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Lukas Strauss

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Join date: 9 Dec 2005

Posts: 3

12-25-2005 12:41

I know you guys are busy with a bunch of other things, but I think it would be really cool if you developed a client for Linux/X.

Epic Games did this with Unreal Tournament and it's awesome. I'm trying to move away from Microsoft as much as I can and I know plenty of others who are too..if SL had a Linux client I would play it a lot more often.

I know you guys already have experience with Linux because the SIMs are hosted with linux distros. When you get a chance, try making a Linux client!

Osgeld Barmy

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Join date: 22 Mar 2005

Posts: 3,336

12-25-2005 13:08

yea a linux client is due to be released in version 1.3 or 1.4, then in 1.7 (taps foot, gets abit pissed)

Silwenae Liberty

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Join date: 19 Nov 2005

Posts: 3

12-26-2005 10:13

See this thread:

/108/0c/74873/1.html

--Silwenae

Silwenae Liberty

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Join date: 19 Nov 2005

Posts: 3

12-26-2005 14:42

Whoa: According to this post on BoingBoing:

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/26/chaos_computer_club_.html

Cory Ondrejka aka Cory Linden will be showing the first public demo of Second Life on Linux this weekend in Berlin.

Yeah!

Jeffrey Gomez

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Join date: 11 Jun 2004

Posts: 3,522

12-26-2005 14:52

I'da know if that'll be too impressive. Folks have managed to get SL running on Xfree-86 for a while now. It just takes a bit more work come patch time and, until that linked thread, never really had a good "how to."

So I'da know... the client itself I'm not too interested in. Support for the client via patches and bug fixes, on the other hand...

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Haravikk Mistral

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Join date: 8 Oct 2005

Posts: 2,482

12-26-2005 15:17

Well SL already runs on Mac OS X which is a unix based OS, surely it couldn't be difficult to do the same for Linux? I suppose it might be the issue of desinging it for compatibility with all the different flavours of Linux.

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Lukas Strauss Registered User Join date: 9 Dec 2005 Posts: 3	12-25-2005 12:41 I know you guys are busy with a bunch of other things, but I think it would be really cool if you developed a client for Linux/X. Epic Games did this with Unreal Tournament and it's awesome. I'm trying to move away from Microsoft as much as I can and I know plenty of others who are too..if SL had a Linux client I would play it a lot more often. I know you guys already have experience with Linux because the SIMs are hosted with linux distros. When you get a chance, try making a Linux client!
Osgeld Barmy Registered User Join date: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 3,336	12-25-2005 13:08 yea a linux client is due to be released in version 1.3 or 1.4, then in 1.7 (taps foot, gets abit pissed)
Silwenae Liberty Registered User Join date: 19 Nov 2005 Posts: 3	12-26-2005 10:13 See this thread: /108/0c/74873/1.html --Silwenae
Silwenae Liberty Registered User Join date: 19 Nov 2005 Posts: 3	12-26-2005 14:42 Whoa: According to this post on BoingBoing: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/26/chaos_computer_club_.html Cory Ondrejka aka Cory Linden will be showing the first public demo of Second Life on Linux this weekend in Berlin. Yeah!
Jeffrey Gomez Cubed™ Join date: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 3,522	12-26-2005 14:52 I'da know if that'll be too impressive. Folks have managed to get SL running on Xfree-86 for a while now. It just takes a bit more work come patch time and, until that linked thread, never really had a good "how to." So I'da know... the client itself I'm not too interested in. Support for the client via patches and bug fixes, on the other hand... _____________________ ---
Haravikk Mistral Registered User Join date: 8 Oct 2005 Posts: 2,482	12-26-2005 15:17 Well SL already runs on Mac OS X which is a unix based OS, surely it couldn't be difficult to do the same for Linux? I suppose it might be the issue of desinging it for compatibility with all the different flavours of Linux.

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