Not yet, but soon! This adventure game was created with Adventure Game Studio. This has been a closed source project for many years, but late last year he opened the source to the IDE and the source code to the engine is forthcoming. If you're patient we will finally get AGS on Linux.
For those suggesting ScummVM, it is not intended for homebrew games. There aren't even any authoring tools. The best case scenario would be incorporation of the AGS engine into ScummVM, but that's a long way off.
FWIW, AGS games already work pretty well with WINE. The only problem I've had is getting videos to play, but others have had better luck.
No, the constitution doesn't say that. As it turns out the guarantees of the Constitution are insufficient to protect our freedom, even if they were respected by the government. Economic power is political power. If we are to maintain equal protection under the law, we must remove the influence economics has over the court.
Whether or not they are morally bankrupt is another matter, however since their job is only to make lots of money
It is not another matter. If you put money above ethics, you are morally bankrupt. Period. The fact that it's your job to do so carries about as much weight as "I was only following orders".
If you had a Win98 machine that you'd like to access the web from occasionally, what would be the best browser to do so? Firefox 2.0? Are there any projects still targeting OSs this old? What about something really crazy, like Mac OS 7? Or Amiga OS?
That's clearly not going to happen. We just have to wait until the overreaches in power become clear enough to average folks, and correct these issues in the next American Revolution.
Yeah, you're not kidding. He seems to have remarkable visual cognition. I can't do that. My "mind's eye" is not an eye. If I close my eyes and "picture something" I don't get a picture. The best I can do is think about something which for me is an entirely linguistic process, there is no visual component.
I mean, try this. Close your eyes and picture an apple. Is it red or green? I get the feeling that some people actually see an apple, and it actually registers as red or green in their brain before the question is even asked. When I try to picture an apple, all I can do is think "apple". If I'm asked what color it is, I don't know because there is no apple, just a generic apple thought.
So yeah, this is not a technique everyone can do. Some people just don't have visual capabilities like that.
The only time it becomes a crime is when you publish full details of how they stop people running pirated disks.
At that point you start falling foul of the DMCA
At that point the DMCA falls foul of the First Amendment.
Companies like Sony have no choice but to do whatever they can in order to make money for their shareholders, that is their only duty in the capitalist system we live in. If they think they can make more money by being nice they will, but if they can make more money by being bastards as is usually the case then they have to do that instead.
So if Sony could make more profit by violating our First Amendment rights, it's ok? What about our Thirteenth Amendment rights? How many rights are you willing to sacrifice so Sony can make a profit?
13 year olds aren't buying their own games anyway. So piracy isn't costing anyone anything. In fact, getting kids to pirate games today turns them into gamers. When they grow up, and get a job, they'll see that $40-60 for a game isn't really so much money. And now you have paying customers.
The ones that don't, were never paying customers anyway. Also, if you sue too many of them you'll turn them away from gaming entirely.
The only thing more immature than a 13 year old pirate is a game exec whining about 13 year old pirates.
It may be possible to play most games in Steam offline. If it requires a voodoo incantation to get it to work, that's a problem. Offline games should just work. Period.
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It defeats the purpose of the rating system
Defeating censorship is a good thing.
and can result in people (at least those in politics) supporting much more restrictive measures
Ah, so the problem isn't a lack of enforcement of the rating system, but an ignorant and bigoted populace.
Not yet, but soon! This adventure game was created with Adventure Game Studio. This has been a closed source project for many years, but late last year he opened the source to the IDE and the source code to the engine is forthcoming. If you're patient we will finally get AGS on Linux.
For those suggesting ScummVM, it is not intended for homebrew games. There aren't even any authoring tools. The best case scenario would be incorporation of the AGS engine into ScummVM, but that's a long way off.
FWIW, AGS games already work pretty well with WINE. The only problem I've had is getting videos to play, but others have had better luck.
Why is that a problem? What demonstrable harm comes from children playing these games?
No, the constitution doesn't say that. As it turns out the guarantees of the Constitution are insufficient to protect our freedom, even if they were respected by the government. Economic power is political power. If we are to maintain equal protection under the law, we must remove the influence economics has over the court.
Whether or not they are morally bankrupt is another matter, however since their job is only to make lots of money
It is not another matter. If you put money above ethics, you are morally bankrupt. Period. The fact that it's your job to do so carries about as much weight as "I was only following orders".
Which is a great way to nullify all the benefits of being able to choose your own platform.
What portions of Sony code have been distributed by these people?
If you had a Win98 machine that you'd like to access the web from occasionally, what would be the best browser to do so? Firefox 2.0? Are there any projects still targeting OSs this old? What about something really crazy, like Mac OS 7? Or Amiga OS?
Do you really think that it's appropriate for the military to lobby congress with public funds in what is supposed to be a civilian democracy?
What are the chances anyone will serve time for this crime?
Or the judge is corrupt.
Rape in the UK is not the same as rape in Sweden.
The US Constitution doesn't permit lots of things. Can't remember the last time anyone cared.
That's clearly not going to happen. We just have to wait until the overreaches in power become clear enough to average folks, and correct these issues in the next American Revolution.
Yeah, you're not kidding. He seems to have remarkable visual cognition. I can't do that. My "mind's eye" is not an eye. If I close my eyes and "picture something" I don't get a picture. The best I can do is think about something which for me is an entirely linguistic process, there is no visual component.
I mean, try this. Close your eyes and picture an apple. Is it red or green? I get the feeling that some people actually see an apple, and it actually registers as red or green in their brain before the question is even asked. When I try to picture an apple, all I can do is think "apple". If I'm asked what color it is, I don't know because there is no apple, just a generic apple thought.
So yeah, this is not a technique everyone can do. Some people just don't have visual capabilities like that.
If you swear enough, you'll get through to an operator.
Looking at the state of Supreme Court jurisprudence, it's pretty clear that they don't know what the Constitution means.
The only time it becomes a crime is when you publish full details of how they stop people running pirated disks.
At that point you start falling foul of the DMCA
At that point the DMCA falls foul of the First Amendment.
Companies like Sony have no choice but to do whatever they can in order to make money for their shareholders, that is their only duty in the capitalist system we live in. If they think they can make more money by being nice they will, but if they can make more money by being bastards as is usually the case then they have to do that instead.
So if Sony could make more profit by violating our First Amendment rights, it's ok? What about our Thirteenth Amendment rights? How many rights are you willing to sacrifice so Sony can make a profit?
That's called free speech. Are you stupid? Your ability to play a game is not more important than the fucking first amendment.
How often are they supposed to replace their knees?
Ah wtf, I thought /. ate my first post. I guess it's just slow?
The real question is, is H. Clinton concerned about the determination of US politicians "to censor and silence individuals"?
Absolutely not.
The real question is, is H. Clinton concerned about the determination of US politicians "to censor and silence individuals"?
Absolutely not.
13 year olds aren't buying their own games anyway. So piracy isn't costing anyone anything. In fact, getting kids to pirate games today turns them into gamers. When they grow up, and get a job, they'll see that $40-60 for a game isn't really so much money. And now you have paying customers.
The ones that don't, were never paying customers anyway. Also, if you sue too many of them you'll turn them away from gaming entirely.
The only thing more immature than a 13 year old pirate is a game exec whining about 13 year old pirates.
It may be possible to play most games in Steam offline. If it requires a voodoo incantation to get it to work, that's a problem. Offline games should just work. Period.