Linux Port For id's Tech 5 Graphics Engine Unlikely 461
DesiVideoGamer writes "John Carmack, the lead developer for id's Tech 5 graphics engine, does not plan on making a Linux port for the new engine. From his e-mail: 'It isn't out of the question, but I don't think we will be able to justify the work. If there are hundreds of thousands of Linux users playing Quake Live when we are done with Rage, that would certainly influence our decision.' One of the reasons for not making a Linux port was due to the fact that the new engine 'pushes a lot of paths that are not usually optimized' and that the Linux port would have to use the binary blob graphics driver in order to work."
Re:Too bad (Score:5, Funny)
You and your "freedom". When will you realize that RMS can do no wrong? Give up your quaint notions, your "thinking for yourself", and bask in the glory of his beard!
Re:Big news... (Score:5, Funny)
Linux users never pay for anything, so it doesn't even matter.
Re:Big news... (Score:2, Funny)
Do Windows users [pay for anything]??
Hardware.
Re:Big news... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You heard the man (Score:3, Funny)
Who here has the skill and will, to write a virus that infects a large botnet, to turn the bots into Quake live for Linux players?
I bet *you* do. :)
Re:Big news... (Score:2, Funny)