Copying games (Was: Loki offers 50% discount to LUGS)

[Matthew Alexander]

Not that I'm a huge fan of Copyright law or anything, but when it comes to supporting games for Linux, I would strongly encourage you to NOT copy the CD and go buy it instead (if it's not at your local retailer, you can get it directly from www.lokigames.com).
Linux NEEDS games to help validate it as a viable desktop alternative and to improve its marketshare.  But game developers are leary of Linux because of the small desktop market (yes, yes, it's that old annoying chicken 'n egg thing), but if we're not even buying the Linux games that are made, then we're shooting ourselves in the foot.  Come on, it's only about $30 - $50.  You can spare it.  It's for the "revolution," after all, right?  ;-)  In fact, I would encourage you to buy TWO copies and use the second one to help encourage that friend of yours to switch to Linux.  You setup their box for them, you install a popular game for them, and boom, they're hooked.  :-)
~Matt

On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Technomage wrote:

> I can burn you a copy of SOF full here for linux.
> its not that big a deal. I noticed that the last time I was in Fry's
> they had reduced or eliminated some of the linux stuff. I wonder if
> MS had anything to do with it?
> 
> Technomage Hawke
> 
> gnomeboy wrote:
> > 
> > i was really sad the other day when i went to fry's to grab some books and i
> > thought i would stop by the linux section as small as it is, and check out
> > the linux games. the last time i did this there were like 7 or 8 to choose
> > from, but this time there were none. they had pulled all of them =(. for the
> > first time in my linux experiences i had 3d hardware acceleration, and have
> > been playing Q3, UT, SOF demo and the Rune demo. all the games that i love
> > to play in winblows and can now play in linux. but it seems as though i cant
> > just run down to my local retailer and pick up a box of linux joy. so my
> > point is put me down for SOF, Rune / Minrover Bundle, and Deus Ex when
> > released. Sorry for the excess i just had to vent.
> > 
> > slr
> 
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