You'll more than likely continue to get cookie cutter games. Much the same as movies these days. They're not about being innovative and imaginative. They're about following a formula that makes money, until you've run an idea into the ground.
Its the crappy little games makers who are going to bring the cool new ideas. The big ones will just be trying to make a game that wont send them bankrupt.
Forgive me if I forgot to make my point, I've been drinking. Thats why I'm posting at all.
Ok then. If I were to say whats a good starting distro I'd get 500 different answers wouldn't I? Downloading them is a bit of an issue. On cable. I can download 5gig before I'm capped to 20Kbits/sec. And of course I'm n00b. Once I'm running, what should I check out program wise?
Who can I blame when I break everything?;)
Hey flamebait, you're posting on the wrong website
Ahh. But if I was after 1001 good reasons to use linux, shouldn't slashdot be the perfect site for me?
Learning is all good, but applying the knowledge to achieve something I consider productive would be a whole lot better.
Hmm.. seems I made some linux lovers a little unhappy with my comments. I'm not trolling. I'd like to know how to use linux. But I'd like to have a reason to learn it. I'm sure I could manage to get it up and running, but beyond that its likely to just gather dust.
Some of this 'brand name software' has a pretty steep learning curve. Spending a few more years learning similiar programs - which in the best case scenario could do exactly what I can do now - doesn't sound all that appealing.
So far the best reason seems to be learn it now so that if/when stability/speed/security start to matter to me, I will already be comfortable in the OS.
I'd simply like to have a practical use for linux.
Thank you to those who answered my questions without getting tetchy about it.
I don't use linux. The closest I've come is one failed attempt to make redhat work. It didn't. It just pissed me off.
I'd like to run linux. But I'm not sure what the point would be. Once you took away all of my Adobe/Macromedia programs and my Win32 Quake 3, there isn't a whole lot appealing about running a *nix.
I think that the only other thing I really use my computer for would be roaming around the internet. And yes, WIN2k sucks a bit for doing anything, but its not bad enough that I'd want to install a completely unfamiliar OS, learn how to use it and boot into, just so I can sit on IRC and look at webpages.
Things like Lycoris are more appealing because I don't think I would end up as confuzed and annoyed. But I put it out to all you linux lovers - Why would I actually want to install linux?
Security? Dont care.
Speed? Mirc opens up fast enough thank you.
L33Tness? I might be able to make linux boot, but I still wont understand half the crap you people go on about.
Please - convert me.
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You'll more than likely continue to get cookie cutter games. Much the same as movies these days. They're not about being innovative and imaginative. They're about following a formula that makes money, until you've run an idea into the ground. Its the crappy little games makers who are going to bring the cool new ideas. The big ones will just be trying to make a game that wont send them bankrupt. Forgive me if I forgot to make my point, I've been drinking. Thats why I'm posting at all.
Ok then. If I were to say whats a good starting distro I'd get 500 different answers wouldn't I? Downloading them is a bit of an issue. On cable. I can download 5gig before I'm capped to 20Kbits/sec. And of course I'm n00b. Once I'm running, what should I check out program wise? Who can I blame when I break everything? ;)
Hey flamebait, you're posting on the wrong website Ahh. But if I was after 1001 good reasons to use linux, shouldn't slashdot be the perfect site for me? Learning is all good, but applying the knowledge to achieve something I consider productive would be a whole lot better.
Hmm.. seems I made some linux lovers a little unhappy with my comments. I'm not trolling. I'd like to know how to use linux. But I'd like to have a reason to learn it. I'm sure I could manage to get it up and running, but beyond that its likely to just gather dust.
Some of this 'brand name software' has a pretty steep learning curve. Spending a few more years learning similiar programs - which in the best case scenario could do exactly what I can do now - doesn't sound all that appealing.
So far the best reason seems to be learn it now so that if/when stability/speed/security start to matter to me, I will already be comfortable in the OS.
I'd simply like to have a practical use for linux.
Thank you to those who answered my questions without getting tetchy about it.
Again, slightly more appealing. But I can still think of no actual reason to do it.
I don't use linux. The closest I've come is one failed attempt to make redhat work. It didn't. It just pissed me off. I'd like to run linux. But I'm not sure what the point would be. Once you took away all of my Adobe/Macromedia programs and my Win32 Quake 3, there isn't a whole lot appealing about running a *nix. I think that the only other thing I really use my computer for would be roaming around the internet. And yes, WIN2k sucks a bit for doing anything, but its not bad enough that I'd want to install a completely unfamiliar OS, learn how to use it and boot into, just so I can sit on IRC and look at webpages. Things like Lycoris are more appealing because I don't think I would end up as confuzed and annoyed. But I put it out to all you linux lovers - Why would I actually want to install linux? Security? Dont care. Speed? Mirc opens up fast enough thank you. L33Tness? I might be able to make linux boot, but I still wont understand half the crap you people go on about. Please - convert me.