__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Tuesday 05 September 2006 18:00 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Bobbie
> <bobbie4R3MOV3TH1S@xxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:37:23 GMT
> <pan.2006.09.05.04.37.21.950414@xxxxxxx>:
>> On Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:18:39 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Alien Arena 2007 Released (Free)
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Alien Arena 2007 has been released for Windows and Linux on September
>>> | 2, 2006, nearly one year after the 2006 version.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://happypenguin.org/newsitem?id=6803
>>> http://red.planetarena.org/
>>>
>>> Installation/download available as executable (/a la/ Google Earth) or
>>> RPM.
>>
>> And don't forget to set the x-bit and be sure to use the CLI even if it's
>> not required.
>>
>
> Exactly! Instead, remain on Windows Vista, where installation of new
> games is so simple even a remotely-administered virus can do it, and
> there are a plethora of games available:
>
> - Find the file. Now where did I put that important report?
> And why is that doggie in the window chewing on it?
> - Blue Screen Avoidance. Endless fun!
> - Network Nuttiness. Your task is to try to figure out why your
> network is always so busy, between the patches and the virus
> attacks.
> - Paging Doctor Filesystem. Using a combination of defragmentation,
> RAM upgrades, and closing applications, try to keep your disk from
> overheating.
> - Oops, It Rebooted Again. Restore your desktop after the random
> reboots. Fun for the whole family.
>
> Microsoft Window Vista(tm). The OS That Can Play With Everything(tm).
Almost.
http://www.apcstart.com/site/dwarne/2006/08/1139/microsoft-cuts-another-feature-full-hd-playback-in-32bit-vista
There was a misinterpretation, but no doubt there were some thoughts about
limiting capabilities... to properly run OpenGL, or Java, or open ODF, etc.
Open or inter-platform technology is only madeaccessible when the competition
or penetration is high enough to force inclusion. There is no civility and
no free lunch.
Best wishes,
Roy
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