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On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:33:40 -0400, Douglas Bollinger
<dcb@pa.nospam.net> wrote:

>On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:39:52 +0000, nobody@nowhere.net wrote:
>
><snip>
>> And, back to games, I highly doubt Q4 would run under any flavor of *nix,
>> including Linux. Even if it will, it will be released significantly later
>> than Windows version, and it will be lower framerate at lesser video
>> settings on the same hardware. No, I am not trying to convert you to
>> forsake the blessed realm of UNIX for the cursed kingdom of unclean Bill.
>> UNIX still has its place in big tin, though x86/Windows already started
>> nipping on its heels. Rgds,
>> NNN
>
>Uhh, yeah. Actually, you are a 100% wrong here. Quake is id's franchise,
>and that particular game producer is remarkable in the amount of support
>they provide Unix and Linux in particular. Right now, from Doom 1 to the
>latest game they produce, Doom 3, and all the games inbetween, they have
>either a native Linux or Unix client. The first Doom-engine games and
>Quake 1, 2, 3 have all been open-sourced and have native clients available
>for many Unixes beside Linux.
>
>Quake 4 is based the Doom 3 technology and I would be very surprised if a
>native Linux client isn't available.
>
>Also, on my hardware with same configs, the Windows and Linux Doom 3
>clients are about 1 fps apart in timedemos. In you arguement, replace Q4
>with HL3 and you will be back on track.
>
>And, hey, just to bring it all full circle, I'm typing this on a SMP box
>I've had for years.

I may be wrong 100%, but I am not alone there: "Doom3 for Linux stays
competitive with Doom3 for Windows, but in several instances, it falls
more than 25% behind". For full article go to
http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2241 . Considering that
Anand is a big advocate for Linux, that admission speaks for itself.
Just as you, I am typing this on an SMP box I've also had for more
than a year.
Rgds,
NNN

 

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nobody@nowhere.net <mygarbage2000@hotmail.com> wrote:
> time it is about replacing .cfm or .php or .plx or sometimes even .jsp and
> .asp to, you guessed it, .aspx. It was never .aspx or .asp to something
> non-Microsoft.

I've seen plenty of sites go from .asp to .jsp (including at my old company,
though that was 2002-ish so very old news), and a few drop .asp for .php.

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On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:42:30 +0000, nobody@nowhere.net wrote:

> I may be wrong 100%, but I am not alone there: "Doom3 for Linux stays
> competitive with Doom3 for Windows, but in several instances, it falls
> more than 25% behind". For full article go to
> http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2241 . Considering that
> Anand is a big advocate for Linux, that admission speaks for itself. Just
> as you, I am typing this on an SMP box I've also had for more than a year.

That article is almost a year old.

In those eleven months, Nvidia has released several driver revisions that
closed the gap between Linux and Windows. That article uses Linux drivers
6111, whereas I'm using Linux drivers 7676.

Look, I just installed a 6800 in this computer a few days ago and ran some
benchmarks in Windows and Linux just to make sure everything was working
correctly. During the testing, I noticed that the benchmarks were almost
identical. I'm not evangelizing or anything, just relaying a experience.
Believe it or not.

--
Peter Griffin: Chris, everything I say is a lie. Except that. And that. And
that. And that. And that. And that. And that. And that.