Thanks for the response Paul however I can get Steam to work perfect normally through Wine and such clients. The question/discussion was more of what your views are on the possible Steam port and if you are looking forward to it or not? :)
On a side note, yeah I've been away petition signing, every little helps! Regards, Chris. On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Paul Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Christopher Swift wrote: > > Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is off-topic for Ubuntu-UK but it > > relates to Ubuntu and I think it would be of some interest to you, > > just as it was to myself. As fellow /.ers may have heard, the Windows > > demo version of Left 4 Dead has some Linux binaries included in the > > directory, most notably "steam_clientlinux.so". > > Here is a link with far more info: > > > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=steam_confirmation&num=1 > > < > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=steam_confirmation&num=1 > > > > > > So what does this mean for Ubuntu and GNU/Linux itself? Well, a port > > of such a major client in the games industry (Steam) can only be good > > for us Linuxers since it will bring more attention to our platforms > > because they will want to be able in theory to provide support too for > > their games if their competitors are. What are your views on this? Are > > you a major gamer too who cannot wait for Steam to port or are you > > just a person who is happy for any such port even if it doesn't affect > > you? > > > > Regards, > > Chris. > codeweavers - crossover games, works with steam or according to the > installer thing it comes with it does. so may be worth having a look > at. however at the same time if there is a petition to get steam ported, > it may be worth signing that too, the more the merrier. > > Paul > > -- > > Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format > DCLUG - chat > http://www.zleap.net/chat > > next meet thurs 27th November 2008 - 7:30 pm shoreline/seafront cafe, > paignton details on lug wiki > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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