PM

Hello ppl!
Somewere on the net I found a copy of HL2 source code(the core part)
in it I found some interesting lines like

#if !id386 || defined __linux__
and
#elif _LINUX

looking at this lines I think code is compilable on Linux...

Robert0380 · 11-04-2003, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CatSC
Hello ppl!
Somewere on the net I found a copy of HL2 source code(the core part)
in it I found some interesting lines like

#if !id386 || defined __linux__
and
#elif _LINUX

looking at this lines I think code is compilable on Linux...

very interesting....