"Linux has been ready for the desktop for a while now"
"...it's often a mess trying to find and configure the right kernel modules to make things like software suspend work correctly..."
Holy contradiction, Batman!. I actually did a quick install of Mandrake 9.0 on a Toshiba laptop the other day and the setup routine couldn't find the touchpad. How come I can load a 10 year old DOS driver that works with a touchpad but not an 18 month old Linux distro?
If you're unsure about the petition, please have a look at the parent site at http://www.thiefpetition.com/. If that doesn't convince you then nothing will.
I completely agree that the majority of the new gadgets and gizmos are either refinements or the merging of two technologies, but I'm surprised you put 3D screens in that category. It's a technology that could eventually drive a fundamental change in how we interface with computers - calling it derivative is a little unfair IMO.
I agree, the author is barking up the wrong tree in terms of the pirates' motivation. Most people will naturally try to justify their decisions with some sort of argument, and in the case of piracy it's do deflect the blame onto something else. In this case, the obvious target is the big, bad publishers who are already raking in more money than they know what to do with (until they go bust, of course).
I doubt anyone REALLY pirates applications for any other reason than to avoid paying. Anything else is just a self-satisfying cover story.
One of the things the fans have requested from the development team is some sort of level editor or SDK. Thief 1 and 2 already have a mass of fan missions available, and it would be tragic to see the community that's built up around the game be dissipated. As of right now it seems that Eidos don't have any plans to release an editor, so we have to do what we can to persuade them otherwise. There's a very modest campaign homepage at http://www.thiefpetition.com/ (we're working on it!), and an online petition at PetitionOnline. If you've ever created or played and enjoyed a Thief fan mission, please show your support.
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I'm half expecting a thin guy wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase to walk on, look at the camera, straighten his tie and walk off.
Beagle 2 is far too far away from the rovers - it's one of the FAQs on the ESA site here.
So they've shot themselves in the foot? Possibly literally.
"Linux has been ready for the desktop for a while now"
"...it's often a mess trying to find and configure the right kernel modules to make things like software suspend work correctly..."
Holy contradiction, Batman!. I actually did a quick install of Mandrake 9.0 on a Toshiba laptop the other day and the setup routine couldn't find the touchpad. How come I can load a 10 year old DOS driver that works with a touchpad but not an 18 month old Linux distro?
If you're unsure about the petition, please have a look at the parent site at http://www.thiefpetition.com/. If that doesn't convince you then nothing will.
I completely agree that the majority of the new gadgets and gizmos are either refinements or the merging of two technologies, but I'm surprised you put 3D screens in that category. It's a technology that could eventually drive a fundamental change in how we interface with computers - calling it derivative is a little unfair IMO.
They could call it Lindows in Benelux because, well, just because they can.
I agree, the author is barking up the wrong tree in terms of the pirates' motivation. Most people will naturally try to justify their decisions with some sort of argument, and in the case of piracy it's do deflect the blame onto something else. In this case, the obvious target is the big, bad publishers who are already raking in more money than they know what to do with (until they go bust, of course).
I doubt anyone REALLY pirates applications for any other reason than to avoid paying. Anything else is just a self-satisfying cover story.
One of the things the fans have requested from the development team is some sort of level editor or SDK. Thief 1 and 2 already have a mass of fan missions available, and it would be tragic to see the community that's built up around the game be dissipated. As of right now it seems that Eidos don't have any plans to release an editor, so we have to do what we can to persuade them otherwise. There's a very modest campaign homepage at http://www.thiefpetition.com/ (we're working on it!), and an online petition at PetitionOnline. If you've ever created or played and enjoyed a Thief fan mission, please show your support.
And since when did "leverage" become a verb? What was wrong with "lever"?