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Millie Thompson
Resident Moderator
Join date: 18 Dec 2002
Posts: 364
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09-07-2004 16:32
Any possibility of a release for Linux? The more I tinker with Red Hat Linux 9.0 the more I am beginning to love it.
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Tikki Kerensky
Insane critter
Join date: 12 Aug 2004
Posts: 687
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09-07-2004 17:14
One of my roomies doesn't play simply because there is no Linux version. Would be a nice thing to have.
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Mac Beach
Linux/OS X User
Join date: 22 Mar 2002
Posts: 458
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09-07-2004 18:41
I "play" much less than I would if there was a Linux version. In fact there is a good chance I'd stay online almost continuously if that were the case. Same would be true if I had an SL capable Apple computer (my old iBook won't hack it).
Basically, I don't do Windows. Which means I dual boot a spare computer into Windows twice a week to check in with my friends.
There is a long thread on this already I think. There are also some instructions for running SL under Linux using Wine (or actually the Transgaming version of Wine). I think several people have managed to do it...but with some limitations. I decided to just wait.
A Linux as well as an OS X version were "promised" (I put that in quotes because I'm not sure how strong the commitment really was) even during the Beta. The OS X version as far as I know is out and relatively stable, but the Linux version, I guess, just turned out to be too much work for now. It's still a goal, but maybe a long term goal at this point.
Anyway, I'm glad you brought it up. Good to "ping" these things from time to time.
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