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Originally posted by nite View PostMy comment was based on that if they make a lot of money (and I believe they will and they deserve all of it), paying one dev should be pretty marginal, while it would make their engine more compatible on linux, ultimately improving the user experience and getting them more players like me who refuse to break their system for the sake of gaming. Just an idea. You see other companies investing into opensource because it helps their business, but those don't invest into 3D much, because it doesn't help them directly. It does benefit Unigine directly though.
So, it is not likely they will make a lot of money on us. Besides, they have a lot of other expenses as well. Making the engine able to run on Linux out of the box is no small feat.
And even if they wanted to, they can't. One of the X.org guys said here on Phoronix that they have enough money for it but they can not find more people to do it. (http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showp...34&postcount=2)
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Originally posted by MaestroMaus View PostI believe Linux gamers are like 4% at best (based on UT2K4's numbers). I can't find the article anymore but I thought it was 4% (link anyone?)
First, its not 2004 (or when was the game released? Don't know anything about it) anymore. The graphics on linux are in a much better shape, you can at least talk about gaming on linux without being laughed at
Second, the game is different. I have a feeling Oil Rush is more the type of a game a linux user would like.
Look at the Humble Bundle 2 ratio of linux users to have a closer approximation of how it might turn out I'd say.
Originally posted by MaestroMaus View PostSo, it is not likely they will make a lot of money on us. Besides, they have a lot of other expenses as well. Making the engine able to run on Linux out of the box is no small feat.
Originally posted by MaestroMaus View PostAnd even if they wanted to, they can't. One of the X.org guys said here on Phoronix that they have enough money for it but they can not find more people to do it. (http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showp...34&postcount=2)
Anyway, I don't wanna sound ungrateful. They're doing a lot for Linux. I just want the opensource graphics to evolve faster...
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