He didn't say the files need to take up less room on disk, just that they needed to total less in size. There's a huge difference. Mike left the requirements very open ended and Pat met them. End of story.
Nothing in life is fair including science... Mike fucked up, plain and simple. He wasn't clear in what he wanted, and Pat fulfilled the rules of the contest, though maybe not the spirit of the contest.
BTW, if you think this was seriously an attempt by Mike to spur research into compression, you are either incredibly naive or incredibly stupid.
Except your argument is faulty. They don't make money off of the official Linux AIM client with ad placement since there are no ad's in the official Linux client.
But it is a big deal even if you're only interested in running that one app. How can you not call it a big deal if you have to reboot every time the app crashes?
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PS. In my experience the Loki ports are often (not always) better (in terms of stability) than the original Windows versions.
And what's wrong with using an OS for whatever job it's good at and not necessarily some arbitrarily defined idea of "right"? Linux happens to be very good at games.
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He didn't say the files need to take up less room on disk, just that they needed to total less in size. There's a huge difference. Mike left the requirements very open ended and Pat met them. End of story.
Dinivin
Nothing in life is fair including science... Mike fucked up, plain and simple. He wasn't clear in what he wanted, and Pat fulfilled the rules of the contest, though maybe not the spirit of the contest.
BTW, if you think this was seriously an attempt by Mike to spur research into compression, you are either incredibly naive or incredibly stupid.
Dinivin
Except your argument is faulty. They don't make money off of the official Linux AIM client with ad placement since there are no ad's in the official Linux client.
Dinivin
But it is a big deal even if you're only interested in running that one app. How can you not call it a big deal if you have to reboot every time the app crashes? Dinivin PS. In my experience the Loki ports are often (not always) better (in terms of stability) than the original Windows versions.
and OS stability etc. isn't such a big deal when gaming.
So it's not a big deal if Windows BSODs when in the middle of a game of Q3A? Bullshit. Stability is always a big deal.
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They're loss... I'm quite happy playing UT, Myth2, Q3A, Q3 TA, Terminus, and Descent3. Dinivin
Ok, Linux supporters...time to put up or shut up. If you truly want to help, lay out the money now.
No, thanks... I already own nearly every Loki title.
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And what's wrong with using an OS for whatever job it's good at and not necessarily some arbitrarily defined idea of "right"? Linux happens to be very good at games. Dinivin