John Carmack Discusses Linux Version of Rage
source: http://www.totalgamingnetwork.com/main/showthread.php?t=202892
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naikon89: Dear Mr Carmack, I am just wondering if the graphics renderer for Rage is still built using OpenGL 3.* as a target? Will id still port to Linux if user numbers are small or not as big as say Mac OS or Windows?
John Carmack: The PC and Mac versions are still OpenGL 2.x.
We are not currently scheduling native linux ports. It isn't out of the question, but I don't think we will be able to justify the work. If there are hundreds of thousands of linux users playing Quake Live when we are done with Rage, that would certainly influence our decision...
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JClem
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I can't really see them bothering. If the linux community want RAGE that badly i'm sure they'll find a way to hack it onto the OS.
Either that or run it in VM, its a lot of work for a developer and its not as if linux users are that used to paying for software......
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JClem
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frizzlecat
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JClem:
I don't think anything in Linux is ever a "hack". If code is freely available for anyone to change, I don't think it can really be called a hack. I'm not arguing with you, I just don't have much else to say about this topic since I've never heard of this Rage business. Although, I've slowly been integrating Linux into my regular computing habits. I use Linux Mint atm, it's very nice. I've not tried Quake on it, since I just use my Windows partitiom for games and Windows-only apps. Additionally, even with some modern graphic-heavy games freely available to linux, and I have a decent gaming-spec rig, I find it trickier to actually set up my graphics card for optimum graphical quality and performance. Even if Linux CAN do something, which is a lot, doesn't mean it's easy to actually DO. Still, the Linux ethos, and the OS itself, should be praised and supported.
- 2 years ago
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frizzlecat
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Sam_the_Wizer
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JClem:
Linux isn't just about free (costwise) software, it's about liberated software. There are ways to run Windows programs in Linux, but there's nothing like running native. If we wanted a convoluted system with unnecessary software running we'd use Windows.
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Sam_the_Wizer
