Re: AMD 64 and Debian

[Greg Trounson <gregt@maths.otago.ac.nz>]

Alexandru Cabuz wrote:
...
> Not that I know anything about gaming, but just one question: since most games 
> are designed for windows, why don't you just play them in windows, you know, 
> double boot... Is there any particular reason you want to try them in linux? 
> And AMD64 Debian unstable moreover? You think the performance might be that 
> much better that it will be worth the hassle?

Hi Alexandru,

I can't speak for "downtime null", but for me there are several reasons 
for running games in Linux:

1. I don't want to have to reboot every time I want to play a game.  I 
generally only reboot my machine to do a kernel upgrade or to shift the 
computer.

2. I don't want to buy a licence for a crippled operating system that I 
will only use for playing games.

3. If I had wanted to separate linux use from gaming, I would have 
bought a Playstation 2.

4. I don't want to support the paradigm that equates PC gaming with 
Microsot Windows.

Anyone else care to comment?

Greg