First to libraries and fire stations.
I sure am glad to know that all firemen will now be able to spam "first post!!...ph33r m3!@#" while my house is burning down.
Well, there is a problem with doing what you're proposing. If the support offered by the ppl hired (or the community) is unsatisfactory to the customers who bought the product, they might be inclined to not buy another id game. Granted a good portion of the Linux community is technically proficient enough to handle their own problems, or knows the right channels online to go through get help on a product. But as more ppl are being brought to the Linux side, we need to make sure not to put a sour taste in their mouth by providing a mainstream product to them that has virtually no support. Sure, id might not make any money by not selling the Linux version of their games, but imagine how much business they might lose if a slew of unhappy Linux users who who couldn't get support on their product starting making their voice heard. Not only would they themselves never buy another id game, they might give up on Linux and go back to Windows (and possibly take an exponentially larger number of prospective Linux users with them). Granted...this is a very extreme perspective and not likely to occur...but it could.
Jeff
Obviously almost everyone here seems to have a negative opinion of you. I have to say, I haven't read any of your stuff...I only cruise Slashdot for news now and then, so I couldn't speculate as to why this hatred is so abound. What I'm wondering though is, why do *you* think people dislike you so much? Do you have any idea, or do the comments just float by you, or go unread? Do any of the comments hit "home", and you find yourself saying, "Gee, maybe this guy is right"? Just wondering. Because I'm certain if I had such a large base of people who disliked me, I'd be at least minorly concerned and trying to figure out what all the fuss was about.
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First to libraries and fire stations. I sure am glad to know that all firemen will now be able to spam "first post!!...ph33r m3!@#" while my house is burning down.
I'm sure the first mail ever sent was a test email to make sure the bloody system actually worked. Jeff
Well, there is a problem with doing what you're proposing. If the support offered by the ppl hired (or the community) is unsatisfactory to the customers who bought the product, they might be inclined to not buy another id game. Granted a good portion of the Linux community is technically proficient enough to handle their own problems, or knows the right channels online to go through get help on a product. But as more ppl are being brought to the Linux side, we need to make sure not to put a sour taste in their mouth by providing a mainstream product to them that has virtually no support. Sure, id might not make any money by not selling the Linux version of their games, but imagine how much business they might lose if a slew of unhappy Linux users who who couldn't get support on their product starting making their voice heard. Not only would they themselves never buy another id game, they might give up on Linux and go back to Windows (and possibly take an exponentially larger number of prospective Linux users with them). Granted...this is a very extreme perspective and not likely to occur...but it could. Jeff
Obviously almost everyone here seems to have a negative opinion of you. I have to say, I haven't read any of your stuff...I only cruise Slashdot for news now and then, so I couldn't speculate as to why this hatred is so abound. What I'm wondering though is, why do *you* think people dislike you so much? Do you have any idea, or do the comments just float by you, or go unread? Do any of the comments hit "home", and you find yourself saying, "Gee, maybe this guy is right"? Just wondering. Because I'm certain if I had such a large base of people who disliked me, I'd be at least minorly concerned and trying to figure out what all the fuss was about.