[ILUG] Re: one less reason to boot to windows (was: Doom3)

[Philip Creevy]

I don't take my use of windows lightly and do so to
be able to use some exotic hardware and software in
my work designing micro controller systems.
Having a fairly fast machine why would I buy a second
one (PS2 etc) for playing games?,
and my doom sound is still broken ;-(

On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 19:49, Kae Verens wrote:
> Philip Creevy wrote:
> > The games is playable on linux but it would be nice to 
> > have sound working as well, even so I now have one 
> > less reason to boot to windows.
> 
> I don't really understand how there can be a reason to boot to Windows 
> in the first place.
>    In the office, it's understandable, but only if it's to emulate what 
> a potential client is doing (like - does a certain website look okay in 
> IE6), but to boot Windows at home is madness!
> 
> Think about it - what do you use Windows for?
>    Is it for the Microsoft Office suite? If so - ditch your Windows and 
> install a Linux box. A complaint I hear a lot about that is that a lot 
> of people insist on giving out .doc files. That's a stupid complaint! It 
> makes even more sense to insist that the format is Open Office. It runs 
> on more systems, and is free. /And/ it reads Word files.
>    Is it for the games? If so, ditch your Windows and buy a Playstation 
> - it's cheaper, and you won't have to study those stupid "requirements" 
> info-boxes on the sides of the boxes.
>    Is it for playing music on? If so, ditch your Windows and either buy 
> a Mac, or install the Planet CCRMA version of Linux.
> 
> I'm glad to say that since I switch completely to Linux at home, I've 
> had much less trouble than ever before - and if I break something, I 
> know who to blame! [1]
> 
> Kae
> 
> 1. Me - I can't help messing with settings
> 
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