Christopher Swift wrote: > 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. > Well a port of steam to Linux as a native program would be welcome, and would really help get more games on to Linux, so that would be a good thing i guess.
Paul > On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Paul Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[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> > > > > <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 <mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- 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/
